Metal News for July 31, 2016
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Sunday Old School: White Spirit
The New Wave of British Heavy Metal has been studied, mentioned and dragged up time and time again throughout the history of this here column; and with good reason. It gave the genre some of the greatest bands in the field and revitalised the friendly rivalry between the British and American heavy metal scenes. While the Midlands gets a lot of attention for producing such NWOBHM acts as Diamond Head and Blitzkrieg, as well as icons such as Judas Priest and Black Sabbath, the North East contributed massively to the scene with the likes of Venom, Raven and Neat Records, as well as today's featured band, White Spirit.
White Spirit were formed in the coastal town of Hartlepool, most famous for the legend that the locals hung a monkey during the Napoleonic wars, believing it to be a French spy, in 1975 by drummer Graeme Crallan and guitarist Janick Gers. They were joined in the endeavour by vocalist Bruce Ruff, bassist Phil Brady and keyboardist Malcolm Pearson, displaying a sound closer to that of Deep Purple and Uriah Heep to the more contemporary styles of Saxon and Samson. More...
40 Watt Sun Reveals 'Wider Than The Sky"
40 Watt Sun has unveiled details on second album "Wider Than The Sky," which is is thefollow-up to 2011’s "The Inside Room." Once again self-produced by the band, the new songs were recorded over five days at Giant Wafer Studios, isolated deep in the heart of the mid-Wales countryside.
The band has elected to self-release this album via its own label, Radiance Records. Finland's Svart Records will release the album on 2LP vinyl. Artwork for the release was created by Rebecca Freeman, a Falmouth-based mixed media artist. Due out October 14th, the album's track listing is as follows:
1. Stages (16:20)
2. Beyond You (09:42)
3. Another Room (11:56)
4. Pictures (09:50)
5. Craven Road (10:31)
6. Marazion (03:56) More...
Noveria Issues Recording Update
Noveria is currently working on a follow-up to the "Risen" album (reviewed here), and the band just issued this recording update:
"The guys are on their way to San Marino with a car full of drums! Recording sessions at Domination Studio are waiting for Omar and reamping for Francesco in the next few days! Stay in tune for more news as the album starts to take on it's final shape!" More...
Tumbleweed Dealer Posts Drum Footage
Tumbleweed Dealer has released drum recording footage for a new album, which can be seen below, and the band also comments:
"Drums are done, TDIII has been fully recorded. Just need to mix and master. We should have a release date by the end of summer."
Falaise Announces Album Release
Falaise's new album "As Time Goes By" is set for release on September 2nd, 2016. Following a debut EP that strayed into post-rock territories, Falaise is ready to move on with the depressive and melancholic aura of greyscale metal.
Artwork was created by Francesco Gemelli (Abigor, Absentia Lunae) and the "As Time Goes By" track listing is as follows:
1. Frozen Dawn
2. Loveless
3. Eternal Sleep
4. Lost Moments
5. No Destination
6. As Time Goes By
7. Withering
8. Pointless
9. The Lump In My My Throat
10. Waiting Time
11. Nocturne More...
Enime Posts Full Album
Montreal-based heavy metal outfit Enime has made the entire "Demon Inside" album available for streaming online. Listen in at Bandcamp or in the player below. The "Demon Inside" track listing is as follows:
1. Demon Inside 04:21
2. Break The World 03:22
3. Pretty Place 05:07
4. Selling Fear 04:40
5. Lies 02:31
6. The Darker Side of Me 04:09
7. Choose a God 02:08
8. Dead Ended 04:43
9. Claiming Justice 04:34
10. Can't Rewind 04:10
11. You Won't Drag Me Down 02:36
12. Become One 03:41 More...
Lagrima Streaming New Song
Lagrima has released an advance track from upcoming second album "Gilgamesh (Quest for Immortality)." Check out "The Rival Creation Enkidu" below.
