Metal News for July 15, 2014
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Holy Tongues Streams "Filters" Track
Comprised of three members of the late Ruiner, Baltimore's Holy Tongues releases its debut LP, "Weak People," this coming August 5th on Melotov Records.
Today, BrooklynVegan presents the premiere of new track "Filters," which can be heard below. "Weak People" was produced by Kevin Bernsten (Full of Hell, Magrudergrind) and mastered by James Plotkin (Isis, Earth).
You can also hear the previously posted track "92" at this location. The "Weak People" track listing is as follows: More...
I, Omega Streaming Full New Album
I, Omega is excited to release debut album album "Transients," available everywhere today on Bullet Tooth. You can stream the entire release below.
I, Omega is a metal quintet from the Los Angeles area, dead set on creating a sound that is bold and unique, as well as easily digestible. Bullet Tooth comments:
"Shredding guitars with fast, upbeat drumming, beefy bass lines, and vocals ranging from angelic to devilish, all with a punk rock attitude. Their sound is heavy and complex, but also leaves room for rhythmic grooves and catchy choruses. I, Omega's music conjures up emotions crossing the spectrum of the listener's scope, from menacing and technical wizardry, to tasteful and subtle harmony that's sure to sway even the harshest of listeners. I, Omega is here to make a difference and defend the right to be different."
The band tracked debut album "Transients" in Southern California with producer Daniel Castleman, who has done recent albums for As I Lay Dying, Suicide Silence, Trivium, and many more. He comments: “I am grateful to be a part of the latest work 'Transients,' by I, Omega. I feel that the band has challenged themselves as musicians and artists to bring something fresh to their fans and reach out to some new ones.”
Singer and lyricist Clay Nevels commented on the new album: "Transients just seemed like the appropriate title for an album describing the past two years of our lives. We don't have any misconceived notions about who we are nor do we think what we're doing is important in the grand scheme of the world. We're not doctors, firemen, scientists, etc.... We make music, we scrap by, we struggle for everything we have, but it's a deliberate struggle and we appreciate the opportunities this life affords us." More...
Periphery Announces "Escape From The Studio" Tour
Progressive metal outfit Periphery will be emerging from the studio to hit the road this fall. For fans new and old this is the final tour supporting 2012’s sophomore release, "Periphery II," or as it’s known to die-hard fans, "This Time it’s Personal." The bill also features The Contortionist, Intervals, and Toothgrinder.
Sponsored by D’Addario and its family of musical instrument brands used specifically by Periphery (guitar/bass strings, Evans Drumheads and Promark Drumsticks) in conjunction with Bandhappy (founded by Periphery drummer Matt Halpern), the Escape From the Studio Tour begins September 18th.
The trek kicks off just as Periphery finishes up a third full-length, entitled "Juggernaut." Jeffrey Kaye, Global Director of Artist Relations at D’Addario states, “In our quest to find musicians that best represent our brands, occasionally we stumble upon an entire band who not only blow our minds as musicians, but who share our passion to push performances beyond the four walls of the stage. We’re delighted to be working with Periphery on this extraordinary tour."
Guitarist Misha Mansoor states, “We’ve all been in intense writing mode all year and are already itching to tour again. Drum tracking has wrapped and today the rest of us officially enter the studio for Juggernaut, so are excited to give the album cycle for Periphery II a proper send-off. With our good friends in The Contortionist, Intervals, and Toothgrinder, it is going to be a special swan song for the album.” More...
Mothership Gearing Up For U.S. Shows
Hot on the heels of two tours in Europe and the U.S. and the completion of "Mothership II" (due out later this year via Ripple Music), Texas heavy rock and roll outfit and family unit Mothership has announced a quick southern-U.S. jaunt with fellow Dallas-dwelling shredders House Harkonnen. Details are as follows:
7/30/14 Dallas, TX @ Three Links
7/31/14 Hattiesburg, MS @ The Tavern
8/1/14 Pensacola, FL @ The Handlebar
8/2/14 Atlanta, GA @ 529 Club
8/4/14 Birmingham, AL @ The Nick
8/5/14 Houston, TX @ Rudyard’s
8/6/14 Texarkana, TX @ Silver Dollar
8/7/14 Tulsa, OK @ Downtown Lounge
8/8/14 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Blue Note
8/9/14 Fort Worth, TX @ The Grotto More...
