Metal News for August 19, 2016
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T.O.M.B. Announces Album Release
Peaceville Records is proud to announce the signing of U.S. blackened noise occultist T.O.M.B. for the release of impending "Fury Nocturnus" album, currently set for release on October 21st, 2016. The band comments:
"With the release of 'Fury Nocturnus' under the banner of Peaceville Records, T.O.M.B. will now enter a new era in composing nefarious noise frequencies, giving new life to the sonic musical sorcery we choose to conduct.
"It is a true honor to have T.O.M.B. recognized by a label that for decades has been historical in providing a solid foundation and support-mechanism for their individual artists to flourish, within the realms of extreme music. Peaceville's acknowledgment of T.O.M.B.'s authentic approach and past accomplishments is extremely exciting, and we are completely grateful to be granted the opportunity to be a part of such a professional and prestigious label." More...
Swamp Witch Streaming Full Album
"The Slithering Bog" is the oppressive, six-track offering from West Coast death doom collective Swamp Witch.
Captured during July 2014 at Earhammer Studios in Oakland, California by Greg Wilkinson (Brainoil, Annihilation Time, Noothgrush) and mastered at Trakworx in San Francisco by Justin Weiss (Ludicra, Slough Feg, Cormorant), the record was initially released on cassette via Transylvanian Tapes and is now available on vinyl via Tribunal Of The Axe.
In celebration of its release, today the record is available online in full. Listen in below. You can also grab your own copy of "The Slithering Bog" at this location. More...
Chariots Of The Gods Posts Album Trailer
Ottawa, ON's Chariots Of The Gods just posted a new teaser video for upcoming album "Ages Unsung," due out on September 16th.
After a small hiatus and lineup change, the quintet returns in 2016 full force ready to follow 2013 debut album "Tides of War."
The "Ages Unsung" track listing is as follows:
1. Primordial Dawn (1:22)
2. Tusk (4:40)
3. Of Prometheus And The Sacred Flame (3:57)
4. War of The Gods (4:21)
5. As The Sky Falls (4:25)
6. Resurrection (3:46)
7. Through Darkness And Decay (5:50)
8. Into Oblivion (4:40)
9. New World (3:59)
10. Ages Unsung (4:45) More...
Bewitcher Streaming New Album
This self-titled album by Portland, Oregon's Bewitcher officially drops today and can now be heard in the player below.
While digitally release today via Bandcamp, the CD version will be available on September 9th via Divebomb Records.
1. Bewitcher 05:11
2. Speed 'Til You Bleed 02:21
3. Sin is in Her Blood 03:34
4. Wild Blasphemy 03:41
5. Midnight Hunters 03:40
6. Harlots of Hell 03:33
7. Hot Nights, Red Lights 02:41
8. Black Speed Delirium 03:11
9. In the Night (The Cult Will Rise) 05:26 More...
Child Bite Kicks Off New Tour
Detroit's noise rock eccentrics/perpetual road demons from Child Bite are set to ravage U.S. streets again, this time supporting Lord Dying.
The massive thirty-six date journey will commence tonight and run through September 29th. Additional support will be provided by Black Fast and Joel Grind on these upcoming dates:
8/19/2016 The Panic Room - Portland, OR
8/20/2016 Highline - Seattle, WA
8/21/2016 The Pin - Spokane, WA
8/22/2016 The Shredder - Boise, ID
8/23/2016 Metro Bar - Salt Lake City, UT
8/24/2016 The Marquis Theater - Denver, CO
8/25/2016 Lookout Lounge - Omaha, NE
8/27/2016 El Club - Detroit, MI
8/28/2016 The Foundry - Lakewood, OH
8/30/2016 The Smiling Moose - Pittsburgh, PA
8/31/2016 Bugjar - Rochester, NY More...
Exist Immortal Posts "Follow Alone" Video
London 5-piece metal band Exist Immortal has unveiled a video for new single "Follow Alone," taken from brand new album "Breathe," which is due out October 28th.
