Metal News for July 3, 2014
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Yakuza Streaming Bonus Track
Today the Chicago experi-metallers in Yakuza hurl forth a cover of "Seraphic Light" from American jazz musician John Coltrane. Listen in below thanks to Revolvermag.com.
The tune serves as a bonus track on the band's "Way Of The Dead" reissue. Initially released in 2002 via Century Media, the reissue comes by way of War Crime Recordings and was released earlier this week.
Intended for a tribute compilation that was never released, the song was recorded sometime in 2002 with the "Way Of The Dead lineup," which featured drummer James Staffel, vocalist/saxophonist/War Crimes co-owner Bruce Lamont, and former members Eric Plonka (Scientist) on guitars and Eric Clark on bass.
Throughout the entire month of July, Yakuza will reissue the band's first four albums along with one never-before-heard release all through War Crime Recordings. More...
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The Rockstar Ramblings: Home Sweet Home
New videos from Tigertailz, Accept and country artist Justin Moore (featuring Motley Crue); welcome to the country ramblings. More...
Night Verses Posts "Celestial Fires" Video
The bi-coastal quartet Night Verses has unveiled a new music video for "Celestial Fires," taken from 2013 album "Lift Your Existence."
Night Verses will also be returning to the states for another round of back to back tours starting August 1st with Norma Jean & The Prestige. Guitarist Nick DePirro comments:
"Norma Jean have continued to progress in both their song writing and their live performance throughout the years. They are an inspiring band to tour with, and we very much look forward to sharing the stage with them and The Prestige across the United States and Canada this August."
Zero Fun Tour w/ Norma Jean
8/01 - Louisville, KY @ Diamond Pub
8/02 - TBA
8/03 - Long Island, NY @ Amityville Music Hall
W/ Norma Jean and The Prestige
8/04 - Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
8/05 - Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
8/06 - Kingston, ON @ Time To Laugh
8/07 - St. Catharines, ON @ Coco Cabana
8/08 - Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck
8/09 - London, ON @ Rum Runners
8/10 - Windsor, ON @ The Dominion House More...
Noctum Announces New Tour Dates
In August, Swedish metallers Noctum will team up with Dead Lord for a co-headlining European tour.
Noctum continues to tour in support of sophomore album "Final Sacrifice" (Metal Blade Records, 2013) and Stockholm's Dead Lord present you the material off debut album "Goodbye Repentance" (High Roller Records, 2013). Dates are as follows:
TH 21.08. Copenhagen (Denmark) – Loppen
FR 22.08. Würzburg (Germany) – Immerhin
SA 23.08. Daun-Rengen / Eifel (Germany) – Der Detze Rockt Open Air
SU 24.08. Munich (Germany) – Backstage Club
MO 25.08. Vienna (Austria) – Escape Metal Corner
TU 26.08. Berlin (Germany) – White Trash Fast Food
WE 27.08. Hamburg (Germany) – Rock Café St, Pauli
TH 28.08. Tilburg (The Netherlands) – Little Devil
FR 29.08. Rheine (Germany) – Hypothalamus
SA 30.08. Siegen (Germany) – Vortex Musikclub
SU 31.08. Essen (Germany) – Turock Open Air More...
Arven Parts Ways With Guitarist
Germany's Arven has checked in with the following announcement about parting ways with Ines Thomé:
"With great regret we have to inform you, that Ines won't come back as our guitar player in Arven. We want to thank her for the countless amazing experiences we shared in this band together and wish her all the best for her future musical career!
"Things must go on, and as you might have guessed we are in need for a new great female guitar player. So if you're interested watch out for more info about that coming soon! Ines, we will miss you so much and we won't forget the great times we spend together!
Ines also comments: "Dear Fans, I am very sorry to tell you that I won't come back to Arven as a guitar player anymore. My year in the USA was very exciting and it was a great experience pushing me towards my dream with the classical guitar. I have fallen in love with the country and the people and I decided to stay here to study in a doctoral program at USC in Los Angeles. I will pursue a doctoral degree in music (DMA) and this will take about 3 years, a time which is too long to be substituted for Arven. More...
Mutilation Rites Streams "Gravitational Collapse"
Take a listen to the new single “Gravitational Collapse” below, which is taken from the upcoming Mutilation Rites release “Harbinger,” due out July 22nd via Prosthetic Records.