Martyrdod Streaming Full Album
Stereogum today unveils "Elddop," the fifth studio full-length from Swedish crust/metal masters Martyrdod, in its entirety, as the album comes within one week of its official release date. Hear the full stream below.
Southern Lord will release the CD and LP editions of "Elddop" in North America this coming Tuesday, July 22nd. Directly after the album's release, Martyrdod will take the tunes from "Elddop" on the road across Europe supporting Converge, with opening support from Okkultokrati. Upcoming dates are as follows:
8/03/2014 La Maroquinerie - Paris, France
8/04/2014 Club Academy - Manchester, UK
8/05/2014 Classic Grand - Glasgow, UK
8/06/2014 Scala - London, UK
8/07/2014 Underground - Köln, Germany
8/08/2014 Ieper Fest - Ieper, Belgium
8/09/2014 Brutal Assault Festival - Jaromer, Czech Rep
8/10/2014 A38 - Budapest, Hungary
8/11/2014 Rockhouse - Salzburg, Austria
8/12/2014 MC Pekarna - Maribor, Slovenia
8/13/2014 Magnolia Open Air - Milan, Italy
8/14/2014 Universum - Stuttgart, Germany More...
Darkness Divided Posts New Track
The heavy metal newcomers in Darkness Divided will release their Victory Records debut album, "Written In Blood," on August 19th.
"Written In Blood" is an 11-track assault that Victory Records describes as "deeply penetrating, sometimes chaotic, sometimes melodic, but always brutalizing metal core riffage coupled coupled with crushing rhythmic breakdowns and Gerard Mora’s thunderously demanding vocals."
Check out the animated stream of the single “A Well Run Dry” in the player below, and be sure to catch Darkness Divided performing new tracks on tour and at this week’s Sonshine Festival. More...
Darkest Hour Posts Live Footage Of New Song
Darkest Hour is performing all summer long on the Sumerian Records stage of the Mayhem Fest. If you have seen the band already on this tour, you may have noticed Darkest Hour playing another brand new song from an upcoming album coming August 5th, 2014.
Now you can hear the track "Rapture In Exile" with footage taken from the first day of Mayhem in San Bernardino, CA on July 5th. Check it out below. Pre-orders for the band's upcoming album can also be found at this location.
Middle School Metal Band Signs With Sony
Unlocking the Truth - a band composed of 12 and 13 year olds - posted a video on YouTube (available below) of the band jamming in Times Square that caught the attention of Sony and netted an unexpected record deal.
NY Daily News reports the band will be releasing at least two albums via Sony. An excerpt from the article follows:
Sony has committed to producing at least two albums with Unlocking the Truth — and it has an option for four more records.
Guitarist Malcolm Brickhouse, 13, bassist Alec Atkins, 13, and drummer Jarad Dawkins, 12 — who have played at gigs all over the country, including appearances at Coachella festival in California and opening for Guns N’ Roses — are promised an advance of $60,000 for their first recording. The second record could net them an advance as much as $350,000.
If Sony sticks with them for all six albums, the kids could be raking in as much as $1.7 million.
Read the full article at NY Daily News.
Enabler Releases New Music Video
Premiering via Metal Injection, Enabler today releases a first official video for "Close My Eyes," the opening track to pounding second LP, "La Fin Absolue Du Monde." Check it out below.
