Metal News for July 5, 2016
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Pit Stories: Flipping Off And Getting Off
You know what Tuesday means: time for some more Pit Stories from metal shows!
In recent weeks we've covered acquiring some interesting scars, making a fool of yourself in front of guys who would later be your band mates, getting crushed by a wall of death, and an ill-fated train ride to see The Misfits.
Today we've got a tale of the odd ways people behave at shows, from hating on the band to straight up getting it on in the pit rather than just heading home for the hanky panky.
Shawn Pelata of U.S. power / thrash metal band Final Sign tells the story like this:
Back in the very early 1990s, I was in a band called Oracle. We did what a lot of bands did at the time. We played a lot of shows, wrote a lot of songs, did some recording and basically tried to be rock stars. We played kind of a blend of power metal and thrash. We slugged it out in the clubs in the area like any other metal band, and we saw our fair share of strange things. At one of our shows in particular, I saw two.
One evening in Winston-Salem, NC, as we played our sets (we would play two sets of all original material back then), periodically I would see a man pacing back and forth, from one side of the stage to the other and back again. He was carrying a beer...and he was flipping us off. Now, it wasn't uncommon to see a bunch of middle fingers in a rowdy crowd back then. It was almost a salute. However, this guy, seemed to really hate what we were doing. He slowly, intentionally, made his way back and forth behind the crowd, his middle finger raised high and aimed directly at the stage, and was just glaring at us. I saw him 3 or 4 times throughout the night, but never saw him once we were off stage.
That same evening, as we played our song "Valley Of Sadness," one of my guitar players and I noticed a man and woman in the crowd just straight up "dirty dancing." Again, we played like a power metal/thrash hybrid and here are two people, obviously feeling zero pain, just grinding away, holding drinks, to a song about finding your way out of the valley of sadness before your life fades away. Although they were fully clothed, I truly believe she went home pregnant.
Final Sign's latest album "Hold High The Flame" is out now via Divebomb Records / Tridoid Records. More...
Okkultokrati Announces Album, Tour
In support of an upcoming fourth full-length album, the Norwegian mavericks from Okkultokrati shall be touring Europe this coming autumn. The first dates to be announced are support shows with Trap Them on the "Crown Feral Europe" 2016 tour. Dates are available below, with more to be added soon.
Okkultokrati is preparing to reveal the full details on a new album, the band's first for Southern Lord, in the next couple of weeks. The album was recorded at Malabar Studios, in Oslo with engineer Emil Nikolaisen of Serena-Maneesh, who also recorded the "Snakereigns" LP.
The band recorded around the clock, capturing the tracks as they would be played on stage, void of click tracks or tutoring tactics. New member Feffe Severin also joins the lineup on synth, accompanying vocalist Henning, guitarist Erik Svarte, bassist Boris, and drummer Lars.
Southern Lord owner Greg Anderson said of the album: "Fucked up in all the right places! Super original and I can say that I've definitely never heard anything like this! Visions of Bauhaus and Dark Throne listening to Joy Division albums by torchlight in the dark forests of Oslo." More...
Hellhammer Releasing "Blood Insanity"
Century Media Records & Prowling Death Records are proud to announce the joint release of Hellhammer's previously unreleased "Blood Insanity" 7" vinyl single.
Originally conceived by the band in 1984, this piece of metal history will finally see a worldwide release on August 19th, 2016 with pre-sale being launched via CM Distro on July 22nd. This "Blood Insanity" release is limited to a one-time only pressing of 3,000 copies.
Tom Gabriel Warrior comments: "In early 1984, after Hellhammer's third demo 'Satanic Rites,' Hellhammer bassist/singer Steve Warrior, Hellhammer roadie Marco Dinosaur Suremann, and I contemplated properly releasing some of the music Hellhammer had recorded the year before. We planned a NWOBHM-style 7" vinyl single, containing two songs taken from the Triumph Of Death demo recording sessions of June 1983.
"The single was to feature 'Blood Insanity' as a title track, and 'Maniac' as its b-side. The cover of the single was to be a photo taken by Hellhammer photographer Martin Kyburz in early 1983. We drafted a brief typewriter memo, recording the outline for this single proposal.