The album was recorded with longtime collaborator Kevin Bernsten (TRIAC) and mastered by James Plotkin (Sunn O))), ISIS, Pelican). You can also catch Mutilation Rites on a headlining U.S. tour en-route to Gilead Fest (Thou, Inter Arma) with support from Hexer at one of the following dates:
7/11 New York, NY – Saint Vitus #
7/12 Clifton, NJ – Clash Bar #
7/13 Baltimore, MD – Metro #
7/14 Washington DC – The Lab #
7/15 Richmond, VA – Strange Matter #
7/16 Pittsburgh, PA – The Shop #
7/17 Milwaukee, WI – Franks Power Plant #
7/18-7/20 Oshkosh, WI – Gilead Fest 2014 @ Oshkosh Masonic Center
7/21 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
7/22 Iowa City, IA – Public Space One #
7/23 Omaha, NE – West Wing House #
7/24 Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck #
7/25 Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge #
7/26 Cincinatti, OH – Southgate House #
7/27 Harrisonburg, VA – Blue Nile #
# with Hexer More...
Inanimate Existence Releases New Music Video
Inanimate Existence has released a new music video for "The Rune of Destruction," which can be seen below courtesy of Metal Injection.
"The Rune Of Destruction" is taken from the album "A Never-Ending Cycle of Atonement" out now on Unique Leader Records. You can also see the band's previously released lyric video for "Staring Through Fire" at this location.
Rage Nucleaire Streaming New Track
The black metal extremists in Rage Nucleaire - featuring Lord Worm (ex-Cryptopsy) on vocals, Dark Rage on guitar, Alvater on bass/keyboards, and Fredrik Widigs (Demonical) on drums - are streaming a new track off their forthcoming album, "Black Storm of Violence."
The track, titled "Annihilation Frenzy" is streaming in the player below courtesy of Cvlt Nation.
The "Black Storm of Violence" album will be released by Season of Mist on July 22nd, 2014 (July 18th worldwide), and is available for pre-order here. The new album's track listing is as follows:
1. Annihilation Frenzy
2. A Sino-American Chainsaw War
3. The Deadfall Triptych
4. Goddess Of Filth
5. Ritual Murder (And Its Attendant Blessings)
6. Le Grand Mal De Vivre
7. Revel In Bones
8. Black Storm Of Violence More...
Born Of Osiris Releases Playthrough Video
Lee McKinney from Born Of Osiris has released a new play through video for the track "Illusionist," which can be seen below courtesy of Guitarworld.com.
The "Illusionist" track is taken from the band's 2013 "Tomorrow We Die Alive," released via Sumerian Records.
Neurotic November Announces New Tour Dates
Neurotic November is excited to announce its place on the ”This Way To Hell” tour alongside Twiztid and Kung Fu Vampire. Neurotic November frontman Dee Dee exclaims:
“Who knows what will happen when the ‘horror-minded duo’ from Detroit, and the alienated ‘genre benders’ from Miami hit the road together. There's one thing we are sure of, we're ready to get Twiztid!"
The “This Way To Hell” Tour kicks off September 28th in Seattle and continues through November with more cities to be added. Dates are as follows:
9/28 @ El Corazon – Seattle, WA
9/30 @ Peppertree – Idaho Falls, ID
10/1 @ The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
10/2 @ LVCS – Las Vegas, NV
10/6 @ The Rock – Tucson, AZ
10/7 @ Club Red – Phoenix, AZ
10/8 @ Top Deck – Farmington, N.M.
10/10 @ The Roxy – Denver, CO
10/11 @ The Roxy – Denver, CO
10/16 @ Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL
10/17 @ Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, N.C.
10/19 @ Worcester Palladium – Worcester, MA
10/23 @ Ziggy’s – Wilmington, N.C. (Fright Fest)
10/30 @ Majestic Theater – Detroit, MI (Fright Fest)
11/1 @ Centerstage – Kokomo, IN More...
Connoisseur Streaming New Tracks
With the release of "Stoner Justice," the debut EP from California chronic kings Connoisseur, less than a week away, today three tracks from the EP have been posted online.
Check out "Pot Hole," "The Camper," and "No Dice" in the player below, courtesy of Noisey.Vice.com.
