Metal News for August 23, 2016
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Thought Vomit Streaming "AffluenzAmerica"
Punk / metal band Thought Vomit just spewed forth brand new track "AffluenzAmerica," which is available below. This song is taken from the band's forthcoming album "Punks Brutal Retaliation/Sync the Skies," due to be released on October 28th, 2016 and featuring the following track listing:
01. Glass Jaw
02. AffluenzAmerica
03. Steel Toe Tap
04. Glad To Lose
05. This Is Your God
06. Down With The Pyramids
07. Punks Brutal Retaliation
08. War
09. Pelican Witch
10. Flame In The Rain
11. Sync The Skies More...
Devil You Know Announces North American Tour
Devil You Know's last North American tour for the "They Bleed Red" touring cycle is slated to take place this fall alongside Hatebreed and Devildriver. Nick Augusto (ex-Trivium) will be touring with Devil You Know on drums.
Howard Jones and company are also offering a very limited number of special “meet and greet” packages per show to be held at the venue before the performance - details are available here.
Devil You Know has also started to write new music for a third full-length album. Catch the band live on these upcoming tour dates:
Mon/Sep-26 Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
Tue/Sep-27 Portland, OR - Dante's
Wed/Sep-28 Vancouver, BC - Venue Nightclub
Fri/Sep-30 Calgary, AB - The Gateway
Sat/Oct-01 Edmonton, AB - Union Hall
Sun/Oct-02 Saskatoon, SK - Saskatoon Event Centre
Mon/Oct-03 Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid Cabaret
Wed/Oct-05 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
Thu/Oct-06 Green Bay, WI - The Sandlot Entertainment Complex
Fri/Oct-07 Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights
Sat/Oct-08 Sauget, IL - Pop's Nightclub
Sun/Oct-09 Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
Mon/Oct-10 Battle Creek, MI - The Music Factory
Tue/Oct-11 Buffalo, NY - The Town Ballroom
Wed/Oct-12 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
Thu/Oct-13 Peoria, IL - Limelight
Mon/Oct-17 Knoxville, TN - The International
Tue/Oct-18 Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom
Wed/Oct-19 Birmingham, AL - Iron City
Thu/Oct-20 Baton Rouge, LA - Varsity Theatre
Fri/Oct-21 Dallas, TX - "So What?! Festival"
Sat/Oct-22 Austin, TX - "Texas Revolution Fest”
Mon/Oct-24 St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre
Tue/Oct-25 Jacksonville, FL - Mavericks
Wed/Oct-26 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
Thu/Oct-27 Reading, PA - Reverb
Fri/Oct-28 Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance More...
Dysrhythmia Posts New Song Online
"Severed And Whole" is the explosive new single to be deployed into the public domain from NYC-based instrumental metal tacticians, Dysrhythmia.
The new track hails from the band's seventh studio full-length, "The Veil Of Control," which is nearing release through Profound Lore in September.
Profound Lore will release "The Veil Of Control" on September 23rd. Stand by for additional audio samples, as well as preorders, tour dates, and more from Dysrhythmia in the coming weeks. The full track listing is as follows:
1. The Veil Of Control
2. Internal/Eternal
3. Black Memory
4. Selective Abstraction
5. Severed And Whole
6. When Whens End More...
Bellringer Streaming "Jettison"
The psychedelic but incendiary Texas outfit known as Bellringer prepares for the release of new LP "Jettison" this week. In advancing of the street date, today all of "Jettison" comes online and can be heard below.
The album will see release this Friday, August 26th digitally as well as on limited edition LP licensed through Rock Is Hell. An official video from Jettison will be deployed in the coming days, followed by new Bellringer live actions.
9/03/2016 Bang Bang Bar - San Antonio, TX
9/09/2016 Rudyard's - Houston, TX
9/16/2016 Sunshine Bar - Arlington, TX
9/30/2016 Lola's - Fort Worth, TX
10/01/2016 Paper Tiger - San Antonio, TX
10/28/2016 Andy's - Denton, TX More...
Anthrax Appearing On Late Night With Seth Meyers
Could there be any other time or situation when you would find Oscar winning actor Robert DeNiro and thrash metal pioneers Anthrax on the same bill?
Likely not, so don't miss tuning into "Late Night with Seth Meyers" tomorrow, Wednesday, August 24th. The show airs on NBC at 12:35AM/11:35PMc.