"At the time, it was difficult and prohibitively expensive for a band to directly contract a manufacturing plant to produce a vinyl record without the involvement of a record company, so the single eventually remained a mere idea, while Hellhammer ultimately signed with Noise Records in West Berlin. The 'Blood Insanity' single project thus languished in an unrealized state until the eventual dissolution of Hellhammer rendered any plans for further Hellhammer releases redundant. More...
Valleys Posts "Desperate Me" Video
Raleigh NC's Valleys just released a new music video for "Desperate Me." The video acts as a tribute to the band's fallen brother, Michael Clement, who was tragically killed in a car accident on February 5th, 2016 - exactly one week prior to the release of debut album, "Experiment One: Asylum."
Metal Insider also interviewed vocalist Jayson Mitchell, Guitarist RJ RIggle and Drummer Robert Meikle about the life of Valleys after the passing of Mikey Clement and what the video means to them. Read the full article right here.
"Desperate Me" was filmed, produced, and edited by good friend Jaiden Frost of Jaiden Frost Presents. The band would like to extend a huge thank you to Jaiden for all his hard work in video capturing for Valley over the years, especially with "Desperate Me."
Sabaton Posts Album Trailer
The Swedish heavy metal heroes from Sabaton will release their brand-new, 8th studio album "The Last Stand" on August 19th, 2016 through Nuclear Blast.
Today, the band reveals a second album trailer that can be seen below. If you missed the previously posted teaser clip, it can still be found online at this location.
Pain Announces Headlining Tour
Pain is ready to unleash the follow-up to 2011's "You Only Live Twice." New album "Coming Home" is scheduled for release on September 9th through Nuclear Blast.
Today, the band also announces a full European headline tour this autumn. Pain will join forces with the German gothic metal outfit The Vision Bleak, while two more support bands will be annouced soon.
Pain mastermind Peter states: "Looking forward to playing the new songs live, and we have some cool surprises for the stage show that you will for surely enjoy... See you soon!"
The Vision Bleak adds: "We are pleased to support a fantastic band such as Pain on a tour that will lead us to lots of cities and venues we never played before. We are really looking forward to this tour!" More...
Wild Zombie Blast Guide Announces New Album
The third album of the former elite zombie squad Wild Zombie Blast Guide will be titled "Back From The Dead" and see the light of day on August 19th.
The quintet, which is now struggling on the side of the living, promises the new long player to heft nine thrashcore grenades. More information is due to arrive soon.
Brujeria Unveils New Album
Extreme metal outfit Brujeria will release fourth full-length album "Pocho Aztlan" on September 16th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The release will be followed by a U.S. tour this October alongside Cattle Decapitation and Pinata Protest.
"Pocho Aztlan" is the band's first release since "Brujerizmo" dropped in 2000 via Roadrunner. It was recorded over the course of many years and at several studios around the globe. The end result was mixed by Russ Russell. Nuclear Blast commetns:
"The title translates to 'Wasted Promised Land,' a combination of Aztlán, the fabled ancestral home of the Aztecs, and the term pocho, which native Mexicans use to refer - not always kindly - to their counterparts born in the States.
"Brujo himself is pocho, a man caught between two worlds. Many pochos are not exactly accepted with open arms in Mexico. Meanwhile, they're too often regarded as second-class citizens in their adopted US home. Brujo has transcended both scenarios through the power of Brujeria's uncompromising grindcore and death metal. His all-Spanish lyrics are as vivid as they are effective: Bona fide tales from the frontlines of the drug war, the racial divide, and the battle for the border."
"A lot of Brujeria songs are true stories," Brujo says. "And if they haven't happened yet, they will happen." More...