The video was shot at Lee Quarry in Lancashire and sees the band performing on the edge of a cliff face, overlooking the vast caverns below. Cut between floor shots and aerial drone footage, "Follow Alone" can be seen in the YouTube clip below. The album's new track listing is as follows:
1. Saviour
2. In Hindsight
3. Invisible Lines
4. Misconduct
5. Follow Alone
6. Erode
7. Escape
8. Lucid
9. Breathe
10. Release
11. Chi More...
Pelander Signs With Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast Records has announced a curiously acoustic band signing today, issuing this statement:
"We are happy to announce that Witchcraft main man Magnus Pelander's solo project Pelander has officially signed to Nuclear Blast Records. After his latest journey with Witchcraft, 2016’s ‘Nucleus,’ the multi-instrumentalist and lyricist extraordinaire Magnus Pelander returns to his solo career. The project can be recognized without a doubt as being tied to the cult doom/rock band, still exploring other paths and going full on acoustic."
Magnus Pelander comments: "At last my first solo album is done and soon to be released. I cannot believe this is true."
Commented Nuclear Blast A&R representative Markus Jakob: "We're thrilled to not only work with a gifted artist as Magnus on his main band but now also on his solo career. Both Witchcraft and Pelander have always stood for variety, artistic freedom and development which we're more than happy to support. Prepare yourself for another deep and intense look into the mind and musical vision of a genius!"
Today Pelander also announces that the as-of-yet untitled successor to 2010's "A Sinner's Child"? EP will be released later this year. More details about Magnus Pelander's second solo album will be revealed soon. More...
3Teeth Posts "Atrophy"
L.A. industrial metal outfit 3Teeth just launched new single and music video "Atrophy" - check it out below.
The track, which will appear on the upcoming 3Teeth sophomore album "Shutdown.exe" next February on OMF Records, is now available at iTunes here. Vocalist Alexis Mincolla says the track is "about living in a culture of perpetual distractions and fighting back against the underuse of our own minds that occurs as a result of it."
Catch the band live:
8/27 - London, UK @ Elektrowerkz
8/28 - Bradford, UK @ Infest
9/01 - San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
9/02 - Los Angeles, CA @ Viper Room
9/03 - Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red Rocks
9/04 - Denver, CO @ Riot Fest
9/15 - Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
9/16 - Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
9/17 - Toronto, ON @ The Velvet
10/24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverick Centre (w/ Tool)
10/28 - Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena (w/ Tool)
10/29 - Detroit, MI @ Small's More...
Season Of Arrows Streams New Song
The Nashville-based merchants of doom from Season Of Arrows are now streaming "From the Wilderness We Return," a hauntingly sorrow-drenched track from forthcoming album "Give It to the Mountain."
The song is a slower paced, 8-minute epic that highlights the band's style of doom meets hard rock. Listen in below, and you can also pre-order "Give It to the Mountain" right here. More...
Interview
Sodom Comments on “Decision Day”
German thrashers, Sodom may not receive the attention that thrash bands like the Big Four of America. After nearly thirty-five years, though, the group remains a viable act in the metal underground. Part of the reason they remain important to the metal scene is consistency. While Big Four Bands like Megadeth and Metallica took turns into more commercial territory, Sodom has stayed heavy and extreme.
Sodom is one of those bands you’ll often see stitched to a jean jacket. Seeing a Sodom patch on a jacket gives that person instant cred as a metal head. It’s not only a nod to the old school, but youngsters wearing the patches reveal the band’s longevity. Why not support the band? With their first albums “In The Sign of Evil” EP (1984), “Obsessed By Cruelty” (1986) and “Persecution Mania” (1987) were important records in the development of black metal. The next record, “Agent Orange” (1989) showed them take a step towards the heavier grooves and follow the path so many speed metal bands take into the realm of thrash. Since then, many of their riffs recall Slayer to the point one could say they’re Germany’s answer to Slayer.
The Eighties have come and gone, but Sodom is still here and still relevant. Their latest full-length “Decision Day” (due August 26, 2016) is another lesson in metal violence. Their sound is updated, especially production-wise, and there are less Slayer-isms, but one listen to the record and you know this is a Sodom recording. Band founder/vocalist/bassist Tom “Angelripper” Such screams and barks with utmost gusto, his voice often amplified by his band mates gang choruses. There is a good mix of speed and groove—plenty of head banging material. Latest drummer Makka brings a bit of “rolling thunder” to the band’s sound.
