Metal News for August 1, 2016
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31 news articles posted on this day.
Worshipper Streaming "Place Beyond Light"
Boston-based metal band Worshipper will release full-length debut, "Shadow Hymns," on August 26th via Tee Pee Records. Recorded at Q Division, Mad Oak, and Converse Rubber Tracks Studios with producers Benny Grotto (Aerosmith, Orange Goblin) and David Minehan (The Replacements), the LP showcases the group's melodically thunderous sound.
In advance of the LP's release, today new song "Place Beyond the Light" comes online and can be heard below. Worshipper will perform live at the "Shadow Hymns" album release show on September 9th at ONCE Sommerville, in Summerville, MA. The new album's track listing is:
1. High Above the Clouds
2. Step Behind
3. Ghosts and Breath
4. Darkness
5. Place Beyond the Light
6. Another Yesterday
7. Wolf Song
8. Black Corridor More...
Rattleplague Announces EP Release
Rattleplague is a heavy rock band out of the borderlands of Uusimaa in Finland featuring tough riffs and mean singing. The band's new "Bourbon Scenes" EP is due to be released digitally on August 19th via Inverse Records. The track listing consists of:
1. Parasite Brothel
2. Smoke 'N' Roses
3. Drain
4. Hollywood Diabolical
5. Goddess of Plague
6. As I Perish More...
Carnophage Releasing "Monument" Album
The Turkish technical death metal assassins from Carnophage will release their sophomore full-length album via Unique Leader Records this fall.
Titled "Monument," the nine track punisher was recorded by Unsal Ozata at Studio Deep (Burial Invocation, Cenotaph, Decaying Purity, Inhuman Depravity etc.), mixed and mastered by Sasha Borovykh at TsunTsun Productions (Cerebral Effusion, Soils Of Fate, Epicardiectomy, Fleshbomb etc.), and comes adorned in the tormented, Baroque-era influenced cover art of Cihan Engin.
"Monument" will be released September 23rd, 2016 via Unique Leader Records. A song off the release is up below, and the full track listing is as follows:
1. Incandescent
2. Second Genesis
3. Resistance Against Mind Clouding Heresy
4. Same Old Circle
5. Unbroken Fortitude
6. At The Backside Of Our Civilization
7. Ode To Corruption
8. Sparks Of The Experiment
9. Inertia And Failure More...
Solar Mass Releasing "Pseudomorphosis"
On October 3rd, Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present the debut recording of New Zealand's Solar Mass, titled "Pseudomorphosis" and first to be presented on cassette tape and then 12" MLP, followed by a CD edition later on.
Just as a prehistoric universe exploded into being like a hellstorm of raging chaos, so, too, the sounds of Solar Mass leap into existence in the present era before you with five new songs in random acts of ferocious violence.
1. Arc Furnace
2. Emergence
3. (Sgr A*)Exegesis
4. Weaponised
5. Heat Death More...
Alan Robert Releasing Horror Coloring Book
Life Of Agony's Alan Robert (known for comic book series Killogy, Crawl to Me, and Wire Hangers) has a horror-themed coloring book for adults titled "The Beauty of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book" that see an October release from IDW Publishing.
"Bookstores are filled with coloring books for adults, but there's a huge void for the kind of creepy art that horror fans like me want to color, so I decided to create my own," Robert explains. "The world needs a book like this to cut through the mandalas! It's art therapy for the abnormal...and trust me, there are plenty of us."
A teaser trailer is available below, and you can pre-order "The Beauty Of Horror: A GOREgeous Coloring Book" right here. More...
Black Wizard Gearing Up For U.S. Tour
The Canadian riff-wielding heavy metal/stoner rock faction Black Wizard will take to the streets again later this week on a North American tour supporting Volbeat and Killswitch Engage. The near-month-long trek will trample its way through North America from August 6th through September 9th.
Comments the band: "We are super stoked and humbled that we got asked to do an arena tour with Volbeat and Killswitch Engage. We have never done anything this big can't wait to play these massive crowds every damn night! We have no idea what to expect but we're sounding tighter than ever right now so bring it on!"
Black Wizard continues to tour in support of the "New Waste" full-length album, released via Listenable Records this past February and currently streaming after the jump. More...
Destroyer 666 Announces Mexican Tour
Australia's renegade black/thrash maniacs from Destroyer 666 have announced a new leg of their ongoing "Worldwide Wildfire" tour.
