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Moretta Tackles Election Cycle News With New Album

Just yesterday we had the pleasure of premiering the full "What's Left Means Nothing" album from Moretta a handful of days before the official July 28th release date.

Today we're checking back in with the Moretta guys to find out all about the album's recording, the band's evolving sound, and shooting videos for singles off the release.

Below you'll get a crash course in 16th century leather masks, porn stars, election fatigue, angering click bait headlines for ratings, three year olds singing tracks from Moana, and even some irrelevant farting noises just for fun. Dive in and have fun! More...

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Tankard Re-Records EP

Two months ago, German thrash crew Tankard played the Eintracht Frankfurt FC club anthem "Schwarz-weiß wie Schnee" in front of over 30,000 enthusiastic Frankfurt supporters a short time before the kick off of the German cup final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund at Berlin's Olympic Stadium.

Today, the band announces a new version of the EP "Schwarz-Weiß wie Schnee," which has been completely sold out for over ten years. The EP will be available via mail order and digitally on the 15th of September, 2017 via Nuclear Blast.

The "Eintracht" anthem - which has been played in the stadium for ten years, before every home game of Eintracht Frankfurt FC - has now been completely re-recorded. Tankard was supported by Henni Nachtsheim (Badesalz), Ande Werner (Mundstuhl) and Roy Hammer (Roy Hammer & Die Pralinées), who can all be heard in the backing choir.

1. Schwarz-weiß wie Schnee (Studio version 2017)
2. Forza SGE
3. Schwarz-weiß wie Schnee (1999 Version)
4. One Foot in The Grave
5. A Girl Called Cerveza
6. (Empty) Tankard (live, 2016) More...

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Planet Eater Posts "Cold Confines"

Regina, SK titans of brutality from Planet Eater return from the flat lands of Western Canada's prairies to offer first full-length album "Blackness From The Stars" this coming August 4th.

Today the band drops new crusher "Cold Confines," which can be heard below, and the band comments: "'Cold Confines' speaks to the imperfection of the human machine and the self-destructive nature of one's self.

"There is a separation of the body and mind and a simple beauty in decay. Musically, Cold Confines exemplifies Planet Eater's evolution, melding melody with a percussive mayhem casting the song itself into a dark and menacing tone."

1. The Boats (3:19)
2. Pile of Bones (3:12)
3. Cold Confines (5:09)
4. Lies Evolution (3:24)
5. Suffer What They Must (4:20)
6. Kill On Sight (2:51)
7. A Fault To Fix (3:45)
8. The Spoil (6:21)
9. Blackness From The Stars (5:31) More...

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Gravemind Posts "Echo" Single

Early July saw Melbourne deathcore outfit Gravemind unveil that the band was behind mystery website thedeathgate.com. The site countdown eventually revealed that new EP "The Deathgate" will be released on Friday, August 11th, with pre-orders online here>

Today, Gravemind is rolling out a second single from the EP, titled "Echo," which continues the story of the astronaut who journeyed through the Deathgate. The track also features Alpha Wolf's Aidan Ellaz on guest vocals.

Gravemind's EP release tour will see the group heading out on a three date jaunt in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Launceston that brings along fellow deathcore crew Blind Oracle for the Brisbane and Melbourne shows.

Thursday 14th September - Brisbane, QLD, Crowbar
Thursday 21st September - Melbourne, VIC, The Workers Club
Saturday 24th September - Launceston, TAS, The Greenwood Bar More...

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Grant The Sun Posts New Song

Newly formed Norwegian instrumental trio Grant The Sun, comprised by members of Insense and Beaten To Death, today share a new track from the band's self-titled debut album.

Listen in to “haben sie angst” below. If you missed it, you can also hear the album’s leading single “fru blodøks” by heading over here.

Featuring two founding members of Insense, Håvard Sveberg and Martin Rygge (who also handles guitars in grindcore group Beaten To Death) and guitar virtuoso Markus Lillehaug Johnsen, Grant The Sun recorded six songs live at Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Sweden with producer and long-time friend Danne Bergstrand. The songs will part of the band’s debut album due out on August 11th via Mas-Kina Recordings. More...