In the following interview, we reached out to Angelripper across the pond to talk about this new record and some of the themes he approached, both musically and lyrically, and to find out other information that fans of the band want to know such as if they’ll ever do a tour with Germany’s Big Four Thrash bands. More...
Minotaur Head Releasing New Album
War Anthem Records is proud to present the self-titled debut album from Minotaur Head. The band was formed by Rogga Johansson (Paganizer, Revolting, Demiurg, etc.) and Bob Bagchus (ex-Asphyx, Grand Supreme Blood Court and Soulburn).
The idea was simple: make the heaviest music possible within the world of lethal doom. The band's new self-titled album is due to drop on October 21st, 2016 and features the following track listing:
1. Drowning Life
2. Hidden Death in the Permawinter
3. A Monument to Humanity
4. Only Lads for the Slaughter
5. A World Without Man
6. Mundane Treasures
7. Realm Of Filth More...
Opeth Announces NY, London, and Sydney Shows
Opeth will release 12th studio album, "Sorceress," on September 30th via the band’s imprint label Moderbolaget Records alongside Nuclear Blast Entertainment.
In celebration of this release, the band has planned special shows at historic venues around the world, including Radio City Music Hall in New York on October 1st, Wembley Arena in London on November 19th and the famed Sydney Opera House on February 6th, 2017.
These memorable performances also celebrate the recent release of Opeth's "Deliverance & Damnation" box set, featuring the classic 2002 and 2003 records as one complete work as originally intended.
Opeth will be performing music from the upcoming album as well as fan favorite cuts from the band's celebrated catalog and closing the shows with a special set featuring material from "Deliverance & Damnation." Mikael Akerfeldt comments: More...
Kissing Candice Streaming "Taken"
Kissing Candice is now debuting a brand new song titled "Taken," which can be heard in the player below.
"’Taken’ represents a new era of Kissing Candice,” declares bassist Grippo. “We went into the studio with open minds and a blank slate, leaving everything at the door. ‘Taken’ is the song we have wanted to write.”
Guitarist Dreamer adds that the track is "an emotional introspective of the psyche when the most important footholds in life are taken away from you, whether by force or other means.”
After performing on the main stage at this year’s Gathering Of The Juggalos, Kissing Candice is preparing to bring a newly produced, macabre stage show to the masses this fall, including the Rock And Shock Festival in Worcester, MA on October 15th. More...
Sheevaa Releases "Anger" Video
Sheevaa just released a relentless new video entitled "Anger." Combining the forces of nature and aggressive, hard hitting Nu metal, we witness the story of an unfolding character and his descent into insanity. "Anger" is taken off new EP "The Five Stages of Grief." The band comments:
"When we first decided to go with 'The Five Stages Of Grief' concept, I was very excited on phase two in particular; 'Anger.' Before we had written this song, I already knew the song should give off this anxiety attack type of feeling.
"Vocally, this song sounds like emotions were just released into a microphone without any hesitation or thinking. Majority of this EP is about my father who is diagnosed with Bi-Polar or also known as Manic/Depression.
"As I was growing up, I noticed the pills he was prescribed sometimes stabilized him, but other times made it much worse. He is a normal man battling his own mind. I then realized there are many others in the same situation as myself. You are truly not alone. I want Sheevaa to be something people can relate to on a different level. We hope you enjoy 'Anger' and enjoy the rest of the album." More...
Death Angel Announces Tour With Slayer, Anthrax
The Bay Area thrash icons from Death Angel will kick off an epic run of live dates this fall supporting Slayer and Anthrax.
Set to commence on September 4th and run through October 30th, the tour will ravage over three dozen cities and includes a glut of headlining shows scattered throughout the trek. Comments vocalist Mark Osegueda:
"I can honestly say this is the most excited, anxious, and yet focused Death Angel has ever been about any tour in the band's entire history. Slayer, Anthrax, and Death Angel! What an amazing bill for metal fans! We also have the extreme pleasure of doing shows supporting Anthrax on this run as well.