"Gilgamesh (Quest for Immortality)" follows the band's 2012 album "Hannibal ad Portas." Lagrima consts of:
Ayman Ayvaal Alloush - Vocals
Tarek Yazbek - Instruments
Minsk Hitting The Road With Kowloon Walled City
The post-metal veterans from Minsk will head out on a European tour with sludge/post-metal contemporaries Kowloon Walled City, kicking off this August 16th.
The artists have just added a number of dates to the tour, which will see them performing across Western & Central Europe for three weeks, including an appearance at Portugal's Amplifest. Catch the groups together live:
Aug 16 Antwerp, BE Kavka
Aug 17 Paris, FR La Mecanique Ondulatoire
Aug 18 Toulouse, FR Le Saint Des Seins
Aug 19 Aviles, ES Malecon
Aug 20 Porto, PT Amplifest
Aug 21 Porto, PT Amplifest
Aug 22 Madrid, ES Chango
Aug 23 Barcelona, ES Kasal De Roquettes
Aug 24 Montpellier, FR Black Sheep
Aug 25 Misano Adriatico, IT Wave
Aug 26 Winterthur, CH Gaswerk
Aug 27 Leipzig, DE Bermuda Dreieck
Aug 28 Poznan, PL U Bazyla
Aug 29 Berlin, DE Musik & Frieden
Aug 30 Hamburg, DE Hafenklang
Aug 31 Gothenburg, SE 128:A
Sept 1 Copenhagen, DK KB18
Sept 2 Tilburg, NL Little Devil
Sept 3 London, UK Underworld
Nov 12 Long Beach, CA Midnite Communion IV More...
Inter Arma Announces New Tour Dates
As the band's current U.S. tour with Withered draws to a close, Inter Arma now announces a new run of dates with Relapse label mates Call of the Void. The tour will kick off September 22nd and will see both bands crushing cities throughout the Midwest, South, and East Coast.
w/Withered
Jul 28 San Antonio TX Limelight
Jul 29 Austin TX Sidewinder
Jul 30 Dallas TX Three Links
Jul 31 New Orleans LA Gasa Gasa
Aug 1 Birmingham AL Spring Street Firehouse
Aug 2 Atlanta GA The Earl
Aug 3 Asheville NC Mothlight
w/Call Of The Void
Sep 22 Harrisonburg, VA Golden Pony
Sep 23 Charlotte, NC Snug Harbor
Sep 24 Savannah, GA The Jinx
Sep 26 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder
Sep 27 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone Cafe
Sep 28 Fayetteville, AR Ryleigh's
Sep 29 Little Rock, AR Vino's
Sep 30 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
Oct 01 Iowa City, IA Gabe's Oasis
Oct 03 St Louis, MO Firebird
Oct 04 Champaign, IL The Accord
Oct 05 Grand Rapids, MI Pyramid Scheme
Oct 06 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
Oct 07 Buffalo, NY Waiting Room
Oct 08 Montreal, QC Casa Del Popolo
Oct 09 Portland, ME Space
Oct 10 New Haven, CT Cafe Nine More...
King Woman Signs With Relapse
Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of Bay Area-based King Woman. Formed in 2009 by Kristina Esfandiari, King Woman began as a solo project that then later developed into a full band.
Over the course of the last seven years, King Woman has crafted a sound that harnesses the elastic textures and temporality of drone and doom metal. The band's debut EP "Doubt" (released on leading SF avant-garde imprint The Flenser in 2014) paired weighty subject matter such as religious abuse with cathartic, brooding, and hypnotic songwriting.
King Woman recently recorded debut full-length album "Created In the Image Of Suffering" with engineer Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Whirr, Wreck & Reference) at the Atomic Garden. The album will see a release via Relapse in the Spring of 2017.
Vocalist Kristina Esfandiari commented on the signing: "It feels surreal to release our first full-length through such a respectable label with a vast roster we respect so much." More...