The most straightforward track on "La Fin Absolue Du Monde," the video for "Close My Eyes" was filmed and edited by Kaleigh Atkinson and Sam Bowman on Enabler's Spring 2014 East Coast Tour preceding the release of the new LP. You can also catch the band live on these dates:
8/01/2014 The Foundry - Cleveland, OH
8/02/2014 Carabar - Columbus, OH w/ Mortals
8/03/2014 Blind Bobs - Dayton, OH
8/04/2014 The HighDive - Champaign, IL
8/05/2014 Beat Kitchen - Chicago, IL w/ Power Trip, Mammoth Grinder
8/06/2014 The Busted Lift - Dubuque, IA
8/07/2014 The New Direction - Fargo, ND
8/08/2014 Arson Fest - Winnipeg, MB
8/09/2014 The Rathole - Minneapolis, MN
8/10/2014 The Public House - Milwaukee, WI More...
Earth Announces More Live Shows
With the next phase of Earth's ongoing evolution coming closer to actuality, as tenth studio LP "Primitive And Deadly" is set to see North American release on September 2nd, the group announces the next phase of international touring in support of the album in the form of a month-long US tour.
With the band's treks through Japan, Australia and New Zealand now done and a trek into Europe set to begin late this month, Earth will soon bring new material to American fans.
From September 4th, commencing in the band's hometown of Seattle, the new venture will see the group winding counter-clockwise around the entire perimeter of the country through October 3rd, the last show taking place in Boise, Idaho. With twenty-five performances confirmed, additional shows are expected to be added in the coming days. Direct support for Earth on the entire trek will be provided by dark folk act, King Dude. More...
Blackwitch Pudding Streaming New Track
The latest track from the doom-wizard trio Blackwitch Pudding's forthcoming cassette, "Covered In Pudding Vol. 1," has been revealed today courtesy of No Clean Singing. Join the wizard party that is "Gods Of Grungus" via the player below.
Paying homage to the rotten filth from which they were born, the members of Blackwitch Pudding are actually a band of three wizards. Legend has it they were raised from a stagnant, used puddle of ergot, left by the mysterious Blackwitch no less than 600 years ago.
Trained in the dark arts of doom and witchery, these wizards wander the cosmos in search of nothing, for their path is a simple one: The riffs must be heavy and the smoke must be heavier. More...
Coffinborn Streaming Tracks From New EP
Hungarian outfit Coffinborn - featuring members of Gravecrusher and Morbid Carnage - today release the "Beneath The Cemetery" EP and you can now hear several tracks from the release in the player below. The track listing is as follows:
1. Enter the Nightmares of Horror 04:15
2. Beneath the Cemetery 04:22
3. Putrid Stench of Death 06:21
4. Corpse Collector 05:43
First Bands and Dates Announced For MDF 2015
The first round of band confirmations have been made for Maryland Deathfest 2015. The thirteenth edition of the festival will take place in Baltimore, Maryland from May 21-24, 2015.
The bands confirmed so far are as follows:
Aeternus (Norway) - exclusive US appearance
Arcturus (Norway) - exclusive US appearance
Aura Noir (Norway) - exclusive US appearance
Bulldozer (Italy) - exclusive US appearance
Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult (Germany)
Demoncy
Dragged into Sunlight (UK)
D.R.I.
Einherjer (Norway) - exclusive US appearance
Funebrarum
Goatsnake
Impetuous Ritual (Australia) - exclusive US appearance
Lock Up - exclusive US appearance
Lycanthropy (Czech Republic)
Master
Melt-Banana (Japan)
Metal Church
Noisear
Neurosis
Portal (Australia) - exclusive US appearance
Serpentine Path
Skepticism (Finland) - exclusive US appearance
Splatterhouse
Suffering Mind (Poland)
Triptykon (Switzerland) - exclusive US appearance
Tsjuder (Norway) - exclusive US appearance
Twilight of the Gods - exclusive US appearance
Ufomammut (Italy)
Vallenfyre (UK) - exclusive US appearance
Vulcano (Brazil) - exclusive US appearance
Winter
Wolfbrigade (Sweden) - exclusive US appearance
Dates that each band performs and running times will not be set until closer to the festival dates.