But before you do that, Anthrax will be on Facebook Live tomorrow at 2:00PM ET from backstage at the "Late Night" studios. Got a question you've always wanted to ask the band? Then get it ready and log on to this location. More...
Onera Posts "Cold Hand's Caress" Video
A new lyric video from New England-based melodic doom outfit Onera is now playing online. The video was created by Dan Blomquist (Conclave) for the track "Cold Hand's Caress," culled from Onera's recently self-released debut EP, "Olde."
Though the entity of Onera is very new, the outfit unites a team of veterans from a wide array of acts including Morgion, Keen Of The Crow, Cortez, December Wolves, Watchmaker, and others who have been active in the scene for several decades.
In September 2015, Onera entered Amps vs Ohms in Cambridge, Massachusetts to capture these debut recordings. More...
Erimha Announces "Make War Not Peace" Tour
Brave Words presents a triangulation of Canadian black metal featuring Quebec’s Erimha, Ontario's Panzerfaust, and Alberta's Idolatry.
Under the banner “Make War Not Peace,” the Canadian campaign stretches from east to west featuring a co-headlining performance at the Black Mourning Light Festival in Edmonton on October 21st.
“We are pleased to announce our first appearance to Western Canada with comrades and brothers in Panzerfaust alongside, and Idolatry for selected dates,” says Erimha drummer Ksaos. “And we salute the brave metal fans for being part of this new experience, see you soon!”
Erimha is touring in support of "Thesis Ov Warfare," while Panzerfaust just recently announced latest composition, "The Lucifer Principle," which will be released at the helm of the tour. Idolatry is also set to release a split with American black metal titans Kult ov Azazel this fall. A joint band statement reads: "Can't we all just give total war a chance?" More...
The Wounded Kings Streaming Final Album
English doom band The Wounded Kings is now streaming full (and final) fifth album "Visions in Bone" online - listen in below.
"Visions in Bone" is due out August 26th via Candlelight/Spinefarm Records and the band has confirmed this will be the last Wounded Kings release. R.I.P. More...
The Surrealist Releases "Self Spiral"
The Surrealist, an instrumental duo based out of Boston featuring guitarist Roopam Garg and drummer John-Marc Degaard, just released debut single “Self Spiral,” which heralds the band’s forthcoming EP "Naked Awareness."
Talking about the creative evolution “Self Spiral” represents for the Surrealist, the band commented that the song "was intended to introduce the whole concept of The Surrealist, and represent a new and introspective sound to the progressive music scene. Our music is the sonic embodiment of what you’d find in surreal artwork.
"Surrealism by definition is art that intertwines elements from contradictory worlds such as fantasy and reality. An example of this would be depicting an elephant with a trumpet its trunk, or a whale swimming through the sky in a bizarre fashion. The amalgam of such contrasting elements produces something that is challenging to the viewer. We intend to reflect this philosophy in a musical way. In this case, we hope to paint upon the canvas of silence by blending together a multitude of contrasting sounds. We hope to capture the imaginations of people and create music that completes a soundtrack to ones life.”
The "Naked Awareness" EP is scheduled for the September 17th release. About the creative process for this record, duo says: “Whenever we sit down to record, we rarely have any predisposed ideas. The writing phase and recording phase happen simultaneously, meaning that we would come up with a certain idea, or part of an idea, and then record it, vet it, and make any necessary changes before moving on to the next part of the song or idea. So essentially, we have no clue how the song will sound before we sit down to record, and we end up being pleasantly surprised with how it turns out. We just let whatever feels right at the time to guide the direction of the song. It sort of writes itself really. It’s pretty crazy.” More...
Serpent Crown Announces New Album
Oakland's sludge-laden thrash behemoths that make up Serpent Crown will unleash sophomore full-length, "Incantations Of Vengeance," next month on limited-edition cassette.
Captured at Green Dot Studios by Snake Green, "Incantations Of Vengeance" features Tommy Anderson on bass and Rob Ruiz (Psychosomatic) on drums. The band has since recruited Chris "Woz" Wozniak from Lair Of The Minotaur as their full-time drummer.