"But what will bring us the most excitement is the bond we have with all the hardcore Death Angel fans out there and we look forward to solidifying that bond with all the headlining shows we have on this run. We have new songs! We are focused, well-rehearsed, and anxious to deliver a lethal performance every night we step on that stage. Thank you once again for giving us the opportunity to do so." More...
Bangladeafy Streams New EP
Brooklyn's Bangladeafy will unveil the "Narcopaloma" EP to the masses next Friday, and today the record becomes ingestible through an early stream. Listen in below.
Engineered and mixed by Jonathan Vergara at Pancake Studios, with Atif Haq's drums having been recorded by Mike Gatto, and all bass, samplers, and keys tracked by the band's Jon Ehlers, "Narcopaloma" deploys seven new tunes.
Nefarious Industries will issue "Narcopaloma" on CD and digital formats on August 26th. Catch Bangladeafy live on these dates:
8/25/2016 Sunnyvale - Brooklyn, NY w/ Husbandry, Spotlights, Geometers * release show
9/30/2016 Katie's - Smithtown, NY w/ Dead Empires, Bbigpigg, Bite Your Tongue
10/01/2016 Lucky 13 - Brooklyn, NY w/ Dead Empires
10/22/2016 Village Pub - Lindenhurst, NY w/ Sargasm, Consonance, Transience More...
Helleborus Announces North American Tour
Colorado Springs, CO black metal blood brother duo Jerred & Wyatt Houseman's Helleborus will be hitting the road with the band's live lineup for dates across the U.S. and Canada.
Joining them on the tour for select dates will be Destroyer of Light and UADA (details listed below). The tour is in support of debut Helleborus album "The Carnal Sabbath," released this past June via Satanath Records (Russia) and Black Plague Records (USA).
Sept 4 - Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep
Sept 7 - Haittesburg, MS - The Tavern *
Sept 8 - Jackson, MS - Big Sleepys *
Sept 9 - Birmingham, AL - The Nick *
Sept 10 - Macon, GA - Back Porch Lounge *
Sept 12 - Raleigh, NC - Slims Downtown Distillery *
Sept 16 - White Hall, MD - Shadow Woods Metal Fest - info (Hall Stage - Set Time 11:10pm)
Sept 19 - Cincinnati, OH - Funkers
* = dates with Destroyer of Light More...
Crowbar Comments On Metallica Cover Similarities
By now you've probably heard the news of Metallica's upcoming new album "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct" coming in November.
Everybody and their dog has had an opinion on the first track released, but there's been less talk of the distinctive cover art. Turns out Kirk Windstein from Crowbar has some thoughts, sharing the image bellow and issuing this post via Facebook:
"In all fairness, after touring with the mighty Metallica, while in Down... I know the fellas know who Crowbaris... however, I seriously doubt that any member of Metallica stole this idea from us. Maybe the artist? Anyway you slice it...it's a cool cover idea!!! Now James and Lars, go listen to 'Odd Fellows Rest!' Lol." More...
Metallica Comments On New Album
Metallica will release eleventh studio album, "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct," on November 18th, 2016 via Blackened Recordings.
The 2 CD / 2 vinyl set is the Grammy Award winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee's first studio album since 2008's "Death Magnetic."
"Hardwired...To Self-Destruct" is available for pre-order at this location starting today in various configurations. The album was produced by Greg Fidelman, who engineered and mixed "Death Magnetic."
"Has it really been eight years? Doesn't feel like it! Nudge, nudge, wink, wink," said Metallica's Lars Ulrich. "We're obviously beyond psyched to share new tunes with all our friends out there. We've been rockin' along in the studio with Greg on and off for the last 18 months firing up the creative engines again. Putting new music out there, getting in your faces once again and all that comes with it is what we love to do more than anything else, so strap yourselves in ... INCOMING!"