The organizers are satisfied with the venue situation this year and have decided to use the same set up next year. This means that Maryland Deathfest 2015 will use the Edison Lot (located at 545 N. High St) for the two main stages, Rams Head (located at 20 Market Place) will be used each night and will host death/black metal bands, and Soundstage (located at 124 Market Pl) will be used each day/night for grind/hardcore/punk bands. On Thursday, only Rams Head will be used.
Return From The Grave Streaming Full Album
Italian doom quartet Return From The Grave just released new album "Gates Of Nowhere" on Argonauta Records.
You can stream the album below, courtesy of Terrorizer.com. The following press release was also issued about the band:
"If you are thinking of a band with the Sabbath's 70's mood and a metal sound of stoner/doom flavor, you have to give a listen to Return From The Grave, the new intriguing signing of the Argonauta Records roster!
"These four guys comes from the lost lands near Venice, Italy, and have been operative since 2011. Horror stories and the hidden meanings of Life and Death are the main themes of their upcoming new album 'Gates of Nowhere,' featuring heavy doom hymns recorded completely in analog!
"The mastering of this new album has been done by Richard Whittaker, member of FxGroup Studios in London, who has collaborated with bands like Saint Vitus, The Who, Black Sabbath and Rolling Stones. This Epic and Heavy-Vintage stuff is something for fans of bands like Orchid, In Solitude, and Uncle Acid cannot miss!" More...
Bring Me The Horizon Announces Fall Tour
Bring Me The Horizon will be touring with A Day to Remember this Fall.
In addition, the band has lined up a handful of select headlining dates with special guests Chiodos. These performances will take place in September in Syracuse, Detroit, Kansas City, and Las Vegas.
Bring Me The Horizon's latest album "Sempiternal" has sold nearly 200,000 copies in the U.S. since its release in March, 2013.
Catch the band live supporting the album on these dates:
Sept 04 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE – Outdoor Stage
Sept 05 Syracuse, NY - Paper Mill Island Amp.
Sept 06 Toronto, ON – Downsview Park (Riot Fest)
Sept 08 Albany, NY – Washington Avenue Armory
Sept 09 Lowell, MA – Tsongas Arena @ UMass Lowell
Sept 10 Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre
Sept 12 Detroit, MI - Royal Oak
Sept 13 Janesville, WI - Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport
Sept 14 Chicago, IL – Humboldt Park (Riot Fest)
Sept 15 Grand Rapids, IL – DeltaPlex
Sept 16 Columbus, OH – The LC Pavilion – Outdoor Stage
Sept 17 Saint Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena
Sept 19 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
Sept 20 Byers, CO – TBD (Riot Fest)
Sept 23 Camarillo, CA – Woodward Park Rotary Amphitheatre
Sept 24 Los Angeles, CA – The Shrine
Sept 26 San Jose, CA – Event Center at San Jose State University
Sept 27 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
Sept 28 Mesa, AZ – Mesa Ampitheatre
Sept 30 Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theatre
Oct 05 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
Oct 06 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Oct 07 Charlotte, NC – The Uptown Amphitheatre at the Music
Oct 09 North Charleston, NC – North Charleston Coliseum
Oct 10 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
Oct 11 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live More...
Laika Streaming New Song Online
Winnipeg, MB melodic death metal band Laika is proud to premiere the track "Escalation of Terror" online via Bloody-Disgusting.com in promotion of forthcoming full-length album "Somnia." Check out the new track below.
"Escalation of Terror is one of the newer songs in the Laika library and is a good song to use as an example as to where we are going as a band. It's the first track we share off the CD and it surely will get your blood flowing," comments vocalist Jordan Dorge.