Forged by guitarist/vocalist Dara Santhai in 2009, Serpent Crown combines a dynamic exploration of haunting atmospheres and heavy passages. The six-track "Incantations Of Vengeance" will be self-released on September 9th, 2016. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Uncertain Life, Certain Death
2. Conjurings Of The Damned
3. Vengeance Of The Witch
4. Martyr
5. Bloodmoon
6. Wings Of Retribution More...
While Sun Ends Streaming Full Album
Italian post-death metal band While Sun Ends is streaming all of new album "Terminus" ahead of its release this Friday through WOOAAARGH. Listen in below, and you can also order your own copy here.
"Terminus" is the second full-length album by While Sun Ends. It contains 8 tracks written between 2012 and 2015 that were mixed by Riccardo “Paso” Pasini (Ephel Duath, Handful of Hate, Blindead, Sunpocrisy) at Studio73 and mastered by Collin Jordan (Voivod, Pelican, Eyehategod, Ministry) at Boiler Room Studio.
This work is a journey through knowledge, an act which builds cyclic ties with contacts, experiences, and memory. More...
Allegaeon Covers Rush
On September 23rd, melodic death metal outfit Allegaeon will release fourth full-length, "Proponent for Sentience," via Metal Blade Records.
Today, the band has launched a full band playthrough for the new album track, "Subdivisions" - an epic cover version of the Rush classic! Produced by Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation), "Proponent for Sentience" features the following track listing:
1. Proponent for Sentience I - The Conception
2. All Hail Science
3. From Nothing
4. Gray Matter Mechanics - Apassionata Ex Machinea
5. Of Mind and Matrix
6. Proponent for Sentience II - The Algorithm
7. Demons of an Intricate Design
8. Terrathaw and the Quake
9. Cognitive Computations
10. The Arbiters
11. Proponent for Sentience III - The Extermination
12. Subdivisions More...
Hierophant Reveals "Mass Grave" Details
Italian deathpunk band Hierophant has revealed new details, artwork, and the first new track from forthcoming album "Mass Grave," This will be the group's first album with Season of Mist, and will be released worldwide on November 4th.
Check out the title track below. Regarding the new song, Hierophant commented: “This song expresses the path we took in the best way. It represents a new chapter for the band. The world is falling apart day by day and we’re all part of this enormous and disgusting mass grave.”
New album "Mass Grave" was recorded at The Pit Recording Studio with Taylor Young of Nails. "Mass Grave" features artwork from Paolo Girardi.
Regarding the new album, Young adds: "I was lucky enough to mix Hierophant's previous album, 'Peste,' and I couldn't be more excited to be able to take it to the next level and help them create a monstrous album. This will be one of the heaviest and most aggressive productions I have created thus far."
The artwork and track list for "Mass Grave" can be seen below:
1. Hymn of Perdition
2. Execution of Mankind
3. Forever Crucified
4. Mass Grave
5. Crematorium
6. In Decay
7. Sentenced to Death
8. Hierophant
9. Trauma
10. Eternal Void More...
Zeal And Ardor Streaming "Devil Is Fine"
Slave music mixed with blues, a little jazz, electronics, and black metal and all that with a dark Satanic theme? Zeal And Ardor is a band that simply can't be compared with anyone else.
Zeal and Ardor is a project trying to find new combinations of established components. The most important factor is a thematic coherence, not a musical one. Check out the end result with "Devil Is Fine" below.
1. Devil Is Fine 03:12
2. In Ashes 02:38
3. Sacrilegium I 01:54
4. Come On Down 03:19
5. Children's Summon 03:08
6. Sacrilegium II 02:11
7. Blood In The River 03:33
8. What is a Killer like you gonna do here? 02:15
9. Sacrilegium III 02:44 More...
Friend Or Foe Streaming New EP
"Foe," the new EP from Richmond, Virginia-based Friend Or Fie, is out this Friday through Flatspot Records, and the record is now streaming early in the playe rbelow.
Featuring current/ex-members of Bracewar, Fire & Ice, Iron Boots, and more, Friend Or Foe follows the 2012-released "Know Your Rights" EP on and 2014's "Outsider" EP with "Foe." Packing five new tracks, the record sees this energetic straightedge hardcore/punk outfit's undeniable NYHC influences coalescing with a unique hard-hitting style.