Skan Issues Recording Update
Joseph Merino of U.S. metal outfit Skan just issued this update from MicroMega Recording Studio:
"Things may have seemed quiet this past year, but far from the such it has been. Final recordings for the year of Škan have begun with the drums tracks finished over the course of this weekend. Bass and guitars will soon begin, followed by vocals. After the mix and mastering are complete, it will mark 5 Škan releases for this year with Ván Records.
"On a personal note, this will bring a very long chapter to a close, opening another to further horizons. It has been a very long and tedious path thus far, and I honestly can express that it has been real and worth it. I am grateful to have worked, as well as currently working with some phenomenal people along the way. How the tribe grows. So many thanks to give. So much so I could not possibly name the many here. So in the present, from the past, and into the future we sail.
"Thanks to all. Though from a distance the fire is hard to see at times, how brilliant and vast does it glow, ever more so. See you fuckers soon." More...
Samael Working On Album
It would appear that long-running Swiss metal band Samael has been working on a new album, as the band just posted a photo online with producer Stefan Glaumann with the tag "Mission accomplished!"
This upcoming release will follow 2011's "Lux Mundi" album - stay tuned for official details to follow. In the meantime, you can also check out a recently released live video for "Black Trip" taken off the classic "Ceremony of Opposites" album below.
A Band Of Orcs Working On EP
Following 2012's full-length album release "Adding Heads To The Pile" and 2015's brief EP excursion "March of the Gore-Stained Axe Tribe," A Band Of Orcs is finally working on new material.
The orcs issued this brief statement online: "Humans, pre-production wORC on our next EP has officially begun. Hail Gzoroth!!!!"
More info will be announced as blood-stained dispatches are received from the greenskins. In the meantime, check out the group's previous three song output below. More...
Combichrist Comments On Upcoming Tour
Norwegian-American electronic hard rock/heavy metal group Combichrist has been announced as direct support for Max & Iggor Cavalera on their "Return to Roots" tour, kicking off on September 12TH in Las Vegas.
ThIS North American tour, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the "Roots" album (to be played in its entirety each night), will feature additional support from The Black Dahlia Murder (select dates only), Allegaeon, All Hail The Yeti and Oni.
"Being able to do this 'Roots' tour is a huge deal for me," said Combichrist founder and frontman Andy LaPlegua. "That album changed everything for me when it came to music, both in the freedom to mix genres and how I wrote metal riffs. I can't express how stoked I am about this tour."
Combichrist is touring in support of eighth studio album "This is Where Death Begins," which released in June on Out of Line Music (reviewed here). More...
Serious Black Announces New Album
Serious Black's new album "Mirrorworld" is due to drop via AFM Records this coming September. The label comments:
"The year 2015 started more than promising for fans of high class melodic metal: Serious Black a so-called allstar band appeared on the scene and dropped their highly acclaimed debut album ‘As Daylight Breaks.’ Much to the surprise of many, the band indeed proved to be a real band and they kept their promise of rocking the stages wherever possible.
"So during only a year they not only successfully released a fantastic debut album, but also went on extensive European tours with HammerFall and later Gamma Ray. In addition, Serious Black was chosen to be special guest on Kamelot’s German Summer shows and also played numerous festivals in Europe.
"Being that active in the past 18 months, it’s surprising to see the band announcing a brand new studio album already. You’ll be even more surprise when 'Mirrorworld' sees its release: Serious Black have managed to outperform their excellent debut! Prepare for something special: the 'Mirrorworld' opens on September 9th…" More...
Manes Recording Album
Manes is currently in the studio recording a new album, with a brief studio video clip available below. The band also comments: "Seven new songs recorded with vocals yesterday and today. Drum recordings and guitars. Tomorrow will record three more songs."
The upcoming release will drop through Debemur Morti Productions, with further details still forthcoming. More...
Asenblut Releases New Video
Following the lyric video for "Drachenborn" released earlier this month, Asenblut has a new clip online for the "Berserkerzorn" single.