The "Somnia" album is due out September 30th, 2014 on Filth Regime Records. The album's track listing is as follows:
1. Restless Mind (1:31)
2. Escalation of Terror (4:26)
3. Somnia (5:26)
4. Fidelity (3:48)
5. Caligae A Galea (5:29)
6. Dream of Nothing (5:35)
7. The Immortal (3:52)
8. Predictions (Tide Bearer) (5:48)
9. Invaders (4:13) More...
Psychotic Gardening Announces New Live Shows
Winnipeg, MB death/doom metal band Psychotic Gardening is proud to announce an Eastern Canadian tour that will see the band perform dates in Ontario and Quebec in promotion of the new album "Hymnosis" (reviewed here). Guitarist Andrew Wiens comments:
"We're really excited about getting to play in Ontario and Quebec. It's going to be the first time at a lot of these places for us and so far the new album Hymnosis has been awesome to take out on the road. For us, we grew up listening to Voivod and Sacrifice, bands that we felt represented Montreal and Toronto extremely well, so we respect the history, and hard work that bands have done here, shaping the landscape we're about to march on. We're old school ourselves, and we want to bring our own dark sounds to old fans and new."
Aug 13 - Thunder Bay, ON - TBA
Aug 14 - Sudbury, ON @ Zigs
Aug 15 - London, ON @ The Richmond Tavern
Aug 16 - Toronto, ON @ The Comfort Zone
Aug 17 - Hamilton, ON @ Doors Pub
Aug 18 - Toronto, ON @ 751 (CD Listening Party Metal Monday w/ Alexander Wurm Erhardt)
Aug 19 - Oshawa, ON @ The Atria
Aug 20 - Guelph, ON - TBA
Aug 21 - Belleville, ON - TBA
Aug 22 - Quebec City, QC @ Salle Unission
Aug 23 - Montreal, QC @ Crobar
Aug 24 - Ottawa, ON - TBA More...
Mortuus Announces New Album
Mortuus is returning with a second full length album, "Grape of the Vine," reeking of the same despair and hopelessness of the first album, "De contemplanda Morte: De Reverencie laboribus ac Adorationis."
"Grape of the Vine" is set for international release on September 16th via The Afna Offensive. The label comments:
"The band’s previous work was exalted for a feeling of being 'lightless' and 'dreary as Hell' and characterized by the ubiquitous references to "atmosphere"- being a bleak, hopeless, mid-paced exaltation of Death. It might sound trite given the dearth of bands touting their authenticity and grimness within the realms of death and black metal, but a simple reading of the lyrical content here simply belies the fact that there is an egregore that penetrates deeper than that of skin and mortality.
"This new material finds the band exploring the dark tunnels and empty shells that lurk beyond the shallow grave previously mined on the first full-length, De contemplanda Morte: De Reverencie laboribus ac Adorationis. And, as with the previous material, the sound is clear and organic and chillingly eerie.
"Grape of the Vine offers a panorama of Death’s landscape slightly more dimensional than that of the first album - not so much so that people will question the fleshing out of the implements deployed, but enough that people will not accuse the band of repeating the past."
The new album's track listing is as follows:
1. Layil
2. Grape of the Vine
3. Torches
4. Sulphur
5. Disobedience
6. Nemesis
7. Tzel Maveth More...
Blood Of Kings Announces New Tour Dates
Seattle speed metal band Blood of Kings is pleased to announce a U.S. tour with Hessian. Starting in Seattle and ending in Brooklyn, the tour consists of a whirlwind 25 shows in 29 days.
Blood Of Kings drummer Eric Jelsing had the following to say: "We're very stoked to hit the road with our good friends in Hessian! Looking forward to sharing the stage with such a great band!"