"Foe" was recorded in the winter and spring months of 2016 at Studio F12 by Sam Deyerle and mastered by Mike Reaves, and bears art by Steven Kulesza. Catch the band performing live on these dates:
9/07/2016 The Rex Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA w/ Sick Of It All, Comeback Kid
9/08/2016 Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, OH w/ Sick Of It All, Comeback Kid
9/09/2016 Majestic Cafe - Detroit, MI w/ Sick Of It All, Comeback Kid
9/10/2016 The Waiting Room - Buffalo, NY w/ Sick Of It All, Comeback Kid
9/11/2016 Trick Shot - Clifton Park, NY w/ Sick Of It All, Comeback Kid
9/23/2016 Mexicali Live - Teaneck, NJ w/ Stigmata, Maximum Penalty More...
Abbath Announces Tour With Children Of Bodom
Abbath, the new incarnation of former Immortal frontman Abbath Doom Occulta, has announced a fall North American tour.
The "I Worship Chaos Tour" kicks of on November 23rd and sees Abbath touring alongside Finland's Children Of Bodom, Exmortus, and Oni. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.
Abbatgh is touring in support of his eponymous debut (reviewed here). Catch the show on any of these upcoming November / December dates: More...
Cradle Of Filth Working On Album
Cradle Of Filth is very pleased to announce writing is underway for new material. The band has been locked away for the past week in a studio in Brno, Czech Republic, working on the follow-up to 2015's "Hammer Of The Witches" (reviewed here).
The evening before embarking on this creative quest, rather vocal front man Dani Filth said the following: "As a band we are very much looking forward to our writing session in Brno. It's going to be very inspirational to just bury ourselves away in a rehearsal room in the Czech Republic and knead our ammunition of razor sharp flesh-ripping sonic torments into sinister form.
"Hopefully when we emerge from our musical chrysalis one week later, something beautiful will be born. The new Cradle Of Filth album will be mostly written. Then will come the long Autumnal evenings bringing the monster further to life by dressing it in lyricism. I can hardly wait!
“As a band, Cradle Of Filth have already written about fifty percent of the material towards the new album, which now requires collating and readdressing. We started writing shortly after returning from our highly successful tour of the U.S. and Canada back in March. We were adrenalised by the whole reaction we received out there, having not been back to that part of the world for a fair few years. The camaraderie of playing to that many people across seven weeks really inspired us to start writing material again so soon after the release of our previous endeavour, 'Hammer Of The Witches'. More...
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Cloak Of Organs Premieres New EP
No, its not a terrifyingly gory Asian horror flick or a Rob Zombie movie set piece: this Cloak Of Organs is a new Denver-based band featuring members of Wovenhand and Planes Mistaken For Stars.
The group's self-titled and debut EP is slated to officially release this Friday, August 26th, but ahead of that drop date we're premiering all four tracks online early!
Mutation and betrayal - those two themes surface repeatedly across this mini-album, with imagery steeped in both body horror and emotional desolation. The music meanwhile dips into shoegaze, post-hardcore, and metal. Cloak of Organs is:
Vocals - Jennie Mather (The Nervous)
Guitar - Jason Heller (Neil Michael Hagerty & the Howling Hex)
Guitar - Chuck French (Wovenhand, Planes Mistaken for Stars)
Bass - Neil Keener (Wovenhand, Planes Mistaken for Stars)
Drums - Andrew Warner (Slim Cessna’s Auto Club)
You can order the EP at Bandcamp here and the complete track listing is as follows:
1. Blood Moon
2. False Fossils
3. Starvation Heights
4. Why Are We Whispering More...
Vader Posts New Song Online
Polish death metal legends Vader has posted a new lyric video online for the song, "Prayer to the God of War," which will appear on their forthcoming, "Iron Times" EP. You can check it out below.
"Iron Times" will be released on September 23rd through Nuclear Blast and is the precursor to the band's eleventh studio album, "The Empire," which will also be released via Nuclear Blast on November 4th. The tracklisting for "Iron Times" can be seen below, though it is not yet known which, if any, of the tracks will appear on "The Empire."
Side A:
1. Parabellum
2. Prayer To The God Of War
Side B
1. Piesc I Stal
2. Overkill More...
Ulcerate Streams New Song "Extinguished Light"
New Zealand tech death act Ulcerate is streaming the new track "Extinguished Light." The song will be featured on the band's upcoming fifth full length studio released entitled "Shrines of Paralysis." Relapse Records will issue the album on October 28th.