Likening themselves to Earth Crisis if they "smoked weed and listened to Spazz," California's Connoissuer recorded "Stoner Justice" with Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios, Oakland (Annihilation Time, Iron Lung, Vhöl, Brainoil). You can also see the band live on these dates:
7/25/2014 The Rock Shop - San Jose, CA
7/26/2014 Ground Control - Reno, NV
7/29/2014 Basement Of Frustration - Chico, CA
7/30/2014 The Ink Annex - Eureka, CA
7/31/2014 ESAP - Eugene, OR
8/01/2014 Megaton House - Portland, OR
8/02/2014 Black Lodge - Seattle, WA
8/03/2014 Alf House - Vancouver, BC
8/04/2014 TBA - Kamloops, BC
8/05/2014 House Show TBA - Squamish, BC
8/06/2014 Third St. Pub - Bend, OR
8/08/2014 TBA - Pacoima, CA
8/09/2014 Rumpshaker Fest 2 - Los Angeles, CA
8/10/2014 C.A.F.E. Infoshop - Fresno, CA
9/24/2014 DNA Lounge - San Francisco, CA w/ Skeletonwitch, Black Anvil, Ghoul More...
Allegaeon Enters Billboard Chart For First Time
Allegaeon's new album "Elements of the Infinite" (reviewed here) was released last Tuesday in North America on Metal Blade Records.
For the first time ever Allegaeon cracked the Billboard Charts and Canadian Charts with this release. "Elements of the Infinite" came in at #25 on the Billboard Hard Music Chart, #31 on the Canadian Hard Rock Charts and #141 on the Canadian digital music charts.
On the day of release in Canada, the album was #1 on iTunes Metal Chart, #6 on the iTunes Rock Chart and #38 on the iTunes Top 200 Current Album Chart. In the US, the album peaked at #3 on the iTunes Metal Chart.
Guitarist Greg Burgess commented on the debuts: "This morning we awoke to find out our charting position for Elements of the Infinite. If someone told me 10 years ago, that I'd be typing this, playing in a death metal band, especially one with a mascot who wears a frickin' wolfs head for a hat, I would've had you locked up. They say with hard works comes rewards, I say with hard work and amazing fans comes rewards. This is a huge win for our Allegaeon and our Legion!" More...
John Dolmayan: "We're Turning Into The Eagles"
Last year Shavo Odadjian took to Facebook to express his displeasure about the lack of recording a new album with System Of A Down, and now John Dolmayan has chosen to speak about the situation in a new interview.
Loudwire.com conducted the interview with Dolmayan, who jokes the band is "going to become The Eagles" and not record an album for 15 years. Excerpts from the interview follow.
Loudwire: You seem like the member who is the most gung-ho about making a new System record. Do you feel that’s the case?
I’m not sure if I’m the member who wants it the most. It’s probably true about [me] being the most vocal about wanting it. For me, there’s no ego involved. I don’t write songs, so I’m not worried about who’s going to write the song. I’m just ready. You just give me the canvas so I can paint on it, that’s how I look at it. So it’s easier for me, but look, there’s a lot of emotions involved with being an artist; there’s a lot of emotions involved to being a songwriter; and there’s a lot of fear involved with anything that you haven’t done in a long time. To go in together and work together? We’re different people. 2005 was the last time we were in the studio together. That’s what, nine years ago?
Loudwire: It’s weird to think that.
But it’s true. We’re turning into the fucking Eagles now. 15 years are gonna go by before we make a new album. [Laughs] For me, it’s irritating. But I do the best I can to understand that there’s a lot to be worked through in order to make something great and if it isn’t fantastic, there’s no reason for us to do it.
Read the full article at Loudwire.com.
National Napalm Syndicate Posts Lyric Video
Finnish outfit National Napalm Syndicate has a new lyric video out now for the track "The Church of The Rat," which is available below.
"The Church of The Rat" comes by way of the "Lex Talionis" EP and the full track listing is as follows:
1. The Church Of The Rat
2. Planet Satan
3. Oulu Palaa (Vivisektio cover)
4. Jeesus Oli Venäläinen Kantoraketti (KTMK cover)
5. My Pudasjärvi (Nuclear Assault cover)
Machine Head Issues Album Update
Machine Head has checked in with the following update about working on a forthcoming album:
"Album cover is done! And album title too! We'll probably make an announcement soon enough, but we are really freakin' stoked with it!!!