The tour sees the band performing in Germany and continues through Mexico, hitting Guadalajara, Irapuato, Monterrey, Mexico City, and Merida Yucatan before traveling to Norway. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
Aug. 13 Schlotheim, DE @ Party San Open Air
Aug. 17 Guadalajara, MX
Aug. 18 Irapuato, MX
Aug. 19 Monterrey, MX
Aug. 20 Mexico City, MX
Aug. 21 Merida Yucatan, MX
Aug. 25 Bergen, NO @ Beyond The Gates Festival More...
Indie Recordings Launches Bandcamp Page
Norway's Indie Recordings proudly announces the launch of an official Bandcamp page. The launch sees over 75 albums and singles from the label's global roster made available for streaming.
Founded in 2005, Indie Recordings is the home to a unique hard rock, hardcore, and metal lineup.The label has released over 100 albums including recordings from Enslaved, Satyricon, 1349, Warduna, El Caco, Kvelertak, Cult Of Luna, and more.
Pre-orders for new albums from King and Sahg will launch in the coming week. In the mean time, check out a few Bandcamp offerings below. More...
Mysticum Posts "Fist Of Satan" Video
The Norwegian industrial black metal pioneers from Mysticum have launched their new video for "Fist of Satan" lifted from the "Planet Satan" album (reviewed here).
Footage was recorded during the band’s mesmerizing Inferno festival headlining performance earlier this year. The "Planet Satan" track listing is as follows:
1. LSD
2. Annihilation
3. Far
4. The Ether
5. Fist of Satan
6. All Must End
7. Cosmic Gun
8. Dissolve to Impiety
Keenan Adds Extra Book Tour Dates
In lieu of providing any actual info about that never-going-to-happen Tool album, Maynard James Keenan has elected to talk about himself on an upcoming book tour.
Today Keenan added Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco dates to his upcoming "A Perfect Union of Contrary Things" book tour, as well as second readings in Chicago and Washington, D.C. (both events had previously sold out).
November 9 Nashville, TN City Winery SOLD OUT
November 11 New York, NY The New York Society for Ethical Culture
November 12 Washington, DC Sixth & I Historic Synagogue (7 pm reading) SOLD OUT
November 12 Washington, DC Sixth & I Historic Synagogue (10:30 pm reading)
November 14 Toronto, ON Convocation Hall (University of Toronto)
November 16 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall (7 pm reading) SOLD OUT
November 16 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall (10:30 pm reading)
November 18 Portland, OR The Aladdin Theater
November 19 Seattle, WA Kane Auditorium
November 21 San Francisco, CA Herbst Theatre
General admission and VIP tickets for the Washington, D.C., Chicago, Portland and Seattle events are on-sale this Friday, August 5th at 10 am eastern, San Francisco on-sale is the same day at 12 noon pacific. Tickets for the New York and Toronto dates are available now.
Additional dates will be announced soon so they can send us twenty or thirty press releases about this instead of just doing one with all the complete dates. More...
F.A.M. Streaming "Let's Share A Cigarette"
Polish death/grind band F.A.M. has returned and is now revealing new track "Let's Share A Cigarette" - a two minute blast from forthcoming album "Human Cargo," which will be released on Deformeathing Productions this coming September 3rd, 2016.
You can pre-order the "Human Cargo" album right here. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Junkie
2. X
3. About Us
4. VI
5. Bukowski
6. Belt
7. Szpion
8. Human Cargo
9. Let's Share A Cigarete
10. From Chelm With Love
11. Politician
12. PKP Hangover
13. Loneliness
14. All Swept Away (MDB Cover) More...
Blindead Announces New Album Release
Blindead is gearing up to release fifth full-length album "Ascension" this fall via Mystic Productions, and today the Polish group drops a new track from the release. Check out "Hearts" below.
The material was recorded in July 2015 at Raven Studio with Jan Galbas (Highwave Studio) as co-producer and sound engineer. The vocal recordings, mix, mastering and all final production stages were handled by Jakub Mankowski, who already worked with the band on the "Impulse| EP and "Affliction XXIX II MXMVI" album.
Artwork was handled by Bartek Rogalewicz (Behemoth, Antigama, Odraza), while the first live performance with the band's newly recruited vocalist on board is coming up this Saturday at Castle Party, Bolków Poland.