Aegeon Releasing "Devouring The Sun"
Aegeon's "Devouring The Sun" is seeing release through Elegy Recors and can be ordere here. Get an advance taste of this atmospheric black metal offering with the "Art of the Terminal Metamorphosis" track below. The album's full track listing consists of:
1. Sincraft
2. Portraits of Man
3. Art of the Terminal Metamorphosis
4. Ephemeral
5. Death Moves the Waves at the River Tuoni
6. Treacherous Gates of Silver More...
Blind Guardian To Perform Full Album
Blind Guardian has revealed the band will be performing the entire "Imaginations from the Other Side" album on upcoming tour dates, including the group's stop at Prog Power USA. Hansi Kürsch comments:
"Good morning, good afternoon, good evening or good night. Be it late, be it early or somewhere in between, I suppose, that matches all of your actual statuses, no matter where you are. As a constant time traveler it is not a big deal for me to cope with all of these paradoxes at once. Where was I? Oh, I have not even started, yet…
"I’ve got something to say. Here it comes. Now. In just a second.
"Though the festival season is keeping us busy for a little while longer (and we’re enjoying every single moment of it) our restless thoughts are moving further, already, traveling to places beyond your imagination (*spoiler warning*). Physically, captured in the Here and Now (no direct reference to 'Beyond the Red Mirror' intended here), our minds are already heading westward and into the future. More...
Teorema Releasing Self-Titled Album
Via Nocturna is pleased to announce the label release a self-titled, debut album by doom/sludge band Teorema on July 29th, 2016. The album was previously released in 2015 to little fanfare, but will now see a proper release on digital and CD formats.
Teorema is a Mexican band formed in 2013 in Aguascalientes, incorporating elements of sludge metal, drone, doom, ambient, folk and noise rock. The "Teorema" track listing is as follows:
1. Herencia
2. Karma
3. Damned Country
4. Saint Place
5. Spiritual Madness
6. Times of Sin
7. Fuegos Fatuos
8. Abismo More...
Dayshell Signs With Spinefarm
Dayshell, featuring Shayley "Dayshell" Bourget (formerly of Of Mice & Men), has signed to Spinefarm Records and will release second album "Nexus" on October 7th.
Bourget shocked fans everywhere when he left Of Mice & Men in 2012 after three years and two albums and quickly formed Dayshell. The band has dropped brand new song "Car Sick" today, which can be heard bleow.
"We would like to take a moment and proudly announce that Dayshell has officially signed with Spinefarm Records," said Shayley Bourget. "Words can't express how happy we are to continue making music and doing what we love. We are so happy to be apart of the Spinefarm family and can't wait to see them work their magic and help have our music heard.
"On a side note, for those of you that didn't know, Zack Baker is now our new official drummer. He killed it on the new album and we are stoked to have him with the Trio. so please show your support and welcome him to Dayshell with open arms!" More...
Imperium Dekadenz Streaming "Still I Rise"
Another new Imperium Dekadenz song comes online today from the band's upcoming release "Dis Manibvs," due out August 26th via Season Of Mist. Listen to "Still I Rise" below, and you can pre-order the album at this location. The full track listing is as follows:
1. In Todesbanden
2. Only Fragments Of Light (available here)
3. Still I Rise
4. Dis Manibvs
5. Pantheon Spells
6. Vae Victis
7. Volcano
8. Somnia
9. Pure Nocturnal Rome
10. Seikilos More...
The Apex Recording New EP
Windsor, ON's The Apex will unleash new EP "Underbelly" (artwork and track listing coming soon) to follow the group's 2015 self-titled album.
In conjunction, The Apex just launched a Go Fund Me pre-order campaign for fans to support the record. A full list of perks ranging from limited edition shirts, tapes, CDs, vinyls plus an exclusive performance can be viewed at this location.
The band comments: "We would like to start by saying we are trying to stay as modest as possible here. We see many campaigns for bands shoot for crazy numbers and we are trying to keep ours at a reasonable and achievable number. We are trying to raise some funds to put out our new EP entitled 'Underbelly,' which is set to be released in August in time for our East Coast tour around the same time. We need all the help we can get by Aug. 1st. Any help past that day is still a HUGE help!"
The Apex will be hitting the road this August for the two week "Fresh Out of The Foundry" tour with Regina's The Man and His Machine across Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Dates are available below. More...