"Been working with a new artist named Marcelo Vasco. We got turned on to Marcelo’s work through Gerardo at Nuclear Blast and let me tell you…this kid has delivered some fucking glory! He took updated MH ‘Lion Crest’ that Rafal Wechterowicz (we call him Raf for short) had designed with us, and added this whole other dark trip to it. We've decided to base the album package off of an old Alchemy book, with aged, sepia-toned pages on the insides, alchemy wood-cuts.
"As we talked about before, one of the things we were so excited to sign with Nuclear Blast about was the next level, special packages they do for their bands. This Machine Head set up may be their biggest yet! Just the album alone will come in deluxe CD, vinyl gatefold, and the piece-de-résistance, a red foil and leather bound 48-page media book with CD. Some album bundles will come with a hard resin Machine Head diamond logo around the media book. There will be something akin to an 'ultra bundle' as well, which will include a completely custom Epiphone Guitar (with the new lion crest artwork) courtesy of Epiphone Guitars. This shit is ridiculous!!"
You can read the full update from the band at the Machine Head Facebook profile here, or watch a studio production clip from the new album at this location.
Dimmu Borgir's Silenoz Interviewed At Tuska
Dimmu Borgir guitarist Silenoz was interviewed by Kaaos TV at the Tuska Open Air festival on June 29th, 2014.
In the video clip, available below, Silenoz reveals that writing for a new Dimmu Borgir album is underway.
This upcoming as-yet-untitled release will follow the 2010 album "Abrahadabra" (reviewed here).
Sleeping Giant Posts New Lyric Video
Sleeping Giant has teamed up with AbsolutePunk to premiere a lyric video for the brand new track "Overthrow," which can also be heard below.
This will also serve as an initial offering from Sleeping Giant's 4th full length album, "Finished People," which will be released on August 19th in North America / August 18th in Europe. Vocalist Tommy Green has this to say about the meaning behind this initial track:
"This is about the hardcore scene. Just my opinion. But here it is....
"There is something really attractive to me about a lot of people liking something at the same time. I find myself caught up in the hype and taken a bit by the feeling of connectivity. I like being a part something. I got involved in the scene because I needed family and community to keep me sober and creative. I also was drawn to violence and hate. I am a relatively happy dude but I was caught up in what felt like being in an instant gang with a built in soundtrack.
"I'm not making fun at all. I wanted to fight the world and I felt like when I discovered the hardcore scene in Salt Lake City I had found my place. Come death or jail or isolation, I felt like we had a culture that was different. Some of that has faded in the sheer popularity and commercialism of this culture. But it's still there for me in different ways. More...
First Bands Announced For Hoverfest
The first-annual Hoverfest, a festival created with Hovercraft amps, will take place on August 23rd, 2014 in the blocked-off alleyway by Type Foundry Studios at 611 N. Tillamook St. in Portland, Oregon.
Presales will be available in the coming weeks for the event being graciously hosted by Cravedog Media, booked by Nanotear, and with live music on the day of the show being mixed by Billy Anderson. More bands are still to be announced, and the currently confirmed lineup is as follows:
YOB
Witch Mountain
Holy Grove
Eight Bells
Mountain God
Stay tuned to the festival's Facebook event page for more announcements and further details.
The Missing Vocalist Hoaxes Soldier On
Following the ill-conceived hoax from Upon A Burning Body claiming the band's front man had gone missing, Corrections House has now jumped on the same bandwagon.
According to a press release, the Corrections House minister of propaganda Seward Fairbury has turned up missing from his place of residence this week in California after an apparently violent confrontation within his home.
Corrections House member Scott Kelly said, "The last time I had any contact with Seward was ten weeks ago; it's not uncommon to not see him for weeks at a time, but he always keeps us in the loop with a postcard or a phone call about once a month. We went by his trailer and it was completely trashed; it looked like there had been a serious disturbance. If you've ever met Seward, you know he's mean as fuck and he isn't gonna go anywhere he doesn't want too. We're reaching out through our connections and through Seward's extensive family and trying to figure out what is going on."