1/9/14-Seattle, WA-The Kraken
2/9/14-Portland, OR-TBA
3/9/14-Medford, OR-Musichead
4/9/14-Sacramento, CA-TBA
5/9/14-Oakland, CA-Eli's Mile High Club
6/9/14-San Francisco, CA-TBA
7/9/14-Los Angeles, CA-Black Flame Collective
8/9/14-San Diego, CA-The Bancroft
9/9/14-Phoenix, AZ-Yucca Tap Room
10/9/14-Albuquerque, NM-Sister Bar
12/9/14-Denver, CO-Mutiny Information Cafe
13/9/14-Salt Lake City, UT-Buirts Tiki Lounge
17/9/14-Portland, ME-Geno's Rock Club
18/9/14-Worcester, MA-Ralph's Rock Diner
19/9/14-Newport, RI-Jimmy's Saloon
20/9/14-Philadelphia-Kung Fu Necktie
21/9/14-Richmond, VA-TBA
22/9/14-Charlotte, NC-TBA
23/9/14-Atlanta, GA-TBA
24/9/14-Nashville, TN-Springwater Supper Club
25/9/14-St. Louis-Fubar Saint Louis
26/9/14-Chicago, IL-Red Line Tap
27/9/14-Detroit-Corktown Tavern
28/9/14-Cleveland-TBA
29/9/14-Brooklyn-Saint Vitus Bar More...
Solstafir Posts Hellfest Footage
The Icelandic heathens in Sosltafir are streaming footage taken from their recent performance as part of this year's Hellfest lineup.
The performance, which shows the band playing tracks from 2011's "Svartir Sandar" and forthcoming album "Ótta," can be watched at this location.
Sosltafir also recently announced a headlining European tour. The tour, which starts on October 28th, will see the band travel through Ireland, England, Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary and more before concluding on November 22nd.
The trek will see Solstafir make a stop at this year's Damnation Festival in Leeds, where the band will play alongside labelmates Saint Vitus, Corrupt Moral Altar, and Hark. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below. More...
Murashita Recording Debut Release
Murashita, the new project lead by former Hemoptysis front man/guitarist Masaki Murashita, is currently in studio recording a debut single to be released this summer.
Masaki says: "I'm excited to have fans of my former band, and new project to hear the debut song from the upcoming release. It's taking my music to the next level and is already getting amazing feedback from the few who have previewed it. Details will be announced soon!"
Masaki Murashita first showed his scorching riffs and aggressive vocal style with the modern thrash band Hemoptysis, which called it quits earlier this year. Further info on Murashita's upcoming release is forthcoming.
Exivious Posts Guitar Playthrough
A new playthrough video has been posted online of Exivious' Michel Nienhuis performing the track "Immanent."
"Immanent" is taken off the band's 2013 release "Liminal" (reviewed here). The album's full track listing is as follows:
1. Entrust
2. One's Glow
3. Alphaform
4. Deeply Woven
5. Triguna
6. Movement
7. Open
8. Immanent More...
Into The Wild Streaming New EP
Into The Wild has a new five track EP out now titled "In Exile," which is available for digital download. Preview the tracks below, or download your own copies of the songs at Bandcamp here.
This EP is the first release from Into The Wild to feature new guitarist Nils Bensmann and new drummer Massimo Kuck. The "In Exile" track listing is as follows:
1. Awakening 04:36
2. Poisoned Crown 05:28
3. River's Flow 04:53
4. Phrases of Gold 04:31
5. Down on my Knees 04:55 More...
Solace Of Requiem To Release New Album
Pre-orders are now available here for Solace Of Requiem's new album, "Casting Ruin," which is due out August 29th, 2014. Two tracks off the album are available below, and the track listing is as follows:
1. Defiling the Spectrum
2. Casting Ruin
3. Soiling the Fields of Putridity
4. Song of Shards
5. Wading Into Mire
6. Eroded Absolution
7. Heaving Bile and Ash
8. Pools of Ablation
9. Bio-Alchemy
You can also catch the band live with Ulcerate and Wormed this November and December. Dates are available at this location. More...
The Contortionist Reveals New Album Details
The Contortionist will release new album "Langauge" this coming September 16th via eOne and Good Fight Music in both CD and LP editions.