"Hardwired," the first track to be released from the forthcoming album, was played for the first time during a live remote broadcast from Metallica's HQ in the Bay Area. During an interview with Minneapolis rock station 93X, Lars Ulrich stunned 93X's Pablo by unleashing the incendiary song for the first time, much to the surprise (and delight) of the station.
If you haven't heard it yet, an official video for the track is available here. Metallica will also perform this Saturday, August 20th, at U.S. Bank Stadium - the new home of the Minnesota Vikings. The band's performance will be the first rock concert at the venue and tickets sold out in less than 10 minutes.
Additionally, in celebration of Saturday's performance, the band will be launching the official Metallica Pop-Up Store in Minneapolis this weekend, featuring exclusive show merchandise and items not available anywhere else. More...
Exclusive
Iron Whip Premieres "Kicking A Hornet's Nest"
We've got a rager of a track premiere for you today from Georgia three piece Iron Whip!
The band's "Absence of White" is slated to drop in late October, and today we've got an exclusive advance taste - check out opening track "Kicking A Hornet's Nest" below!
"Absence Of White" takes elements of noise rock, heavy metal, sludge and hard rock and blends it into a cohesive whole, with an official release date now set for October 21st. Iron Whip comments:
"Out new album 'Absence of White' is lyrically based on true stories about the aggravation of relationships. Abrasive, heavy, and noisy, it's just a mean album. It's tough to label us we are not metal, sludge, or doom but somehow we are able to mix it all in a way that it uncomfortably fits."
1. Kicking a Hornets Nest
2. Elitist
3. Closure to Death
4. BLood in the Water
5. Dirty Teeth
6. This is the End More...
Running Wild Releases "Black Bart" Lyric Video
German metal veterans Running Wild released a lyric video for the song "Black Bart." The song appears on the forthcoming album "Rapid Foray," which drops via SPV/Steamhammer on August 26th, 2016. It will be issued as a box set, on digipak CD, double vinyl LP and digital download.
The track list for the album is:
1. Black Skies, Red Flag
2. Warmongers
3. Stick To Your Guns
4. Rapid Foray
5. By The Blood In Your Heart
6. The Depth Of The Sea - Nautilus (instr.)
7. Black Bart
8. Hellestrified
9. Blood Moon Rising
10. Into The West
11. Last Of The Mohicans
Check out "Black Bart" here: More...
Wormrot Is "Fallen Into Disuse" With New Video
Grindcore outfit Wormrot has just released a brand new music video for the track "Fallen Into Disuse" taken from the forthcoming album "Voices," which will be released on October 14th via Earache Records.
The band had this to say this about the song: "Unconscious abandonment from reality. Desperately trying to be accepted into the norm. At the very least. Failed miserably."
Living in a country that executes more of its citizens than any other in the world helps to maintain the rage and anxiety that fuels the best grind. After a 4 year hiatus the hottest name in grindcore is back with a much awaited third studio album. "Voices" offers up 20 ferocious slabs of punk-fueled grind of the highest calibre. Feral grindcore in the grand tradition of early Earache releases like Napalm Death, Brutal Truth and Terrorizer.
Hailing from Singapore, Wormrot are Earache’s first ever signing from the East, having risen to prominence via series of primitive underground releases.
The track list for the album is: More...
Northern Crown To Release "The Others"
Florida Doom Metal force Northern Crown has announced the October 14th release of the full-length debut album "The Others." Following 2014's critically acclaimed EP "In the Hands of the Betrayer," the new Northern Crown is stretching out to new heights, with emphasis on the rock organ and a less rigid approach to the genre.
Main songwriter and guitarist Zachary Randall notes that "this is easily the most personal art I've ever created, both musically and lyrically." The care and attention to detail have refined the songs, creating real character and vision. Northern Crown is the sound of realization and reaction, with a touch of smoke and mirrors. Equal parts austere and ostentatious, but heavy all the way through.
Vocalist/guitarist Frank Serafine notes, "we know what we're good at now, and focused more on bringing out those performances from each other." The long-running title track, recalling a quote from philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, is sure to be another enthralling critical favorite.