Corrections House will soldier on "without" Fairbury, and continue to do work. The band is releasing a live record due out this Fall entitled "Writing History In Advance" through War Crime Recordings, will continue to work on a next full-length due out in early 2015, and will appear at the Roskilde Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark this Friday, July 4th.
Solid State Records Releases Free Sampler
Solid State Records has checked in with the following announcement about releasing a new sampler online:
"It's finally summertime, and this year we've put together a fantastic Summer Sampler that you can download FOR FREE!
"The sampler features songs by August Burns Red, Wolves At The Gate, Demon Hunter, Forevermore, Fit For A King, The Ongoing Concept, Living Sacrifice, My Heart To Fear, and The Overseer. Be sure to grab it now, as the summertime sadly won't last forever."
You can pick up your copy of the digital sampler at this location. More...
Slipknot Finishing New Album
In a new interview with Loudwire.com, Corey Taylor of Spliknot has revealed the band's new album is nearing completion.
Slipknot had previously announced the band would finally be returning to the musical world some time during 2014 after the group went on extended hiatus following the death of member Paul Gray.
An excerpt from the Loudwire interview with Corey Taylor follows:
The album is done. I’d say 98 percent done. I’m in the process of heading to the studio to give a listen, see if there’s anything we need to touch up. But yeah, it is very close. The next step is the mix, and we’re going to try to get it out very soon. There will be big announcements soon. Big things to hear soon. That’s really all I can say about it. I know we’re anything, if not diligent to our plan. The plan is to just slowly but surely get people to lose their minds for the next couple of months with just little stuff here and there leaked.
There's been some turmoil in the Slipknot camp this year as well, with Joey Jordison getting booted. Further details on the album will be forthcoming.
Read the full article at Loudwire.com.
Secret Cutter Streaming "Self-Titled" Album
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based trio Secret Cutter has independently released debut full-length LP, "Self Titled" (yes, that's right, it's called "Self-Titled" instead of being self-titled).
Following the previous EP, "If You Don't Hate Yourself, You're Not Paying Attention," released on Square of Opposition Records, now crawls forth "Self Titled," the band's first full-length release.
With over twenty-six minutes of new material, fully produced by the band at drummer Jared Stimpfl's Captured Recording Studios, a maelstrom of their most forceful songwriting, and eclectic, brutal musical dementia comes alive with ten vigorous tracks.
You can pick up your own copy at this location, or stream the songs below. The track listing is as follows:
1. Mirror Mirror
2. Deformed Eye
3. 17.5 Dead Air
4. Craving the Silence
5. Vow of Poverty
6. Shake the Malevolent
7. Midtro
8. End of Sylvan
9. Headache Ball
10. Driftwood More...
SOS Streaming "Run It Down Into The Ground"
As Queens-based punk/hardcore squad SOS prepares to release fifth independent full-length album "Strength And Conditioning" at the end of the month, today a new track has been unloaded from the album.
"Run It Down Into The Ground" is the third of the fourteen tracks on the unhinged "Strength And Conditioning" and can be heard in the player below, courtesy of NextMosh.com.
"Strength And Conditioning" is due out on July 29th, 2014 and was recorded and mixed by Travis Harrison at Serious Business Studios and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music. See the band live on these dates:
7/12/2014 Tompkins Square Park - New York, NY w/ Yo! Scunt, Caught in a Trap, Eleventh Hour
7/26/2014 Blackthorn - Elmhurst, NY w/ Downset, Alekhine's Gun, Driven Mad, Someonelse, 17 Gates, The Only Weapon More...
Twitching Tongues Announces "World War Live"
Twitching Tongues and Closed Casket Activities are proud to announce the "World War Live" limited LP/CD. Close Casket comments:
"Recorded live in the Van Nuys stadium called The Pit in front of twenty screaming fans, this is (not) a true testament to the event that occurs when this band hits the stage. The band was tired of hearing 'they're better live,' so here it is.
"With a setlist comprised mostly of songs from their latest LP, In Love There Is No Law, as well as previous material, the record almost doubles as a best-of the band's current stage. The album cover was made by the legendary Sean Taggart (Carnivore, Crumbsuckers, Agnostic Front) and hardcopy buyers will regret their purchases slightly less with the addition of bonus material."
