Metal News for June 7, 2016
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Pit Stories: The Center Of The Wall Of Death
Time for another Pit Story my metal loving friends! Sorry about missing last week - I was a wee bit busy in the hospital having my son be born and forgot all about the column.
Now that we're back on track, we've got a tale from Denmark's Helhorse, who warns about the possibility of a wall of death going bad if the crowd doesn't have the right energy going. Helhorse tells the story like this:
At some point (no one remembers excatly when) after the release of our second album ”Oh Death” our lead singer Mikkel – when playing live shows - got into the habit of doing a a wall of death, and before the audience would run into each other, he would get off stage and put him self in the middle telling people to do their worst and really rough him up. And it always seemed to work, the crowd would go nuts after that.
At one show in a small Danish city he did it once again. Up to that point it had been kind of a weird show. The vibe was sort of off. The crowd for some reason seemed a bit pissed off (maybe they all simultaneously had a shitty week.) But at the same time they didn't move a lot, so we weren't getting the reaction we wanted to.
A lot of tension was building. So Mikkel did his thing and put him self in the middle of the wall of death. And when it came to it, they just tackled him like it was the rugby match of the century, they were furious, it looked absolutely crazy.
Right after they hit him, he went down, and for 5 or 10 seconds he stayed down. We all started to get worried, but he slowly came on his feet, his face slightly bloody looking very confused. Mikkel has never – for some reason – put him self in that situation again.
Helhorse just released a self-titled album last month after signing with Spinefarm Records earlier this year. Check out a music video taken off the album for the "Hell Of A Ride" track below. You can also follow the latest on Helhorse at Facebook here. More...
Nuke Posts New Song "Dead Space"
Nuke today premieres new track "Dead Space," hailing from the band's self-titled album that is set for international release on July 22nd. Check out track five out of nine on the album below. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Nuke Me Baby
2. Metal Inferno
3. Marching Undead
4. Hellrider
5. Dead Space
6. Rip Ride
7. The Queen
8. Flame of Desire
9. Murder Troops More...
Defiled Streams "Fear From Above"
Tokyo, Japan's death metal stalwarts from Defiled are streaming another devastating new track off "Towards Inevitable Ruin," their first new album in over 4 years.
The track, titled "Fear from Above" is streaming below. "Towards Inevitable Ruin" will be released worldwide on July 8th and the artwork for the album was created by Wes Benscoter. The full trackl isting consists of:
1. Subversion
2. Cauterized
3. Doomsday
4. Conspiracy
5. Force And Obedience
6. Shadows Hands
7. Fear From Above
8. Scapegoat
9. Debunked
10. One World
11. Silent But Ongoing
12. Towards Inevitable Ruin More...
Mountaineer Announces Debut Album
California-based Mountaineer, a newly-found act with the roots of its members tracing to Secrets Of The Sky, Lycus, Lament Cityscape, and others, just completed new (and debut) recordings. The band is planning to release this debut record through Battleground Records in the summer.
Mountaineer was formed in late 2015 by guitarist Clayton Bartholomew (ex-Secrets Of The Sky, ex-Lycus) and longtime friend, vocalist Miguel Meza. The two demoed out a full album and soon after recruited guitarist Mike McClatchey (Lament Cityscape), drummer Sean McCullough (Lament Cityscape), and bassist David Small to round out the live band.
While elements of the more doom-laden, low-end thunder of the creators' prior works are present in this new act's sound, Mountaineer displays a dense but accessible, organic style of emotional rock, their output ranging from dense and epic movements to more stripped-down and accessible passages.
In March of this year, Mountaineer entered Nu-Tone Studios with engineer Ben Hirschfield to record the debut. While the album is not being released until later this year, the band has decided to release two songs early via a special advance vinyl EP in conjunction with a West Coast tour in August.
Bearing the tracks "Coma Fever" and "Siren Song," the two-song EP will be pressed on a 7" picture disc lathe cut, limited to 55 copies. The record will only be available at Mountaineer's upcoming live shows in August, after which any remaining pieces will be sold on the band's webstore. Stay tuned for the official tour routing. More...
Verwoed Streaming "Bodemloos"
As Argento Records prepares to release "Bodemloos," the maiden title from Dutch black metal act Verwoed, today the title track comes online for streaming.