Pre-orders for all configurations are now available at this location. The track listing is as follows:
1. The Source
2. Language I: Intuition
3. Language II: Conspire
4. Integration
5. Thrive
6. Primordial Sound
7. Arise
8. Ebb & Flow
9. The Parable More...
Delusions Of Grandeur Releases Album
Delusions Of Grandeur has released a new album titled "Reclamation," which was mixed and mastered at Studio 344 by Brette Ciamarra and is available for streaming below. The album can be obtained at Bandcamp here and the track listing is as follows:
1. Theatrophy 04:40
2. Megalon 04:19
3. Spawn of Sagan 03:50
4. Ghostman 04:30
5. Reclamation 07:03
The band's previous album "Efficacy" can also still be streamed over at this location.
SupreMa Announces New Lineup
Brazilian act SupreMa announced changes in their lineup as lead vocalist Pedro Nascimento and drummer Fernando Castanha have departed the band due to musical differences. In order to continue the tour in support of the 2012 debut album "Traumatic Scenes" tour, the band announced the return of the experienced drummer Helmut Quacken, who had been in the band from 2008 to 2011 and who performed on the debut release, as well as three tours with the band in the North/Northeast of Brazil Quacken has also worked with Glory Opera and Dominus Praelli.
To take over as the new voice of SupreMa, newcomer Diogo Noleto was recruited.
Guitarist Douglas Jen (ex-Dark Avenger) commented on the lineup changes: "I can only thank the former members for the good moments and wish them good luck in their career. Many times our lives point at different paths and basically that's what happened. For the past few months SupreMa has been working day and night for this second leg of the tour in support of the album and I'm extremely happy and motivated with this new lineup. We took new breath, new energies, people with 'blood in the eyes,' willing to lift SupreMa's name and also Brazilian metal even higher all over the world, and that's what I can say SupreMa is today, a team that's totally focused on work and with a lot of fuel for the next steps.
"I'm thrilled to have Helmut back in the band, last year he played a show with us in Manaus without one rehearsal whatsoever and it was amazing, the chemistry that we have when we're playing is scary! I'm also happy with Diogo Noleto joining us, a simple and charismatic guy who will surely enchant every fan of the band right away. He's an amazing singer that got me and the whole band and crew amazed even before his first audition with us. His voice is HUGE and I have no doubts it will surprise all fans of the band. Be it in the heavy parts, be it with his clean voice or even the feeling progressive metal needs, he surprises during each second of the song. He has an unique voice and I wish for every fan enjoying with us this new Brazilian talent. With these guys full of fire we will climb the next steps we are aiming for."
The new lineup will have its debut performance scheduled soon and will announce the date and location in the next few days.
Bassist Fabio Carito commented: "We are super excited about this new stage and new cycle, this year when SupreMa has its 10th anniversary is a very special year and we are preparing a few releases with this new lineup, we can't wait to be able to announce the news and show the fans the new sound that's coming ahead."
In addition, SupreMa will announce other news as the band celebrates its 10th Anniversary this year. More...
Rocka Rollas Streaming New Track "Curse Of Blood"
Swedish speed metal act Rocka Rollas is streaming the new track "Curse of Blood." The song is a rough mix and does not represent the final version. The song will appear on the band's upcoming, as of yet untitled, third full length album. A preview clip released earlier was entitled "Guardians of the Oath," but there is no official confirmation as to the title. The album is expected for release in late summer/early autumn of 2014 via StormSpell Records.
On band's Facebook page, the following status on the release was posted: "Three days of almost constant drum editing finished! Today we will record the last bass tracks and on wednesday Emils solos and after a few notches on the mixing and stuff like that, the upcoming album is ready for release!"
Check out "Curse of Blood" here: More...
Primal Fear Added To 70,000 Tons Of Metal
70,000 Tons of Metal promoters UMC added the 21st act to the 2015 edition of the world's largest heavy metal cruise: German power metal act Primal Fear.
The world's largest metal cruise casts off on Thursday, January 22, 2015 from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with a stop at Ocho Rios, Jamaica, returning on Tuesday, January 26, 2015 aboard a new ship, Liberty of the Seas (via Royal Caribbean), which will accommodate four stages. The All-Star Jam band will be back this coming January, which features members from the various acts aboard performing cover tunes live. There will also be two hot tubs on the pool deck stage.