Closed Casket will release "World War Live" on CD, LP and digital download on August 12th; preorders will be available shortly and a trailer is available below. The track listing is as follows:
1. Eyes Adjust
2. Burn Forever
3. Preacher Man
4. Feed Your Disease
5. Sleep
6. Good Luck...
7. In Love There Is No Law
8. World War V
9. Sorry I'm Not More...
Striker Reveals "City Of Gold" Artwork
The Canadian heavy metal band Striker is set to release upcoming album "City Of Gold" on September 1st in the U.K. & September 9th in North America via Napalm Records.
The band has now unveiled the artwork by artist Eliran Kantor (Testament, Sodom, Iced Earth) and announced European tour dates with Bullet in November. Details are as follows:
18.09.14 DE - Osnabrück / Bastard Club
19.09.14 DE - Wiesau / Storm Crusher Festival
20.09.14 DE - München / Backstage
22.09.14 CH - Zürich / Komplex Club
23.09.14 FR - Luynes / Aix Le Korigan
24.09.14 ES - Barcelona / Razzmatazz 3
25.09.14 ES - Madrid / Sala Caracol
26.09.14 ES - Zaragoza / Centro Civico Dalicias
29.09.14 FR - Paris / Glazert
30.09.14 BE - Antwerpen / Kavka
01.10.14 NL - Tilburg / Little Devil
02.10.14 DE - Stuttgart / Cann
03.10.14 DE - Siegburg / Kubana
04.10.14 DE - Bochum / Matrix
05.10.14 DE - Frankfurt / Nachtleben
06.10.14 CZ - Prag / Storm Club
07.10.14 AT - Wien / Escape
09.10.14 DE - Berlin / K17
10.10.14 DE - Hamburg / Markhalle
11.10.14 DE - Dittigheim / Sporthalle
12.10.14 DE - Lindau / Vaudeville More...
Goatwhore Kicking Off New Tour Dates
The New Orleans metal tyrants in Goatwhore are readying to kick off a Summer's worth of U.S. live takeovers.
Set to commence this Saturday, July 5th with a record release party at South Port Hall in Jefferson, Louisiana, the band will level stages on a short run of headlining dates before joining this year's edition of The Summer Slaughter tour on July 17th alongside death metal icons Morbid Angel, Dying Fetus, The Faceless, Fallujah and more!
Additionally, Goatwhore will make a special appearance at this year's Gwar B-Q on August 16th. The band will be touring in support of their forthcoming new full-length, "Constricting Rage Of The Merciless," set to make its final descent upon North America on July 8th, 2014 via Metal Blade Records.
Pre-orders are available at this location and you can hear a track below. The album was captured at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida with Erik Rutan at the helm. More...
Unbeing Offering EP For Download
Unleashed this week on July 1st, Montreal's instrumental progressive metal group Unbeing is offering up its latest EP "Raptus" as a free download for the month of July at the band's official website here.
"This EP is instrumental music with the freedom to experiment as a soundtrack for a range of emotions, think of it as Meta-Jazz," comments guitarist Sherif El-Maghraby. The track listing is as follows:
1. Rapture (3:05)
2. Batterie Faible (6:27)
3. Tetris Rufus (4:29)
4. 2nd Cup (5:55) More...
Crimson Shadows Announces New Album
News from deepest Canada: the epic melodic death metal band Crimson Shadows is set to release upcoming album "Kings Among Men" on September 1st in the U.K. & September 9th in North America via Napalm Records.
The Canadian Wacken Battle champions recently signed with Napalm Records & has just unveiled the title, artwork by Peter Salai) and track list for the release.
1. March of Victory
2. Rise to Power
3. Heroes Among Us
4. A Gathering of Kings
5. Maidens Call
6. Braving the Storm
7. Freedom and Salvation Intro
8. Freedom and Salvation
9. Dawn of Vengeance
10. Moonlite Skies and Bloody Tides More...
Eluveitie Releases "King" Video
Eluveitie has checked in with the following announcement about releasing a new music video online:
"We are excited and proud to present to you 'King', the first video for our new album 'Origins' Produced with AVA studios in a very fitting, beautiful nature setting, the clip focuses on what we’re all about: the musicians, the instruments, the music.
"Both the song 'King' and our new album 'Origins' are the result of our journey of the past 10 years and the symbol of who we’ve become. We can’t wait to read what you think in the comments! Check out 'King' over at Metal Hammer, who is hosting the exclusive premiere."