The track list for the album is:
1. Abrogation
2. Yield to Naught
3. There Are No Saviours
4. Shrines of Paralysis
5. Bow to Spite
6. Chasm of Fire
7. Extinguished Light
8. End the Hope
Check out the song here: More...
Twilight Force Posts Video Clip On New LP Concept
Swedish power metal act Twilight Force issued a new preview clip "The Lore of the Crileon," a detailed account of the characters in the concept of the upcoming new album "Heroes Of Mighty Magic." The new release comes via Nuclear Blast on August 26th
The track list for the album is:
1. Battle Of Arcane Might
2. Powerwind
3. Guardian Of The Seas
4. Flight Of The Sapphire Dragon
5. There And Back Again
6. Riders Of The Dawn
7. Keepers Of Fate
8. Rise Of A Hero
9. To The Stars (see lyric video here)
10. Heroes Of Mighty Magic
11. Epilogue
12. Knights Of Twilight's Might
Check out the clip here: More...
Rock Against Dystrophy Video Footage Available
This past weekend an All-Star Musician event took place at the The Headliner in Neptune City, New Jersey to benefit Rock Against Dystrophy. The event featured members of Accept, Guns N Roses, Savatage/T.S.O., Metal Allegiance, A Sound of Thunder, TT Quick and more performing classic covers.
Amateur video footage surfaced on YouTube featuring Nina Osegueda (A Sound of Thunder), Mark Tornillo (Accept, TT Quick), Bumblefoot (ex-Guns N Roses), Mike Portnoy (Metal Allegiance), Chris Caffery (Savatage/T.S.O.) and Dave DiPietro (TT Quick), which you can enjoy below:
Heaven's Cry Issues Guitar Playthrough Clip
Canadian progressive act Heaven's Cry issued a new guitar playthrough video featuring the song "The Day The System Failed." The song appears on the band's latest effort "Outcast," which was issued back in early June via Prosthetic Records.
Check out the clip here:
Tyketto Issues First Single, Video Clip For New LP
New York hard rock act Tyketto issued a new single and video for the song "Reach." The opening track is also the title song for the band's upcoming new full length effort, coinciding with the band's 25th Anniversary. "Reach" drops via Frontiers Music Srl on October 14th.
The track list for "Reach" is as follows:
1. Reach
2. Big Money
3. Kick Like A Mule
4. Circle The Wagons
5. I Need It Now
6. Tearing Down The Sky
7. Letting Go
8. The Fastest Man Alive
9. Remember My Name
10. Sparks Will Fly
11. Scream
12. The Run
13. Precious Little Gets Away (Digital Bonus Track).
Check out the clip here: More...
Eschatos Releasing "The Grand Noire"
Starwolf Records is pleased to announce that the label's first release will be "The Grand Noire" by Eschatos. Previous self-released with five tracks, this six-song version of the album will be officially released on October 7th, 2016
"The Grand Noire" is a journey through dark passages and grim misfortune. The six tracks on the album are chaotic, brooding and blackened. Starwolf Records comments:
"To truly understand what Eschatos is, look inside your own abyss. Look inside those things that make you feel condemned, uncomfortable and wary, things that make you raging mad and rabid, things that make you feel hateful. This is the fuel that burns the black flame of art that is Eschatos – untamed, lawless, pure and destructive. Void and chaos is where all things are born, and so was Eschatos." More...
Just For Fun
Rob Scallon Posts Cannibal Corpse Ukulele Cover
You are probably already familiar with Chicago-based guitarist Rob Scallon, who covers Slayer songs etc. with banjos and ukuleles.
Today Scallon and Sarah Longfield offer you a cover version of Cannibal Corpse's "Evidence in the Furnace" played on ukuleles. Check it out now below.
Cognitive Signs With Unique Leader
Garden State death metal faction Cognitive is the latest addition to Unique Leader Records' expanding roster of sonic malevolence. The band will release a new full-length album later this coming fall. Issues Cognitive of this new union with the label:
"It is with extreme pleasure that we announce our signing with Unique Leader Records! It is an honor and a privilege to be a part of the label that many bands have called home such as Deeds Of Flesh, Fallujah, Psycroptic, The Kennedy Veil, Decrepit Birth, Ingested, Inanimate Existence, and so many more! This has been a long journey for us.