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To Speak Of Wolves Releases Music Video

To Speak of Wolves just dropped a video for "Enemies to Everyone." The song lives on the band's new album, "Dead in the Shadow," which landed via Solid State on July 21st.

To Speak of Wolves is currently on the road on the "Hot Like Sauce" tour with He Is Legend, Islander, and Bad Seed Rising. All upcoming dates are available after the video clip.

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Process Of Guilt Reveals Album Details

Portuguese doom-merchants Process Of Guilt just announced full details on the band's fourth full-length album, entitled “Black Earth."

"Black Earth” features five tracks spanning nearly 45-minutes of monolithic and gargantuan doom/post-metal. Just like its predecessor, “Faemin,” the new album was once again mixed by Andrew Schneider at Acre in NYC and mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room in Chicago.

The album is set for release on September 22nd via Bleak Recordings and Division Records. A complete track listing and the album cover is included below.

1. (No) Shelters
2. Feral Ground
3. Servant
4. Black Earth
5. Hoax More...

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Hostile Array Premieres "Devoid" Video

Hostile Array (formerly known as My Ransomed Soul) is gearing up to release a debut album under the new name later this year.

Today we're stoked to premiere the first official Hostile Array single - check out "Devoid" below! "Devoid" focuses specifically on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.

"We have exacerbated issues due to a long history of foreign intervention," explains vocalist Brendan Frey. "We have been waging endless wars for years. The majority doesn’t seem to understand the concept of blowback. We dehumanize others by adopting an us vs. them mentality. We excuse countless civilian casualties, referring to them as ‘collateral damage.' The blame is on both sides of the political spectrum."

Politics and art have a long history together. Music, in particular, has been used to protest, educate, and even to propagandize. Hailing from Frederick, Maryland, Hostile Array aims to bring the band's own unapologetic perspective to an increasingly divisive culture. Like what you hear below? Be sure to follow the group at Facebook here.

"We have allowed fear and ignorance to influence our culture for far too long" comments Frey. "We go to war based on false narratives. We give up our rights in the name of security. We place our faith in the government, which by nature uses its power to oppress. In order to bring about any real change, our society will need to drastically shift its perception." More...

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Crimfall Streams "Mother Of Unbelievers"

On August 25th, Finnish cinemascope metallers Crimfall will release new album "Amain"
worldwide via Metal Blade Records. You can hear the new single "Mother of Unbelievers" below. Metal Blade also comments:

"'Amain' is Crimfall's most ambitious album yet, combining familiar elements with fresh inspiration, and wreathed in massive crisp production from Fascination Street Studios. Featuring music that spans from monumental orchestrations to songs whispered over fading pyres, Amain contains layers upon layers of grand melodies woven between jagged shadows. On this new release, Crimfall also continues to sing the stories of wars waged in vain, advocating freedom from religious dogmas and the bloody chains of tradition."

1. Eschaton
2. The Last of Stands
3. Ten Winters Apart - pt1. Far From Any Fate
4. Ten Winters Apart - pt2. Song of Mourn
5. Ten Winters Apart - pt3. Sunder the Seventh Seal
6. Ten Winters Apart - pt4. Dawn Without a Sun
7. Mother of Unbelievers
8. It's a Long Road
9. Wayward Verities
10. Until Falls the Rain More...

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Cold Blooded Posts "No Hope = No Problem"

A new video from death/thrash/grind outfit Cold Blooded just came online this morning. “No Hope = No Problem” is taken from the newly released album "Throneburner," which dropped via Blackhouse Records. Though a dark and cathartic track about the ills of society, vocalist Ethan Kennedy has a different perspective on the “No Hope = No Problem” video itself.

Kennedy said: "it’s primarily a live video as we recorded our performance as well as off-stage antics. We filmed this during the Volume Music Festival in Spokane. It was an especially great night as the organizers (the Spokane Inlander newspaper) were cool enough to let Blackhouse records have a whole night to showcase their vast roster. Being able to share the stage with Slug Christ and Ras Kass as well as our regional counterparts in Zan, Scatterbox, Infrablaster and Narrow Minded made the shoot truly memorable.”

