Metal News for July 20, 2018
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24 news articles posted on this day.
Saxon To Re-Release Latest Album
Since 1979, Saxon have shown their ability to take rock ‘n’ roll and give it an electrifying edge which has since cemented their status as pioneers of the British heavy metal wave. With over twenty studio albums under their belt, Saxon has made their steadfast dedication to creating a dynamic body of work a staple of their career.
With no signs of letting up, on September 7th Saxon will release a Special Tour Edition of their latest album "Thunderbolt."
The Special Tour Edition features live recordings of “Thunderbolt” and “Nosferatu (The Vampire’s Waltz)” recorded in Frankfurt and Los Angeles on the 2018 Thunderbolt World Tour. The CD format also contains a 10” x 10” poster with photos of the band while on tour. More...
Avenged Sevenfold Cancels North American Tour
Avenged Sevenfold has announced that they have been forced to cancel their planned tour North America with supergroup Prophets Of Rage as a result of vocalist M Shadows suffering from a vocal chord injury. This includes their planned headlining spot at the Heavy MTL festival, where their place will be taken by Limp Bizkit. A statement from M Shadows reads as follows:
"There is no good way to start out a note containing bad news but here it is.
“After Europe I came down with a terrible viral infection that rendered me voiceless.
“I tried my best to take care of the situation with voice rest, medication and doctor visits but the voice was only getting worse.
“After a week of steroids, the swelling went down enough to see the cause of the problem. A blood blister has formed on my vocal folds and is preventing them from vibrating properly. In short, I can’t sing anything at the moment and the more I attempt to, the more damage is being done. Luckily, as of now the doctors feel that 3 months of no singing and voice rest should get my chords back on track. More...
Dee Snider Posts New Lyric Video Online
Hard rock legend Dee Snider had released an official lyric video for the new track "I Am The Hurricane" off his upcoming album For The Love Of Metal. Watch below.
For The Love Of Metal will be released on July 27th via Napalm Records. The album was produced by Hatebreed vocalist Jamey Jasta and features contributions from Howard Jones (ex-Killswitch Engage), Mark Morton (Lamb Of God), Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy), Joel Grind and Nick Bellmore (Toxic Holocaust) and Charlie Bellmore (Kingdom Of Sorrow).
Dee Snider on the release: "I am beyond excited to be working with one of the world's leading labels for heavy music, it's a perfect home for this album! I believe there's something for every hard rock and metal fan on this record and I cannot wait to unleash it on the world July 27th!" More...
Dream Theater Posts Studio Update
American progressive metal stars Dream Theater has posted a new video online, showing drummer Mike Mangini working on the band's as yet untitled new album. You can check it out below. This is the second video update the group has posted since entering the studio, with the previous installment (based on drum tracking) also available to be seen below.
A message from the band said: "Here’s Mike in the studio recording a short proggy bit from the new album. Yes, that will be the album take and his reward will be some delicious BBQ chicken courtesy of chef JP! It's the first day of drum tracking for the new Dream Theater album here at our remote recording studio hideaway!" More...
Voivod Posts New Video Online
Canadian progressive thrash metal legends Voivod has premiered a new video online for the song, "Obsolete Beings." You can check it out below. This is the first song released from their forthcoming new album, "The Wake," which will be released through Century Media Records on September 21st and is their first full length album of new material since 2013's, "Target Earth."
The album’s standard tracklisting is as follows:
1. Obsolete Beings
2. The End Of Dormancy
3. Orb Confusion
4. Iconspiracy
5. Spherical Perspective
6. Event Horizon
7. Always Moving
8. Sonic Mycelium More...
Mantar Teases New Song
Monstrous black/doom/punk chimaera Mantar has released a teaser video for another brand new song off of the band's new album, "The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze," which is set to be unleashed on August 24 2018 via Nuclear Blast.
Check out the teaser for "Seek + Forget" below.
"The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze" is in-keeping with Mantar's symbolic obsession with fire on their previous albums; this time disavowing mankind’s tendency to blindly follow those that would lead us into oblivion. This isn’t necessarily a political statement; more a morbid fascination with current smouldering tensions that threaten to set the minds of the masses on fire. More...
Krisiun Posts New Lyric Video Online
Brazilian death metal veterans Krisiun has posted a new lyric video online for the song, "Demonic III." You can check it out below. The song comes from the band's forthcoming new studio album, "Scourge Of The Enthroned," which is scheduled to be released on September 7th through Century Media Records.
Speaking about the track, the band stated:
"It’s pure relentless death metal in your face, straight forward, no bullshit, uncommercial, no computer 'quantization', no editing, just the pure human feel of Death Metal. The Demonic III are back!"
Recorded with Andy Classen at Stage One Studio in Germany (Belphegor, Legion Of The Damned), who has previously worked with the band on Conquerors Of Armageddon, Southern Storm and The Great Execution, the newest album features artwork by Eliran Kantor (Testament, Hate Eternal, Incantation). More...
Rob Zombie Signs With Nuclear Blast Records
Nuclear Blast Records is pleased to announce the worldwide signing of rock and heavy metal icon and unique filmmaker, Rob Zombie. A follow up to his 2016 studio album, "The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser" and 2018’s "Astro-Creep: 2000 Live" is expected for a 2019 release. More details to be announced shortly.