Argento Records will release "Bodemloos" on CD, digital, and 180-gram one-sided LP, the vinyl's B-side featuring an etching handled by Reuben Sawyer (Chelsea Wolfe, Hollow Sunshine), on July 8th. The new album's track listing is as follows:
1. Bodemloos
2. Een Leven Aan De Oppervlakte
3. Leegte More...
Beelzefuzz Posts "Nazzriff" Clip
The first full video from Beelzefuzz's forthcoming new album "The Righteous Bloom" is now online - check out "Nazzriff" below, which was created by Cinemavericks Media.
"The Righteous Bloom" is the band's first album to be distributed nationally via Restricted Release / Abstract Distribution, with an August 19th release date now nailed down.
Produced by the band with Richard Whittaker (Skullflower), it features original artwork by illustrator David Paul Seymour (Red Fang, Graveyard). The track listing is:
1. Nazriff
2. The Soulless
3. Hardluck Melody
4. Rat Poison Parfait
5. Eternal Waltz
6. Within Trance
7. Nebulous
8. The Righteous Bloom
9. Sanctum & Solace
10. Dying On The Vine
11. Peace Mind More...
Projekt F Posts "Unbegun" Video
Montreal industrial outfit Projekt F has posted a new video for "Unbegun" in support of the recently released EP "The Butterfly Effect."
The EP is the group's loudest release to date featuring seven pinnacle tracks for your auditory senses discussing the torrid relationship between man and God. This release continues the thematic discography of "Skins" (2013) and "Under The Skin" (2014). Vocalist Jonh M. Miller commetns:
''We consider 'The Butterfly Effect' to be an extremely raw and honest EP. Early in the process of making it, we knew that we would not be making a music video for it. However, we thought it was important to give something to our fans.
"So we decided to make a video that would show a side of Projekt F that hasn't been seen before. Like the EP, a raw and honest one. Many of you have seen our 'on stage persona' before, but with this video that we have made for our single, 'Unbegun,' we are sharing a different side of ourselves.'' More...
Kuolemanlaakso Announces New Album
On August 26th, Kuolemanlaakso comes back, but unlike you’ve never heard the band before. As the title aptly implies, "M. Laakso – Vol. 1: The Gothic Tapes" is the first solo album of Kuolemanlaakso mastermind Laakso.
It showcases a songwriting that is catchier and more varied than ever, and it shall be released internationally by Svart Records. Laakso comments:
"Kuolemanlaakso started out as my one-man solo project, which quickly escalated into a full-action monster with shows in the biggest clubs and metal festivals around Finland. As our singer Kotamäki will be occupied with Swallow the Sun’s touring duties for a long time, I finally had the opportunity to record an actual Kuolemanlaakso solo album."
He goes on to say, "I chose to do these songs in English, as they demanded a more musical language than Finnish. However, Finnish will always remain the only official language of the non-solo Kuolemanlaakso albums."
The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Woodshed Studio, Germany, by V. Santura, with whom Kuolemanlaakso has worked with since the very beginning of the project's recording career. Santura also acts as a guitarist and backing vocalist of this special lineup, consisting of him and Kuolemanlaakso members Laakso (vocals, guitar, keys), Tiera (drums), and Usva (bass). The album also features guest performances by Mikko Kotamäki (Kuolemanlaakso, Swallow the Sun), Helena Haaparanta (Crimfall, Valo), and Jaani Peuhu (Iconcrash). More...
[Maua] Releases New Music Video
Brazilian band [Maua] just released a new music video for "Resist," which was recorded by Marcelinho Hora and Luã Hora.
The track was included on new album "Unconscience," released recently and featuring visual work created by Indian artist Sajid Wajid Shaikh.
Doro Posts "Love Me In Black" Video
The metal queen Doro will release her brand new 2Blu-ray/3DVD+CD package entitled "Strong And Proud - 30 Years Of Rock And Metal" on June 24th, 2016 through Nuclear Blast.
Today a new live clip from this package has been launched - check out "Love Me In Black" below. German fans can also catch a special cinema edition premiere:
20.06. D Berlin - UCI KINOWELT Colosseum
Morkobot Posts New Video
Following the recent announcement that Italian noise metal trio MoRkObOt will release fifth LP, "GoRgo," through Supernatural Cat this September 16th, today an early premiere of the video for "Kogromot" comes online.