"We've gone through vehicle breakdowns, member shifts, two full United States tours, countless week-long-plus tours, Las Vegas Death Fest, Building Temples From Deathfest, and recording our second full-length album all in the last year. We couldn't be more excited to share our newest release with our long-time local fans as well as with the people all around the world who haven't heard us.
"Working with Unique Leader Records is a dream come true from five New Jersey and Philly guys who want nothing more than to make you mosh, hardcore dance, or headbang to the sound of our music. We hope this album will live up to our long standing reputation of brutal death metal!"
Entitled "Deformity," Cognitive's sophomore full-length was recorded at Full Force Studio by Joe Cincotta (Suffocation, Internal Bleeding, Dehumanized) and mastered at West West Side Studios by Alan Douches (Cannibal Corpse, Converge, Black Breath, Mastodon et al), boasting nine tracks of unrepentant heaviness. More...
Frigoris Premieres Two New Songs From Upcoming CD
German post black metal outfit Frigoris premieres two new songs entitled "Himeros" and "Trúwen", taken from the upcoming new album "Nur ein Moment…", which will be out in stores August 25 via Hypnotic Dirge.
Check out now "Himeros" and "Trúwen" below.
Wrvth Posts In-Studio Video
Atmospheric tech death unit Wrvth today issues part two of a live, in-studio video series with "Forlorn," which comes by way of the band's self-titled full-length, issued last year by Unique Leader Records.
The black and white performance clip was captured at Fang Studios with Nick Loiacono of FLYTRAPtv. "We feel the songs on our record are best represented in a live context," said the band in a collective statement. "'Forlorn' is especially one of those songs that a raw production lends to the song accordingly, lyrically, and musically."
Wrvth is currently in the midst of a headlining tour that commenced on August 5th in Bend, Oregon. The journey includes an appearance at Jamfest in Beamsville, Ontario and will run through September 3rd in Sacramento, California.
8/22/2016 Bombshells Tavern - Orlando, FL **
8/24/2016 The Handlebar - Pensacola, FL **
8/25/2016 TBD - Houston, TX
8/26/2016 Tomcats West - Fort Worth, TX
8/30/2016 Pub Rock - Scottsdale, AZ
8/31/2016 Til-Two Club - San Diego, CA
9/01/2016 PBW - Pomona, CA
9/02/2016 La Movida - Salinas, CA
9/03/2016 Starlite Lounge - Sacramento, CA
**with Pathways More...
Iced Earth Parts With Guitarist
Iced Earth guitarist Troy Seele today announces his departure from the band due to family responsibilities. Troy Seele's last gig with the band will be Knotfest in Mexico City on October 16th, 2016. He comments:
"After close to ten years as a guitarist in Iced Earth, the time has come for me to step away. Some of you know, but many do not, that I have a child with autism. In the past I had a great support system that has allowed me to pursue a career in music. That is no longer the case and it has forced me to make a difficult decision. I've always believed that family comes first, and now it is time for me to focus on that.
"The demanding life style of being in a professional heavy metal band is no longer an option for me. Knowing the band is focused on a new album and touring cycle, and given my circumstances, this is the best time for me to step down.
"Playing in Iced Earth has been a great experience. It's taken me around the world many times and given me the chance to meet many of my heroes, as well as play in front of crowds larger than I ever dreamed of.
"I personally want to thank Jon and the guys for the music and the amazing times through the years. Thank you to the fans for understanding and for your support." More...
High Spirits Premieres "Reach For The Glory"
Chicago traditional/power metal act High Spirits premieres a new song entitled "Reach For The Glory", taken from the upcoming new album "Motivator", which will be out in stores via High Roller Records on September 16th.
Check out now "Reach For The Glory" below.
Wakrat Premieres New Song "Sober Addiction"
Rage Against The Machine/Prophets Of Rage bassist Tim Commerford's project Wakrat premieres a new song entitled "Sober Addiction", taken from the upcoming self-titled debut album, which will be out in stores November 11 via Earache Records.
Check out now "Sober Addiction" below.
Don't miss Wakrat supporting Prophets of Rage on the #MakeAmericaRageAgain tour: More...
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