Serafine summons a heady blend of his influences, such as Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, Roy Khan, and Jorn Lande, for his performance. Former Northern Crown founding member Leona Hayward returns to the fold, rounding out the rhythm section with a heavy Steve Harris/Geezer Butler-inspired attack. Drummer Josh Brown is guided by the rule of elegant simplicity in his stylings and momentum. Guest performers on The Others also include Nightfall/Dark Hound guitarist Evan Hensley and organs by Vincent Perez.
The track listing is as follows:
1. With Malicious Eye
2. Surreality (The Tell-Tale Mind)
3. No One Came to Mourn Me
4. Apostate
5. A Pox Upon Your House
6. Les Autres More...
Gutted Signs With Xtreem Music, 4th LP Announced
Hungary's most brutal outfit Gutted have inked a deal with Xtreem Music for the release of the upcoming fourth full length album, which is actually in recording process, but which is entitled "Martyr Creation."
Gutted has been delivering merciless brutality since 1996 and since has released a demo, an EP and three albums, developing an insanely fast brand of brutal death metal with a technical edge that will please the ears of fans of bands like Origin, Immolation, Deeds of Flesh, Gorgasm, and Nile. The band will release an official video for the song "Deeper Than Hell" to be released with the album.
The release date for "Martyr Creation" will be set once the recording sessions are complete. The date, cover artwork, track listing and an advance song will be available soon. More...
Final Solution Looks "Through The Looking Glass"
Italy's Final Solution released details of the upcoming debut album "Through the Looking Glass," which has been set to drop via logic(il)logic Records on September 27th, 2016.
The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Oscar Burato at Atomic Stuff Studio in Isorella, Brescia, Italy and will be available on all digital platforms and in physical CD format.
"Through The Looking Glass" is a journey inside human consciousness. Everyone, day by day, has to face the darkest part of his soul, tempted by the evil that lies inside, even with simple things or thoughts. If I asked you to take a look at yourself in the mirror, what would you see? Would you see just your face? Your hair? Your eyes? Your soul? Your nemesis? Would you embrace it or would you fight it? The decision is up to you.
The track list and cover art can be viewed below:
1. Awakening
2. Sick Of You
3. Demon Inside
4. Empty Walls
5. The Show Is On
6. (R)Evolution
7. Dogs Of War
8. Grey More...
Narnia Sends "Messengers" In New Video Clip
Swedish neoclassical power metal act Narnia, who reunited in 2014, released another new music video and single - this time for "Messengers." The song is lifted from new album simply entitled "Narnia," which will be independently issued September 16th worldwide.
"Narnia" sees the return of vocalist Christian Rivel-Liljegren, who fronted the band from 1996-2008.
The track listing for "Narnia" is:
1. Reaching for the Top (see music video here)
2. Still Believe
3. Highest Mountain
4. Set the World on Fire
5. Thank You
6. Who Do You Follow
7. Moving On
8. Messengers
9. One Way to the Promised Land
Check out "Messengers": More...
End Premieres New Song "Virga" From Upcoming Split
West Virginia’s Torrid Husk and Athens’ End have teamed up for a transatlantic behemoth of a split named "Swallow Matewan" that will be devouring listeners whole come September. The record will land on September 23rd via Grimoire Records, with Arcane Angels and Underground Soundscapes releasing it on vinyl and cassette in Europe.
Today we bring you a track from the End side of the split called "Virga". End’s tracks were mixed at Moth Studio in Greece, and mastered by Grimoire’s Noel Mueller in the spring of 2016, with vocals recorded by Andrew D’ Cagna at Sacred Sound Studio in Ohio.
Check out now "Virga" below.
Astrophobos Premieres Title Track From Upcoming EP
Swedish black metal trio from Stockholm Astrophobos premieres the title track of the upcoming new EP "Enthroned in Flesh", which will be out in stores August 26 by Triumvirate Records.
Check out now "Enthroned in Flesh" below.
Sworn In Premieres New Song & Music Video
Sworn In premieres a new music video for the band's new track "Endless Gray" out now as digital single on iTunes.
Check out now "Endless Gray" below.
Catch the band live coming October on the following dates: More...
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