Comments Rob Zombie:
"I am very excited to work with the fine folks at Nuclear Blast. The combination of the label's grassroots urge to get the hustle done mixed with the detonation of our most combustable melodic masterpiece yet should prove to be a winning hybrid of hellacious hullabaloo."
Adds a representative from Nuclear Blast:
"As fans ourselves at Nuclear Blast we have long admired the artistry of Rob Zombie throughout his extensive and successful career in both music and film. It is a very exciting opportunity to unite ROB’s visionary talent with Nuclear Blast ingenuity. Nuclear Blast has a long history of thinking outside of the box and creating personal and collectible experiences for the fans. We look forward to delivering unforgettable experiences to fans around the world for years to come with the legendary Rob Zombie."
Farooq Premiere New Song "Owning It"
Fresno, California-based hardcore metal outfit FAROOQ presents their third album, Heat, confirmed for release August 24th through Glacier Recordings. The album will see release following the band's upcoming West Coast tour which consumed the first half of August, and the label has posted a visualizer video for the lead track "Owning It" as a precursor to the album's intent.
Check out now "Owning It" below.
Anthems Premiere New Video "Hunting for Emotions"
Prague, CZ based metalcore band Anthems premiere a new video for "Hunting for Emotions", taken from their debut album "Consciousness".
Check out now "Hunting for Emotions" below.
Extremity Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Extremity premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Coffin Birth", which will be out in stores today via Bandcamp.
Check out now "Coffin Birth" in its entirety below.
Finnr's Cane Debut Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Canadian black metal outfit Finnr's Cane premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Elegy" streaming below. Drummer The Peasant says of Finnr's Cane's highly anticipated third album: "While the foundation of the music is still rooted in traditional metal, minimalism, and improvisation, with this release we focused more heavily on dynamics and atmosphere. The final product is a musical experience that can set your mind adrift."
Elegy will be released Friday July 20th through Prophecy Productions.
Creatures Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Creatures premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Creatures II", which will be out in stores today through Old Haunt Records.
Check out now "Creatures II" in its entirety below.
La Chinga Debut New Song & Video "Killer Wizard"
"Beyond The Sky" the forthcoming full-length from LA CHINGA will see release in September via Small Stone. Watch the video for a first single from it ‘Killer Wizard’ below:
Khôrada Debut New Song "Edeste"
Khôrada (ex-Agalloch, ex-Giant Squid) premiere a new song entitled "Edeste", taken from their upcoming debut album, "Salt", which will be out in stores today via Prophecy productions.
Check out now "Edeste" below.
Sandrider Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Sandrider premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Armada", which will be out in stores today via Good to Die Records.
Check out now "Armada" in its entirety below.
Owl Premiere "Madness Is the Glory of This Life"
German gothic doom outfit Owl premiere a new song entitled "Madness Is the Glory of This Life", taken from their upcoming new album "Nights in Distortion", which will be out in stores September 7th via Temple of Torturous.
Check out now "Madness Is the Glory of This Life" below.
Lion's Daughter Pre-Release Full-Album Streaming
Lion's Daughter premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Future Cult", which will be out in stores later today via Season of Mist.
Check out now "Future Cult" in its entirety below.
Weed Demon Premiere New Music Video
Weed Demon premiere a new video for "Sigil of the Black Moon", taken from their latest album "Astrological Passages".
Check out now "Sigil of the Black Moon" below.
Uniform Premiere New Single "The Walk"
Uniform premiere a new song entitled "The Walk", taken from their upcoming new album "The Long Walk", which will be released by Sacred Bones on August 17th.
Check out now "The Walk" below.
Rotting Christ Post Re-Mastered "Pir Threontai"
“Pir Threontai” originally appeared on Rotting Christ‘s 2010 effort "Aealo". A lyric video for a recently re-mixed and re-mastered version has premiered online and is streaming below. Rotting Christ and Season of Mist had the entire full length re-mixed and re-mastered by Mark Mynett at Mynetaur Studios last month, and it’s being released now in a limited double-vinyl edition.
Blight House Premiere "Immaculate Rejection"
Grinding death metal outfit Blight House premiere a new song entitled "Immaculate Rejection", taken from their upcoming new album "Summer Camp Sex Party Massacre", which will be released by Nefarious Industries on Friday, August 3rd.
Check out now "Immaculate Rejection" below.
Bosse-de-Nage Debut New Song “Crux”
Bosse-de-Nage announce that their new release “Further Still” will hit stores on September 14th through The Flenser. A first cut from the release entitled “Crux” has received its online premiere streaming below.
Jungle Rot Premiere New Song & Music Video
Jungle Rot‘s new music video for their track “Send Forth Oblivion” has received its online debut streaming below. The track appears on the group’s self-titled new album, which will see a release today, July 20th. Comments guitarist Geoff Bub: “The experiments they did prevented them from eliminating us. Operation Oblivion could be their own demise!”.
Adds frontman/guitarist Dave Matrise: "the song expresses what these surviving soldiers are thinking as they ponder what’s become of humanity. Greed and power has brought the downfall of society. Is there any hope?”
Next week Jungle Rot will join up with Havok and Extinction A.D. on this summer tour: More...
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