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Netherbird Premieres "Windwards" Single
Last week we premiered a killer new music video from Netherbird for the "Windwards" track, which is one of two songs appearing on a new single of the same name.
"Windwards" officially drops tomorrow - July 6th - and precedes an upcoming full album release. Today we're again teaming up with the band to exclusively premiere both tracks from "Windwards." Check out the title song and accompanying offering "Sculptors and Spectres" below.
These new tunes are just a teaser for impending full-length release "The Grander Voyage," which is coming in October via Black Lodge Records. Stay tuned for more official info on that coming opus.
Staying true to the band's roots in the 90’s black and death metal underground, Netherbird is branching out into the new soundscapes, infusing doom and even post metal influences. This record features Fredrik Widigs (Marduk, Nordjevel, ex-Demonical) on drum as well as mastering handled by Sverker Widgren, a renowned veteran of sound engineering on the Scandinavian extreme metal scene.
You can pick up your own copy of the "Windwards" single at Bandcamp here. The track listing is as follows:
01. Windwards
02. Sculptors And Spectres (exclusive for this single) More...
Paganizer Streaming "Adjacent To Purgatory"
Following a previous stream of the track "Angry All The Time," Paganizer now has another new song online. Check out "Adjacent To Purgatory" in the SoundCloud player below.
Both songs hail from upcoming EP "On the Outskirts of Hades," due to drop via Transcending Obscurity Records on August 1st, 2016. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Angry all the Time
2. Adjacent to Purgatory
3. The Netherworld Carnivale
4. On the Outskirts of Hades More...
Devil To Pay Releasing New Album
Ripple Music is thrilled to announce the release of Devil To Pay’s latest collection of paranormal/mind-bending rock, "A Bend Through Time And Space."
Recorded in 2015 by Mike Bridavsky at Russian Recording in Bloomington, Indiana, "A Bend Through Space and Time" picks up where its predecessor left off and further develops Devil To Pay’s songcraft and explorations in heavy, riff-oriented rock and roll.
By now, followers of the band should have already heard "Your Inner Lemmy" – the quartet’s tribute to Motörhead legend Lemmy Kilmister and the first track lifted from this new record.
"A Bend Through Space And Time" will be released on 12th of August 2016 through Ripple Music. Check out the new song "Kerfuffle" below. More...
Neurosis Reveals New Album Details
Of all that humankind has inherited through our ancestry, no single language has transcended every age as powerfully as music.
For thirty years, Neurosis has formed an unbreakable union, channeling that inheritance of sound with great command and authority. This year finds Neurosis taking a dominant leap with eleventh full-length, "Fires Within Fires."
Three decades in the making, and following 2012's "Honor Found In Decay," the album is a testament both to the history and future of Neurosis. In true Ouroborean style, "Fires Within Fires" gives due to its predecessors while progressing forward into the unfamiliar and formidable.
Created by Scott Kelly, Steve Von Till, Jason Roeder, Noah Landis, and Dave Edwardson, "Fires Within Fires" features album artwork from Thomas Hooper, and the recording work of the group's longstanding engineer Steve Albini.
1. Bending Light
2. A Shadow Memory
3. Fire is the End Lesson
4. Broken Ground
5. Reach
Neurot Recordings will release "Fires Within Fires" on September 23rd worldwide; audio samples, preorders, and further information on the album will be available very soon. More...
Asylum Pyre Splits With Vocalist
Asylum Pyre has officially parted ways with vocalist Chaos Heidi. The band issued this statement online about the situation:
"You may have already read it somewhere on her page but, after almost five years in the band, Heidi is no longer a part of Asylum Pyre's entity. We truly wish her all the best for her future career!
"Be assured that Asylum Pyre is not dead Her replacement is ongoing - by the way, feel free to contact us if interested :-) :-) - and... and, to be honest, we already have a good view of what the next album will sound like.
"Many songs are already written and the lucky ones who listened to them are more than enthusiastic about it! Stay tuned and Tree Your Mind!" More...
Chris Adler's Time With Megadeth Comes To An End
In a new interview with MachineMusic, Dave Mustaine has revealed that Chris Adler is no longer with the band.
