Metal News for August 30, 2018
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15 news articles posted on this day.
Bruise Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Indiana's Bruise premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Grief Ritual", which will be out in stores this Friday, August 31st on Unbeaten Records.
Check out now "Grief Ritual" in its entirety below.
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Megaton Leviathan Premiere New Song "Wave"
Megaton Leviathan premiere a new song titled "Wave", taken from their upcoming new album "Mage", which will be out in stores October 26 via Blood Music.
Check out now "Wave" below.
We Dream Alone Premiere New Video "Happiness"
Melodic metal/hardcore Gothenburg outfit We Dream Alone premiere a new video for "Happiness", taken from their latest album "ÆTHER".
Check out now "Happiness" below.
Dead Now Premiere New Song "Bird Leaf"
Sludge rock band called Dead Now premiere a new song titled "Bird Leaf", taken from their upcoming self-titled debut album, which will be out in stores September 7.
Check out now "Bird Leaf" below.
Avast Premiere Title Track From Upcoming New Album
Black metal/blackgaze outfit Avast premiere the title track from their upcoming debut album "Mother Culture", which Dark Essence will release on October 26.
Check out now "Mother Culture" below.
Atrament Premiere New Song "Odium"
Nihilistic Bay Area crust outfit ATRAMENT, features in its ranks current and former members of Vastum, Necrot, Mortuous, Abstracter, Moral Void, and Black September, are preparing to release their second LP, "Scum Sect", on September 28th. The album will be issued through a coalition of underground labels including Sentient Ruin Laboratories, Caligari Records, and Blood Harvest Records. Today the band premiere a new song entitled "Odium" streaming below:
Arroganz Premiere New Song "By Glowing Chains"
German black/death/doom band Arroganz premiere a new song entitled "By Glowing Chains", taken from their upcoming new EP "Primitiv", which will be released by FDA Records on September 28th.
Check out now "By Glowing Chains" below.
Blood Storm Premiere New Song "Chaotic Exile"
Blood Storm premiere a new song entitled "Chaotic Exile", taken from their upcoming new album.
Check out now "Chaotic Exile" below.
Serocs Premiere New Song "SCP-106"
Multi-national outfit known as Serocs - featuring members of First Fragment, Chthe’ilist, Funebrarum, Benighted, and Sutrah - premiere a new song titled "SCP-106", taken from their upcoming new album "The Phobos/Deimos Suite", which will be released on October 26th by Everlasting Spew Records.
Check out now "SCP-106" below.
Metallica Launch Own New Whiskey ‘Blackened’
Metallica will release their own official whiskey, "Blackened". The band collaborated with master distiller Dave Pickerell on the 90 proof spirit. The group's own music is employed to ‘activate’ the whiskey while it matures within black brandy casks. A specially designed subwoofer bombards the whiskey during this process to increase the wood-flavor interaction.
An initial launch is scheduled in select markets of the U.S. with a mid-September release being planned. You can pre-order now "Blackened" HERE .
Light This City & Gygax Fall Tour Announced
Light This City and Gygax will be hitting the road together again this fall. This time for an East Coast mini-tour in November. Light This City will be touring in support of their latest effort “Terminal Bloom“, which arrived earlier this year.
11/06 Cleveland, OH – The Foundry
11/07 Toronto, ON – Hard Luck Bar
11/08 Montreal, QC – Katacombes
11/09 Brooklyn, NY – Gold Sounds Bar
11/10 Worcester, MA – Ralph’s Diner
11/11 Philadelphia, PA – The Fire
(hed)p.e. UK/Ireland Tour Announced
(hed)p.e. announce a UK/Ireland tour which will take place later in the year. Support acts for the run are still pending.
11/28 Chester, UK – The Live Rooms
11/29 Belfast, IRE – Limelight
11/30 Dublin, IRE – The Bowery
12/01 Limerick, IRE Dolan’s
12/02 Birmingham, UK – The Asylum
12/03 Bournemouth, UK – The Old Fire Station
12/04 Sheffield, UK – The Mulberry Bar & Venue
12/05 Manchester, UK – Rebellion
12/06 Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
12/07 Stafford, UK – Redrum
12/08 Leeds, UK – Temple Of Boom
12/09 Milton Keynes, UK – The Craufurd Arms
12/10 Bridgend, UK – Hobo’s
12/11 Swindon, UK – Level 3
12/12 London, UK – The New Cross Inn
12/13 Plymouth, UK – The Junction
12/14 Weston-Super-Mare, UK – Electric Banana
12/15 Bolton, UK – The Alma Inn
12/16 Hitchin, UK – Club 85
Just For Fun
See: New Hilarious Slayer And The Bangles Mashup
Bill McClintock‘s most recent mashup once again includes Slayer. This time the thrash metal icons' classic track “Angel Of Death” got paired with The Bangles‘ 80s hit “Walk Like An Egyptian“.
KEN mode Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
KEN mode‘s new full-length “Loved” is streaming in its entirety below ahead of its official release this Friday, August 31st.
Pig Destroyer Premiere New Song & Music Video
Pig Destroyer premiere a third single from their new full-length “Head Cage“, which will arrive in stores next Friday, September 07th, via Relapse. The latest track is called “Mt. Skull” which debuts completed with a video directed by Joe Stakun streaming below:
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