"Origins" is set to drop via Nuclear Blast Records on August 1st (EU), August 4th (UK/Ireland) and August 5th (North America). You can read our review over here. More...
Gormathon Announces "Following The Beast" Album
Sweden's melodic death metal band Gormathon has revealed the artwork, title, and release dates for upcoming sophomore album "Following The Beast."
The highly talented artist Eliran Kantor (Sodom, Testament, Kataklysm & Iced Earth, etc.) created the artwork available below.
If you are lucky enough to live in Stockholm you can see the band live at a release show on September 17th. A full European tour will also be announced soon. "Following The Beast" is due out via Napalm Records on these dates:
24.09.2014 NOR/SWE
26.09.2014 GAS, FIN & BENELUX
29.09.2014 UK & Rest of Europe
07.10.2014 USA/CAN More...
For The Imperium Parts With Guitar Player
Helsinki, Finland's For The Imperium has issued the following announcement online about parting ways with guitarist Ville Suorsa:
"Our guitarist Ville decided to quit. We understand and agree with him that if you are not into this band 100% you should consider doing something else with your life.
"But we are definitely going to continue! We already found a temporary replacement for Ville. Our dear friend Roni Seppänen is going to handle the guitar duties at Wacken Open Air. We have rehearsed the songs with him and he's doing great. Roni is simply an amazing player - it's gonna be a kick-ass show!
"Now it's your turn! Will YOU be the next For The Imperium guitarist? Or do you have a friend who'd be a perfect match? In case you happen to know somebody suitable, please share this info and ask him/her to contact us."
Mind Snare Unveils Album Cover
Italian death metal band Mind Snare has revealed today the cover for “Ancient Cults Supremacy,“ the group's next studio album that will be released before the end of the year by The Spew Records (a division of Punishment 18 Records).
Further details on the release date are expected to be announced shortly. The track listing will be as follows:
01. Draining Faith
02. Entrenched In Agony
03. Decadent Bearer Of All Disease
04. Smuggled In The Underworld
05. Shatter Of Morality
06. Deceived Humanity
07. Mutilated Meaning Of Life
08. Unleashed Hate Spreading More...
Upon A Burning Body Announces New Album
After an obvious hoax that for some reason got the fans really upset anyway when the band claimed front man Danny Leal had gone missing, Upon A Burning Body today officially announces a new album.
"The World Is My Enemy Now" is due for release on August 12th via Sumerian Records. The first single, titled "Scars," is now available online and can be heard below, courtesy of Revolvermag.com.
Nachtmystium Reveals Final Album Cover
Originally slated for release back in June, Nachtmystium today reveals the album artwork for the band's final output "The World We Left Behind."
Release dates have now been set as August 5th in North America and August 4th in Europe/Australia and New Zealand via Century Media Records. This final album as the band has now broken up will follow the 2012 release "Silencing Machine" (reviewed here). The new album's track listing will be:
1. Intrusion
2. Fireheart
3. Voyager
4. Into The Endless Abyss
5. In The Absence Of Existence
6. The World We Left Behind
7. Tear You Down
8. On The Other Side
9. Epitaph For A Dying Star
Origin Posts Full New Album Online
The technical death metal giants in Origin are streaming their entire new album "Omnipresent" ahead of its release date (which will be on July 4th in Europe via Agonia Records and July 8th in North America via Nuclear Blast). Check it out below or over at the Agonia Records website.
The band's sixth album features the recording debut of new vocalist Jason Keyser (ex-Skinless), together with drummer John Longstreth (ex-Angelcorpse), guitarist Paul Ryan, and bassist Mike Flores. The band comments:
"Omnipresent is a culmination of 15 years of technical death metal brutality that transcends definition. From light speed to absolute zero, it is a journey to the farthest reaches of the universe, to the darkest nether of the mind."
The track listing is as follows:
1. All Things Dead
2. THRALL:FULCRUM:APEX
3. Permanence
4. Manifest Desolate
5. Absurdity of What I Am
6. Source of Icon O
7. Continuum
8. Unattainable Zero
9. Redistribution of Filth
10. Obsolescence
11. Malthusian Collapse
12. The Indiscriminate
*13. Kill Yourself (S.O.D. cover song / Bonus track) More...
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