All the information on the festival, along with booking information can be found at 70000tons.com.
Primal Fear joins previously announced bands below, with 39 bands still to be announced:
Annihilator
Apocalyptica
Arch Enemy
Blind Guardian
Cannibal Corpse
Chimaira
Ensiferum
Equilibrium
Grave Digger
Heathen
In Extremo
Kataklysm
Korpiklaani
Lake of Tears
Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock
Origin
Therion
Threshold
Triosphere
Xentrix More...
Machinae Supremacy Posts Second Preview Clip
Swedish "SID Metal" act Machinae Supremacy released a 6 minute preview clip for the upcoming new release "Phantom Shadow." The album is set for release on August 22nd (EU) and August 26th (USA) via Spinefarm Records.
The track list for the album is:
1. I Wasn't Made for the World I Left Behind
2. The Villain of this Story
3. Perfect Dark
4. Europa
5. Throne of Games
6. Meanwhile in the Hall Of Shadows
7. Phantom Battle
8. Captured (Sara's Theme)
9. Renegades
10. Beyond Good and Evil
11. The Second One
12. Redemption Was Never Really My Thing
13. The Bigger They Are the Harder They Fall
14. Versus
15. Mortal Wound (Skye's Requiem)
16. Hubnester Rising More...
Iron Man Posts Live Audio From Show In Italy
Maryland doom act Iron Man released an audio clip of the track "Black Night," which was taken from the band's July 5th performance at the Castle of Doom festival in Paganazzo, Italy. The song is the title track of the band's 1993 debut album. In 2013, the band released its latest album "South of the Earth" via Rise Above Records.
The live sound was engineered by Davide Perico. Check it out here:
Fozzy Releases Snippet Of New Track "No Good Way"
Fozzy, featuring WWE superstar Chris Jericho, released another snippet from the new album "Do You Wanna Start A War." Below check out a preview of the track "No Good Way." The new album is expected to drop July 21st in Europe and July 22nd in North America via Century Media Records.
The track list for "Do You Wanna Start A War" is:
1. Do You Wanna Start A War (see preview here)
2. Bad Tattoo
3. Lights Go Out
4. Died With You
5. Tonight
6. Brides of Fire
7. One Crazed Anarchist (see lyric video)
8. Unstoppable
9. Scarecrow
10. No Good Way
11. SOS
12. Witchery
Check out the preview clip here: More...
English Dogs Drop "Turn Away From The Light" Video
Legendary U.K. act English Dogs released a new music video for the track "Turn Away From the Light." The song is the opening track on the upcoming new release "The Thing With Two Heads," which was just issued this month via Candlelight Records.
The video was directed by Wes Orshoski. Check it out here:
AfterBlood Releases "Before Time Runs Out" Video
Greek death/thrash act AfterBlood released a new music video for the track "Before Time Runs Out." The song appears on the band's 2013 independent debut album "Of Unsound Minds," which is available from the band at this location.
The video clip is entirely 'home-made' by the singer Hel Pyre along with John Mitsakos, who made a bet to make a video clip with only a photo camera, DIY lighting and green cloth for keying background with a lack of any previous experience in the field. Check out "Before Time Runs Out" here:
Aeon Zen Releases "Unite" Music Video
U.K. progressive metal act Aeon Zen released a music video for the new track "Unite." The song appears on the upcoming new full length release "Ephemera," which is available September 1st (EU) and September 2nd in North America. Pre-orders for the album will be available starting August 4th. Pre-orders will include a free audio book based on the album.
"Ephemera" was produced, mixed, and mastered by vocalist/bassist Rich Hinks. "Unite" is also available as a 2 track single with "The Entity (The Algorithm Remix)" The video was animated, directed and edited by Rich Hinks, with real-life footage shot by Andi Kravljaca. Check it out here:
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