Cameos from many of the Blackhouse family (including label honcho Scott Rozell) also appear in the video. Inspired by the division in the country during the recent presidential election as well as violence in America, "Throneburner" is a particularly turbulent album. Further adding to the sonic fury is Bill Nieman in the Producers chair and Topon Das (of avant-grind freaks, Fuck The Facts) who contributes several sound-collage interludes and masters the record.

The band has several upcoming live shows scheduled, including:

8/18 Seattle, WA The Kraken Klaw
8/19 Everett, WA Tony V’s Garage Klaw, Method 13
8/31 Spokane, WA The Pin Decapitated, Thy Art Is Murder More...

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Almanac Unveils New Album

Victor Smolski's Almanac stands for a new dimension of symphonic power metal, featuring three singers: Jeannette Marchewka (Lingua Mortis Orchestra), Andy B. Franck (Brainstorm) and David Readman (Pink Cream 69).

In March of 2016, Almanac unleashed debut album "Tsar," followed by a European tour alongside Orden Ogan, as well as EU headline tour in the spring. Within the past few weeks, Almanac completed the recording of a second long player entitled "Kingslayer," which was recorded at HeyDay Studios in Wuppertal, Germany.

"Our second strike is complete," reveals guitar player Victor Smolski. He goes on to say, "’Kingslayer’ is the logical follow-up to ‘Tsar,' just more compact, heavier and faster. The experience now under our belts gained from our many live experiences, including the two tours and festivals, has been fully implemented in the studio. The band has grown closer and stronger, you can feel this unified energy within the new tracks. We took a lot of time and gave our very best. ‘Kingslayer’ is a crafted metal album with a lively power sound!"

New album "Kingslayer" will be released on November 3rd via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork was once again created by Hungarian artist Gyula Havancsák (Accept, Destruction). More...

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Becomes Astral Premieres "Paleblood Sky"

Ontario technical death metal crew Becomes Astral is gearing up to officially release new album "Paleblood Sky" this coming August 18th, 2017.

Ahead of that release, today we are immensely pleased to exclusively premiere the title track - check it out below and let us know what you think! If you dig it, pre-orders are online here.

This song was written as an introduction track to next song, "Praise the Sun," and if you couldn't tell by the song titles, the lyrics are loosely framed around a Dark Souls / Bloodborne theme, games that both visually and conceptually inspired the band to write two very lengthy full songs.

"Paleblood Sky" will include six pulverizing tracks and was recorded and mixed by Christian Donaldson and Marco Frechette at The Grid. Upon the release of the album, the band will set out on tour throughout Canada, starting on the eastern leg with Eye of Horus and later adding Into Eternity for the western leg of the tour.

Become Astral's Layne comments: "This is our breakthrough into the minds of the creators, early development in our quest of outcasting ourselves. Dark souls will manifest themselves in these hymns of insanity."

1. The Glass Lake
2. Death Mountain
3. Shapeshift
4. Beneath the Sea of Blood
5. Paleblood Sky
6. Praise the Sun More...

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Divinity Compromised Premieres Full New Album

On July 28th, progressive metal band Divinity Compromised - featuring Lothar Keller of The Skull - will release sophomore album "Terminal." Now a day ahead of official release, we're stoked to premiere all nine tracks online a full 24 hours early.

Besides the band's five member core lineup, "Terminal" features guests spots by Kayla Dixon (Witch Mountain, Helion Prime) on the title track, Paul Kuhr (Novembers Doom) on "The Last Refugee" and The Sinful Dwarfs on "Shelter in Place."

"Terminal" is the culmination of the band's journey so far, seeing the group expanding musical horizons in all directions, with topics both intensely personal and socially relevant, and songs featuring some of the heaviest and most somber moods Divinity Compromised has yet recorded.

1. Terminal
2. Shelter in Place
3. My Escape
4. The Definition of Insanity
5. The Last Refugee
6. Free to Speak
7. Legacy
8. The Fall of Æstoria
9. Saving Grace

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