God Posts Album Trailer
Are you ready to hear God my metal flock? God is multi-layered instrumental progressive metal project gearing up to release debut album "God I" (which I really hope is on this guy's license plate).
A trailer can be heard below for the impending staggered album release. The following press release was also issued:
"This 10 track multi-layered progressive instrumental metal album challenges listeners & viewers to consider what we as humans think about when we read or hear the words God, Evolution, Betrayal, Death, Life, Creation, Denial, Hate, Love and more. Each song title utilizes this concept in a unique video for each song to ask questions rather than force opinions, ideas, concepts on to viewers."
The album will be released in two week intervals starting on August 22nd and running through December 25th, 2016, with one song arriving every other week.
Kurokuma Announces EP Release
As the light fades to a deeper aqueous twilight, a din grows louder. That is the sound of Kurokuma; Medusa Crush Recordings' newest entrant to the realm of heavy.
This trio will decimate with the necessary energy required to satisfy all fans of doom, sludge, and even psychedelic drone with debut EP "Advorsus."
The Sheffield, U.K. natives will release "Advorsus" both digitally and on a limited cassette run on September 9th, 2016.
01. Lust
02. Dark Triad
03. Kali More...
Coma Cluster Void Streaming "Iron Empress"
As the dissonant extreme death metal unit Coma Cluster Void moves closer to the August 26th release of full-length album "Mind Cemeteries," the band today streams new song "Iron Empress." Check it out below. The album's track listing is as follows:
1. Prologue: I Am
2. Iron Empress
3. Drowning Into Sorrow
4. Path Of Lies
5. Mind Cemeteries
6. Interlude: I See Through Your Pain
7. The Hollow Gaze
8. Everything Is Meant To Kill Us
9. Petrified Tears
10. All Bitter Endings
11. Epilogue: As I Walk Amongst The Sick More...
Godstopper Releasing Split With The Great Sabatini
No List Records is now streaming Godstopper's new track "It's Alright" below, which will appear on a split with Montreal sludge kings The Great Sabatini.
The split features a total of six tracks, four from The Great Sabatini and two from Godstopper. The split is slated for release on August 19th and will available digitally plus on cassette at this location.
1. The Great Sabatini - I'm Not The Man Of The Hour (2:09)
2. The Great Sabatini - Shortwave Radio (1:03)
3. The Great Sabatini - The Ear Collector (2:31)
4. The Great Sabatini - Dog Years (Quiet) (2:51)
5. Godstopper - It's Alright (3:59)
6. Godstopper - A Prayer (4:47) More...
Revocation Album Hits The Charts
July 22nd saw the release of Revocation's sixth full-length album "Great is Our Sin" via Metal Blade Records. Once again the band has cracked a number of Billboard's Charts:
#1 Top New Artists / Heatseekers
#6 Current Hard Music Albums
#11 Top Independent Albums
#17 Current Rock Albums
#54 Current Top 200 Albums
#99 Digital Albums
#189 Billboard Top 200
The band commented: "We'd like to send out a huge thank you to all of our fans that purchased our new record! We're extremely grateful for all of your support, thanks to you guys we've achieved our highest first week sales to date!" More...
Neurosis Posts Album Trailer
On September 23rd, Neurosis takes a dominant leap with eleventh full-length, "Fires Within Fires." Following 2012's "Honor Found In Decay," the album is a testament both to the history and future of Neurosis.
Neurot Recordings will release "Fires Within Fires" worldwide. A teaser clip is online below, while pre-orders are now up right here.
Neurosis will perform across Europe over the summer months preceding the release of "Fires Within Fires." Catch the band live:
8/10/2016 Brutal Assault Festival - Jaromer, CZ
8/11/2016 Festa Radio Onda D'Urto - Brescia, IT
8/12/2016 Rock Altitude Festival - Le Locle, CH w/ Tesa
8/13/2016 Oya Festival - Oslo, NO
8/14/2016 Arena - Vienna, AT w/ Ufomammut, Tesa
8/15/2016 UT Connewitz - Leipzig, DE w/ Tesa
8/16/2016 Gruenspan - Hamburg, DE w/ Tesa
8/17/2016 Patronaat - Haarlem, NL w/ Tesa
8/18/2016 Pukkelpop Festival - Hasselt, BE
8/19/2016 Substage - Karlsruhe, DE w/ Tesa
8/20/2016 Motocultor Festival - St. Nolff, FR
8/21/2016 Amplifest - Porto, PT w/ Tesa More...