As with all Supernatural Cat outputs, the cover for MoRkObOt's "GoRgo" was designed courtesy of Malleus - a collective renowned for their intricate and surrealist art-noveau-esque visuals. The idea for the artwork was spawned from the sound of the album, with the punk undertones reminding the Malleus crew of the infamous colors used on the Sex Pistols' "Never Mind The Bollocks..." cover.
Further inspired by the album title itself - as "gorgo" translates to "vortex" -- a whirlpool effect was created, leading the unknowing spectator's eyes into the center of the pentagram. The end result is reminiscent of a dark hypnagogia, just like the psychedelic noise on the record.
Commented the MoRkObOt outfit: "The cover hit us really hard at first sight! We immediately felt like it was a great representation for the music in this album, a record that pushes our boundaries in many different directions. The contrasting, eye flashing, power colors and iconic figure melt together perfectly, direct and weird as we feel about the musical ingredients in 'GoRgO.'"
Nails Releases New Studio Clip
Southern California hardcore metal / punk outfit Nails will release new album "You Will Never Be One Of Us" next week (June 17th, 2016) through a deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment.
Today, the band have released a fifth installment in an ongoing in-studio series, which can be viewed below.
"You Will Never Be One Of Us" was recorded, mixed and produced by Kurt Ballou (Converge, High On Fire, Vallenfyre). Artwork for the album was created by WHTHD and the track listing is:
01. You Will Never Be One Of Us
02. Friend To All
03. Made To Make You Fall
04. Life Is A Death Sentence
05. Violence Is Forever
06. Savage Intolerance
07. In Pain
08. Parasite
09. Into Quietus
10. They Come Crawling Back More...
King Dead Announces Summer Shows
Pennsylvania's mostly-instrumentalists from King Dead will bring their spacious, tripped out, post-metal manifestations to the stage on a smattering of live performances this summer. The band's latest excursions include an in-store appearance this weekend at Darkside Records in Poughkeepsie, New York with Geezer and Linear North.
Comments drummer Steve Truglio of the upcoming dates: "It's really getting fun now. Not only are we enjoying the hell out of playing the new Woe & Judgment stuff, but we just started test driving an even newer song in the set. We are playing cool places with great bands and things are really starting to click."
6/11/2016 Darkside Records - Poughkeepsie, NY w/ Geezer, Linear North
6/13/2016 Saint Vitus Bar - Brooklyn, NY w/ Chiefs, Beast Modulus, River Cult
8/06/2016 Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, PA w/ Iron Man, Caustic Casanova, Horehound
8/19/2016 O'Briens Pub - Allston, MA w/ Snail More...
Tool Playing Voodoo Fest
Tool - the band that will hands down never release a new album no matter how many times it gets teased with Instagram and Facebook posts over the years - is set to perform at Voodoo Fest in New Orleans this fall.
The festival takes place from October 28th - 30th, 2016 and ticketing information can be found at this location. Tool also issued this statement:
"Prepare to be astounded as Tool bring their critically acclaimed live performance and elaborate production values to Voodoo Fest 2016 in New Orelans. Combine the sonorous and visual intensity of Tool live on stage against the spectral New Orleans tableau, add the vivid revelry of the Voodoo vibe, and you’ve got all the elements for an unforgettable festival experience. Tickets for this event go on-sale Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 10:00 AM CDT."
Rage Posts New Music Video
After releasing the "My Way" live video last week, iconic German metal trio Rage will unleash upcoming studio album "The Devil Strikes Again" on Friday, June 10th via Nuclear Blast.
A music video for title track "The Devil Strikes Again" also comes online today. The clip was directed and edited by Ivan K. Maras and can be seen below. You can also pre-order the album over at this location.
Infinite Spectrum Posts New Song
"Federal Hill," the newest single culled from NYC-based progressive metal outfit Infinite Spectrum's sprawling "Haunter Of The Dark" album, has now come online. Listen in below.
Engineered by Grammy award-winning engineer Chris Theis, Infinite Spectrum's ambitious "Haunter Of The Dark" is the band's first release for international progressive juggernaut Sensory Records.
