Metal News for June 5, 2018
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14 news articles posted on this day.
Bonjour Tristesse Teasing Upcoming New Album
Atmospheric black metal project BONJOUR TRISTESSE tease their upcoming new album "Your Ultimate Urban Nightmare", which will be out in stores July 27th via Lifeforce Records.
Check out now the teaser clip below.
Art of Deception Share Teaser For Upcoming Album
Norwegian melodic death metallers ART OF DECEPTION are set to release their forthcoming album ‘Path of Trees’, on June 22nd, via Rob Mules Records. Today the band unleashes the album teaser and commentary, watch it below:
Unborn Generation Premiere New Song & Video
Unborn Generation premiere a new song and video titled "Ritual", taken from their upcoming new album "Vøid", which will be out in stores June 15th through Inverse Records.
Check out now "Ritual" below.
Mordant Rapture Premiere "Quell the Voiceless"
Mordant Rapture, a San Jose, California-based group delivering powerful symphonic heavy technical death metal proudly premiere the first single from upcoming debut EP, The Abnegation, titled "Quell the Voiceless". "The Abnegation" comes out July 13th on The Artisan Era.
Vermilia Debuts New Music Video "Äiti Maa"
Finnish pagan metal artist Vermilia has completed the works on her anticipated debut album ”Kätkyt” (Finnish or”Cradle”) and unveiled a new video "Äiti Maa" streaming below. Physical and digital release of ”Kätkyt” is set for release on June 29th, 2018 through all major digital distributors.
Torii Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
"A Judgement Divine", the forthcoming new album from black/death metal duo TORII, is now streaming in its entirety below. The album will be released on June 8.
Pissblood Premiere Full-Album Stream
Portland's Pissblood premiere the full-album stream of the band's brand new self-titled debut album, out in stores now via Vrasubatlat.
Check out now "Pissblood" in its entirety below.
Mushroomhead To Headline "Summer Of Screams Tour"
Mushroomhead will be headlining the inaugural ‘Summer Of Screams Tour‘, which will also feature Powerman 5000, Psychostick and more on select dates. Mushroomhead, The Browning, Kissing Candice and Unsaid Fate will appear on each stop of the trek, while other acts will join on select dates. Below’s where the run will hit:
With Psychostick & Voodoo Terror Tribe:
08/17 Indianapolis, IN – Emerson Theater
08/18 Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater
08/19 Toronto, ON – Rockpile West
08/21 Manchester, NH – Bungalow
08/22 Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
08/23 Virginia Beach, VA – Shaka’s
08/24 Spartanburg, SC – GroundZero
08/25 Huntsville, AL – Sidetracks Music Hall
08/26 New Orleans, LA – Southport Music Hall
08/28 Houston, TX – Houston Underground
08/29 Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
08/30 Laredo, TX – Ethos Live
08/31 Fort Worth, TX – The Rail Club
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Bullet For My Valentine Premiere New Music Video
Bullet For My Valentine premiere a music video for their latest single, “Letting You Go“. Director Stuart Birchall (Bring Me The Horizon, Architects) directed the video.
June 29th has been scheduled as the release date for the group’s upcoming new effort “Gravity“, which will be out in stores via Search And Destroy/Spinefarm Records.
Comments vocalist Matt Tuck of the song: More...
Godsmack & Asking Alexandria U.S. Tour Announced
Godsmack, Shinedown & Asking Alexandria announce a fall U.S. tour together. Those dates will kick off in late September, following Godsmack & Shinedown‘s previously announced summer tour. Below’s where that run will hit:
09/21 Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena
09/22 Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum Complex
09/24 Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Center
09/26 Tupelo, MS – BancorpSouth Arena
09/30 Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center
10/02 Brookings, SD – Swiftel Center
10/05 Billings, MY – Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
10/07 Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena
10/09 Boise, ID – Taco Bell Arena
10/10 Everett, WA – Angel Of The Winds Arena
10/11 Portland, OR – Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum
As I Lay Dying Reunion: "Classic" Lineup Rumoured
It didn’t take long for fans to begin to analyze the recent As I Lay Dying video teaser, which shared their first new music in six years.
During Lambesis‘ imprisonment As I Lay Dying guitarist Nick Hipa in particular was critical of his former frontman's actions. However, it now seems a majority of the group’s latest lineup will be rejoining Lambesis in this reunion.
Tattoos, habits and sponsored instruments used in the recently shared video are all cited as evidence to support those claims.
Wintersun North American Tour Announced
Wintersun, Ne Obliviscaris and Sarah Longfield will be out on the road touring North America together this fall. Below’s where you can catch them live:
09/14 Philadelphia, PA – TLA
09/15 Greensboro, NC – Blind Tiger
09/17 Atlanta, GA – The Loft
09/19 Dallas, TX – GMB&G
09/20 San Antonio, TX – Alamo City Music Hall
09/22 Phoenix, AZ – Club Red
09/23 Los Angeles, CA – Mayan
09/24 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
09/26 Seattle, WA – Club Sur Rocks
09/27 Vancouver, BC – The Vogue Theater
09/29 Calgary, AB – Gateway
09/30 Edmonton, AB – Starlite
10/02 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro
10/03 Denver, CO – Gothic Theater
10/05 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theater
10/06 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
10/07 Detroit, MI – Majestic
10/09 Toronto, ON – Opera House
10/10 Montreal, QC – Club Soda
10/12 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
10/13 Worcester, MA – Palladium/Rock & Shock
10/14 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Cane Hill Premiere New Video “It Follows”
Cane Hill debut a music video for their song “It Follows” streaming below. The track appears on the group’s latest effort, “Too Far Gone“.
In other news it was announced that the band will be out on the road this summer touring with King 810 and The Last Ten Seconds Of Life on this summer tour: More...
Just For Fun
Metal Japanese Chicken Ramen Commercial Goes Viral
The below metal themed advertising spot for Japanese company Nissin‘s chicken ramen noodles has just lately has gone viral. If you want to know more about the complex back story behind the clip and why a chicken is offering its ramen to an inner demon while ‘hellishly delicious’ is screamed at you, you can read the entire complicated summary HERE.
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