Adler (Lamb Of God) joined on last year to work on the "Dystopia" album and his replacement has not yet been announced. Check out an excerpt from the interview below, in which Mustaine explains Adler's departure and takes a few shots at MetalSucks and Blabbermouth.
MachineMusic: The band has its fair share of staff reshuffles along the way, a long-running band so it’s natural for that to happen, have you found that your attitude toward that, toward welcoming new people in, the consideration you take into who you want to join the band, has that changed over the years? With Chris and Kiko in the band, do you have other things in mind as to what you’re looking for? Personal chemistry, musical chemistry?
If you’re in the presence of greatness, it’s shameful not to allow that to be great. But let me back up though: Chris Adler is not in Megadeth, he’s in Lamb of God. He was a session guy, he was what you could call work for hire. And he has nothing to do with us anymore, and he is with his band. I am very grateful for his contributions, I’m grateful for him introducing us to Dirk. We still haven't announced who our new drummer is going to be, it won’t be Chris Adler, because he’s in Lamb of God.
As far as having new guys in the band, as you grow up you have a choice either to learn from your mistakes or you’re destined to repeat them. And a lot of the things that I do, because of the nature of who I am, every move that I make is chronicled. There are a couple of websites in particular that would go under if it wasn’t for me, because they survive off of posting every breath I take.
MachineMusic: I have a feeling I know which two you’re talking about. More...
Iron Maiden Releases Free Mobile Game
Two of our absolute favorite things have collided again as metal and video games come together in another unholy union.
Iron Maiden's new mobile game "Maiden: Legacy of the Beast" just launched and it's completely free on Android or iOS.
In the game you'll battle as Eddie across amazing worlds, inspired by Iron Maiden’s rich imagery and music. Fight legions of unrelenting enemies as you piece together the shattered remnants of Eddie’s soul, and ultimately save the universe! More...
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War Master Premieres “Penetrating The Unknown”
Houston death metal troupe War Master returns today with a new track titled “Penetrating The Unknown," which we are proud to be exclusively premiering below.
"Penetrating The Unknown" is taken from the “MMXVI” demo, recorded by Craig Douglas at Origin Sound Studios, while guitars were tracked at the home studio of War Master guitarist, Neal Dossey.
The track is a churning, mid-paced number reminiscent early Death and Obituary. Neal Dossey comments on the group's new material:
“We chose this song because I think it’s more of what people are used to. A lot of the new material is pretty different from what people are used to hearing from us. It’s with a different lineup and We haven’t put anything out in a while. 'Penetrating The Unknown' is more of that mid-paced sound that the older material sounds like. Dobber brings drums to a whole new level.
"We've picked up pace to some pretty intense speeds at times as well as slowing down to very sludge heavy grooves. Overall, the album is a lot more dynamic. Anthony is a brilliant guitar player. He really had some cool ideas for some atmospheric stuff with his leads and everything he did with his guitar. It’s definitely new and different.”
This past spring, War Master released the track “All Light Devoured" featured on the “MMXVI Japan Tour” CD and also set to appear on forthcoming LP “To Live Suffices To Conquer.”
Upcoming album “To Live Suffices To Conquer” shows the band bring in new members as Neal Dossey (guitar) and R.G. War Minister (vocals) return to the fold. Anthony Contreras (guitars) and Dobber Beverly (drums) are part of the new lineup, known from their bands Demonical Genuflection and Oceans of Slumber. Mat Aleman will play bass on an upcoming European tour. More...
Brain Drill Premieres Full-Album Stream
Santa Cruz, California based technical death metal pioneers of Brain Drill premiere the full-album stream of their brand new album "Boundless Obscenity", out in stores now via Bandcamp.
Check out now "Boundless Obscenity" in its entirety below.
Sepultura Premieres New Song "I Am The Enemy" Live
Sepultura has premiered a new song entitled "I Am The Enemy" live during the band's July 2nd performance at the "Rock Al Parque" festival in Bogota, Colombia. The track is taken from the Sepultura's upcoming new album, which will be out in stores this October.
Check out now "I Am The Enemy" below.
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