The album features more than a seventy-minute-long duration containing ten movements based on the H. P. Lovecraft short story of the same name, with extensive artwork by Claudio Bergamin fitted to the tale.
If you missed it, we also previously premiered the "Fear" single, which is still available for streaming right here. More...
Wolf Hoffmann Streaming "Scherzo"
Accept's guitar powerhouse Wolf Hoffman is set to release his second solo album entitled "Headbangers Symphony," on July 1st, 2016 through Nuclear Blast. The album is completely dedicated to the grand classic maestros.
In support of this record, the first single "Scherzo" has now been released. Listen to Wolf's interpretation of Ludwig van Beethoven's composition below. You can also grab the single digitally through Nuclear Blast here.
The Hypothesis Posts Playthrough Video
Finnish melodic death metal band The Hypothesis just released a playtrough video for song "End Of Your Days," taken off the "Origin" album. If you haven't heard it yet, the album is online via Spotify here.
SpazioRock Festival Announced
SpazioRock.it, the seven-year old Italian webzine dedicated to the world of music, is glad to announce the first edition of the SpazioRock Festival, dedicated to heavy and power metal fans.
Full details and ticket info can be found here. The event will take place at Live Club di Trezzo sull'Adda (MI) on September 24th, 2016 and the currently announced set list is as follows:
- Stratovarius
- Powerwolf
- Luca Turilli's Rhapsody
- Iron Savior
- Domine
- Elvenking
- Overtures More...
Gruesome Posts Drum Playthrough
A new drum playthrough video by Gus Rios of old school death metal merchants Gruesome has just come online. The video sees Rios tearing through the track "Raped By Darkness" from the band's savage "Dimensions Of Horror" EP, which is out now on Relapse Records.
If you haven't heard it yet, the entire release is still online for streaming at this location. Produced by the band and co-produced and recorded by Jarrett Pritchard at New Constellation RMP Studios in Orlando, Florida, "Dimensions Of Horror" is a grisly salute to Death's iconic "Scream Bloody Gore" and once again features cover art by the legendary Ed Repka (Death, Atheist, Massacre et al).
Paganizer Releasing New EP
Paganizer, the Swedish death metal warmachine, emerges with new epic "On the Outskirts of Hades," which is a testament to the glory of the classic death metal style and its virility. The EP is due to drop on August 1st, with Transcending Obscurity Records commenting:
"Rogga Johansson and his main band are in best form. This is the most crushing output to come out Sweden in years. It showcases not just the exemplary songwriting skills of this great and experienced band but also its sheer muscle - it eats the newer ones raw and shits them out whole.
"Paganizer have never sounded better; each song is adrenaline-fused, laden with massive viking axe-hooks, earth-pounding percussion, and topped off with roars echoing down from Valhalla. Along with Affliction Gate's EP, this one will go down as one of the mightiest death metal EPs to be released this year."
1. Angry all the Time
2. Adjacent to Purgatory
3. The Netherworld Carnivale
4. On the Outskirts of Hades More...
Invidiosus Premieres New Music Video
Minneapolis death metal/technical death metal outfit premieres a new music video for "Neurotic Misery", taken from the upcoming new EP called "Guided Towards The Inevitable", which will be out in stores Friday, June 17th, through Twin Town Tyrant Records.
Check out now "Neurotic Misery" below.
Ringworm Premieres New Song "Destroy Or Create"
Cleveland quintet Ringworm premieres a new song entitled "Destroy Or Create" and a Venom cover version for "Poison", taken from a bizarre split 7'' with jazz-noise super-group Brain Tentacles (members of Municipal Waste, Keelhaul, Yakuza), featuring Venom and Celtic Frost covers from each act.
Check out now "Destroy Or Create" and "Poison" by Ringworm below.
Asphalt Graves Premieres New Song "No Feast"
Death-grind supergroup Asphalt Graves premieres another new song entitled "No Feast (Without Cruelty)", taken from the upcoming new album "The New Primitive", which will be out in stores July 08 via Vitriol Records.
Asphalt Graves consists of Jason Netherton (Misery Index, ex-Dying Fetus), Adam Faris (ex-War Torn), Brent Purgason (GWAR), and Shannon Lucas (ex-The Black Dahlia Murder).
Check out now "No Feast (Without Cruelty)" below.
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