Knife Hits Releasing "Eris" Album
Knife Hits has announced the September 16th release for debut album "Eris." You can stream the first single, "Descent," in the player below.
Recorded and mixed by Jonathan Nunez of Torche, "Eris" consists of twelve tracks of wounded and rabid hardcore. Formed in Orlando, Florida in 2011, and relocated to Philly and Chicago, Knife Hits consists of members of grind-punkers Backslider, and ex-members of Khann, Republicorpse, and more.
"Eris" is a joint effort between three labels: Dead Tank Records is handling the digital release, and Dead Tank, Hydrogen Man Records, and Give Praise Records are teaming up for the vinyl. The album was mastered by Nick Zampiello (Modern Life Is War, Unsane) and the track listing is as follows:
1. Second Death
2. Aches
3. Descent
4. Perpetual Lethargy
5. The Veil
6. Our Dilemma
7. Their World
8. Map Territory Relation
9. Abhorrent
10. Forgotten Vessels
11. Iconoclast
12. New Paradigm More...
Parkway Drive Announces North American Tour
Parkway Drive has announced plans to make a triumphant return to North America with headlining dates this fall. Metalcore band We Came As Romans and Canadian group Counterparts will open the shows.
The tour will include festival performances at Sonic Boom, Louder Than Life and Aftershock; which are all already on sale. The remainder of the dates go on sale this Friday, August 5th.
Parkway Drive recently released a digital deluxe version of latest album "Ire' on July 15th. The digital deluxe edition features two brand new tracks: “Devil’s Calling” and “Into the Dark,” plus a remix of “A Deathless Song (featuring Jenna McDougall).” More...
Gloryful Declares "This MEANS War"!
Gloryful returns with the new album "End of the Night" on August 26th! The album will be issued via Massacre Records.
Today, the band unleashed a music video for the new track "This Means War." Check it out in the player below.
Also below, check out the album's track list and artwork created by Kris Verwimp:
1. Intro: Dawn of the Raven King
2. This Means War
3. The Glorriors
4. Heart of Evil
5. Hail to the King
6. For Victory
7. End of the Night
8. God Against Man
9. On Fire
10. Rise of the Sacred Star More...
Dominance Declares "This IS War"
Italian death metal act Dominance released a lyric video for the track "This Is War." The song appears on the band's latest album "XX: The Rising Vengeance," which was issued at the tail end of March via Sliptrick Records. i
Check out the clip here:
Hibria Releases "Leading Lady" Music Video
Brazil's Hibria released a music video for the new track "Leading Lady." The song will appear on the upcoming new EP entitled "XX," which will be released on the following dates and with the following labels:
August 3rd - Japan (King Records)
August 5th - North America (Test Your Metal Records)
August 26th - Brazil (Urubuz Records)
Check out the clip here:
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From Blue To Gray Premieres Full New Album
Michigan's From Blue To Grey is gearing up to drop new album "Abstention of Interference" via Luxor Records on August 5th.
A few days ahead of that official release date, we're excited to bring you the entire album early via a full stream below.
You can hear all 10 tracks in advance, and if you like what you hear, pre-orders are available at this location.
Bassist Jordan Myers comments: “This album is the epitome of sacrifice, and diligence. A culmination of our combined efforts come to fruition. We wanted the listener to feel a spectrum of emotion; our anguish, our fear, our anger, and our joy. We put our everything into this album and left nothing on the table."
Produced by Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, The Contortionist) the upcoming full-length features guest appearances from Dustie Waring of Between The Buried And Me and John Matos of Abiotic. The track listing is as follows:
1. Slave Grinder
2. Vulgarity in Silence
3. Forceful Stare
4. Fractured Reality Obscurity
5. Fractured Reality Reflection
6. Ataraxia
7. Lay Down and Die
8. Buried in Sand
9. Cognitive Dissonance
10. A Reason to Resonate More...
DGM Issues Lyric Video For "Ghost Of Insanity"
Frontiers Music Srl will release the brand new album from Italian prog metal masters DGM, entitled "The Passage," on August 26th.
"The Passage" is DGM's eighth studio album and is the culmination of almost 20 years of hard work that started back in 1997 with the release of the self-produced mini-album, 'Random Access Zone'. The band went through several incarnations and lineup changes during the years, but since singer Mark Basile joined the group in 2007, DGM evolved and developed their sound into what they have now become.