Both tracks are taken from new album "Berserker," due out on August 19th (EU) / September 16th (USA). You can also catch Asenblut live on these upcoming tour dates:
2016-08-18 DE Dinkelsbühl, Summer Breeze
2016-09-09 DE Hamburg, Headcrash
2016-10-01 DE Stuttgart, Club Zentral *
2016-10-22 DE Berlin, Blackland
2016-11-12 DE Nürnberg, Der Cult *
2016-12-09 DE München, Backstage *
*(supporting Nachtblut)
Dark Tranquillity Wraps Up Album Recording
Dark Tranquillity is now completing the recording of new album "Atoma," which is set for release on November 4th, 2016 through Century Media Records.
The band comments: "Months became weeks, became days, became hours. We are about to wrap up 'Atoma.'"
Rogue Studio, where recording was taking place, also issued this brief update online: "Heading into the final hours of creating Atoma. Jedi mixer Castillo at work. Months of insomnia, hope and anguish are coming to an end."
You can check out more photos from the "Atoma" recording process at Facebook here. The touring cycle for "Atoma" will start with a headline North American run in November, featuring Swallow The Sun, Enforcer and Starkill as support acts. A European tour is planned for early 2017. More...
Desecresy Re-Releases Debut Album On Vinyl
Desecresy was formed in 2009 by Tommi Grönqvist (all instruments) and Jarno Nurmi (vocals), both from the now-extinct band Slugathor. Since that time, the band has released four full-length albums.
Today the Finnish duo drops a vinyl edition of debut full-length release "Arches Of Entropy" via Hellthrasher Productions. The 12'' LP is available in the edition of 300 heavyweight copies, presented in a pocket sleeve with a 4-page, full size lyric insert.
Recorded from January to August 2010, "Arches of Entropy" was originally released on CD in November 2010 via Xtreem Music and is currently out of print.
1. In the Beginning
2. Manifestation
3. Parthenogenesis II
4. Path of the Descendant
5. The Final Realm
6. Harbinger
7. Ritual Ruins
8. Falling Kindom
9. Artilect
10. Through Eternity More...
Kerry King Trashes On Trump
Currently touring in support of "Repentless," which managed to become the #2 album in the world last year upon release, the band has also been doing the regular slew of interviews.
In one such chat, Slayer's Kerry King had some choice words for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump... and Trump's supporters.
King came out in support of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on a recent interview with Rolling Stone. Excerpts from the interview follow.
"I'm certainly not a political analyst, but I think that Hillary Clinton is the safe, correct choice," he tells Rolling Stone. "Trump is just a sideshow," he continues. "I'm not even going to apologize to all the Trump followers." King laughs. "I think the reason he's so popular is because he's like the politics version of WWE. He's sensational like wrestling and that's why middle America loves him."
King thinks that part of Trump's wrestling-like appeal is his ability to talk smack. "He's the biggest liar I've ever seen in politics," he says with a laugh. "I mean, most of them are liars, but he just outright in-your-face lies."
When Rolling Stone mentions that King might offend some of his more conservative fans, he says his opinion shouldn't make any difference to them. "People just have to make up their minds and not be into things because their friends are into it or because their girlfriend or their spouse or whoever is into it," he says. "People have to be individuals. ... Sounds like I'm talking about religion, doesn't it?" He laughs.
In other news, Slayer also has a "Repentless" comic series on the horizon and release a music video for "You Against You." More...
Read the full article at Rollingstone.
Voids of Vomit Pre-Release Full-Album Streaming
Italian death metal unit Voids of Vomit premieres the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new 2 song EP "Ritval Expiation", which will be out in stores August 20 in a limited tape edition by Unholy Domain Records. The release will happen at the Navajo Calling Festival in Italy, where Voids of Vomit will perform with Incarceration, Wolfbrigade.
Check out now "Ritval Expiation" in its entirety below.
I Ritval Expiation of the Parricide:
II De Fetialivm Ritv: More...
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