A lyric video for the song "Ghost of Insanity" is available for viewing starting today. This epic song features special guest Tom Englund, vocalist of Evergrey on vocals. Watch the lyric video below.
Pre-order your copy of "The Passage" on Amazon and iTunes. When you do you will receive an instant grat track downloads of "Animal", "The Secret Part 1" and "Ghost of Insanity." More...
In Vain Issues Game Of Thrones Inspired Video Clip
Spanish metal act In Vain released a music video for the track "King In The North," which you can check out in the player below. The song is taken from the latest "The Little Things That Matter," which was just issued July 31st via Pure Steel Publishing.
"King In The North" is a song based on the "A Song of Ice and Fire" novel series (Game of Thrones) by George R. R. Martin.
Thanks to straight forward hymns with sing-along parts, rich double bass drums, powerful and sublime vocals and skilled twin-guitars, the Spanish quintet is able to cast a spell over every studded metalhead. The clear, transparent production and outstanding songwriting in the manner of Teutonic legends like Running Wild, Grave Digger and more meets Mediterranean spontaneity, which gave a new spirit to the scene in the last few years!
Check out "King In The North" here: More...
Psychoprism Issues Music Video For "Creation"
New York power metal act Psychoprism released a new music video for the song "Creation." The song is the title track of the debut full length release, which was issued back on July 22nd via Pure Steel Records.
On "Creation," Psychoprism presents a true mix of heavy metal. From fast power metal songs ('Chronos') to powerful ballads ('Friendly Fire'), the material contains everything a headbanger would want. The guitars shred like in the late '80s and the music captures the essence of Crimson Glory, Lordbane and early Queensryche.
Check out "Creation" here:
Iron Curtain Signs With Pure Steel Records
Spanish speed metal act Iron Curtain signed a worldwide deal with Pure Steel Records. The new album "Guilty as Charged" will be released later this year, with more news expected soon.
The band commented: "Iron Curtain and Pure Steel Records join forces to spread the flame of heavy metal!!"
"Guilty As Charged" will be issued this fall in both CD and digital format.The album includes eight new songs and one exclusive bonus track. Expect nothing but heavy metal in the vein of Tank, Motörhead, Thin Lizzy, Tygers of Pan Tang, Venom and early Iron Maiden. More...
Epica Drops First Single "Universal Death Squad"
Dutch symphonic metal act Epica released a lyric/music video for the new track "Universal Death Squad." The song is the first new track releases from the forthcoming record "The Holographic Principle," which drops on September 30th via Nuclear Blast.
The track listing for the album is:
1. Eidola
2. Edge Of The Blade
3. A Phantasmic Parade
4. Universal Death Squad
5. Divide And Conquer
6. Beyond The Matrix
7. Once Upon A Nightmare
8. The Cosmic Algorithm
9. Ascension - Dream State Armageddon
10. Dancing In A Hurricane
11. Tear Down Your Walls
12. The Holographic Principle - A Profound Understanding Of Reality
Check out the clip here: More...
The Dillinger Escape Plan Posts New Song
The Dillinger Escape Plan premieres a new song entitled "Limerent Death", taken from the band's upcoming new album "Dissociation", which will be out in stores October 14 through Party Smasher Inc./Cooking Vinyl.
Check out now "Limerent Death" on the BBC Radio 1 "Rock Show" with Daniel P. Carter, skipping ahead to 02:00:00.
Opeth Premieres Title Track From Upcoming New CD
Opeth premieres the title track from the its upcoming new album "Sorceress", which will be out in stores September 30th via the band’s own Nuclear Blast Entertainment imprint label, Moderbolaget Records.
Check it out below, courtesy of Rollingstone.com.
For "Sorceress," Opeth returned to Rockfield Studios in Wales, also home to pivotal releases from Queen, Rush and Judas Priest, where the Swedes had tracked "Pale Communion" in 2014 with Tom Dalgety. The band spent 12 days recording at the countryside venue among its serene and inspiring surroundings. The album's track listing is:
1. Persephone
2. Sorceress
3. The Wilde Flowers
4. Will O The Wisp
5. Chrysalis
6. Sorceress 2
7. The Seventh Sojourn
8. Strange Brew
9. A Fleeting Glance
10. Era
11. Persephone (Slight Return) More...
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