Metal News for September 18, 2024
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21 news articles posted on this day.
Bleeding Through Drops New Single
Southern California metalcore giants Bleeding Through have debuted a brand new single, "Dead But So Alive," available now from SharpTone Records.
Commenting on the song, vocalist Brandan Schieppati says:
"'Dead But So Alive' is a more personal song for me. I battle with being bipolar and it something that I am very up front about in my life. This song is about the daily life and sometimes ugliness of mental illness. It takes a strong support system around me to walk this life and I have my family and amazing band around me to make me feel so alive when I sometimes feel so dead."
Bleeding Through's new single follows "Our Brand Is Chaos" released earlier this year and arrives just ahead of the band's anticipated return to the stage at Furnace Fest 2024 in Birmingham, AL on October 4th. The blistering track is another taste of what's to come from the band's impending, yet to be announced next record. More...
Defiled Streaming New Album
For the past three decades, Defiled have kept their blade sharp. Ever since Tokyo's underground lost their minds over the band's grotesque arsenal of finishing moves, Yusuke Sumita and his death metal samurai set off on a war path that's left nothing but inevitable ruin in their raw wake. They've ransacked Milwaukee Metal Festival and joined forces with their fellow legends in Mayhem, Incantation, Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse.
Having now churned out three albums in almost as many years, metalheads can be forgiven for believing that Defiled had already reached the highest level. But the Japanese legends have topped themselves again on their eighth album. "Horror Beyond Horror" comes out this Friday, September 20, but you can hear all 14 slicing and dicing songs today by listening to the full album stream on Season of Mist's YouTube channel. You can find the video below. More...
Saltwound Reveals Debut Album Details
Following their recent signing to SharpTone Records, Northern Californian deathcore juggernauts Saltwound have announced their long-awaited, debut full-length album, "The Temptation Of Pain," will be released on 1st November.
Saltwound's debut is a colossal beast, seething with furious brutality that roars to life with the most ferocious riffs metalcore fans will hear this year. Featuring tracks like the previously released single "Hollow," "The Temptation Of Pain" rears its head with intense chaos as elements from deathcore and metalcore collide in a violent explosion of sound.
Today, the band reveals the record's second single, "Severance," which features guest Nick Chance of Distinguisher and is accompanied by the turbulent music video below.
Commenting on the song's message, vocalist Spencer Timmons says:
"It’s my wish to separate myself from the world in a macro and micro sense. In my personal life and what I see going on, it’s nothing but pain, misery, and things I can’t stand. So, you want to be set free and separated from this darkness. I love music more than anything, but so much of this industry repulses me." More...
Swallow The Sun Unveils New Music Video
Today, Swallow The Sun have released another new single taken from their upcoming album "Shining" out October 18th. Fans can now stream and watch the music video for "MelancHoly," which can be seen below.
Juha Raivio comments on the new song: "This song talks about how melancholy can be comforting, safe and even a beautiful place. But when it turns into your God, it will surely kill you."
Mikko Kotamäki adds on "MelancHoly": "I’ve heard these days people call great and catchy songs bangers. Well, this one truly is one."
Swallow The Sun recently announced details surrounding their eagerly awaited new album "Shining" out October 18th via Century Media Records. The new record is produced and mixed by Dan Lancaster (Bring Me the Horizon, Muse, Enter Shikari, etc.), mastered by Tony Lindgren (Fascination Street Studios) and recorded by Juho Räihä at SoundSpiral Audio, except vocals recorded by Dan Lancaster. More...
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Brujeria Frontman Passes Following Heart Attack
John David Lepe, better known to fans as Juan Brujo, the lead vocalist of masked deathgrind supergroup Brujeria, has sadly passed away after suffering a heart attack on Monday. He was sixty one years old. A message from the band reads as follows:
"It is with deep sorrow that we must announce the departure of our leader Juan Brujo today. Juan suffered a heart attack early this Monday morning, after a day off from the current Mexorcista tour in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. He was quickly rushed to the nearest hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia by emergency services, but despite the great efforts of the medical team, he passed away this morning. His family, friends and bandmates are devastated and wish to carry their grief in private, thanking the love and support from fans."
Lepe was one of the founding and constant members of Brujeria, appearing on every release the band put out. Earlier this year, backing vocalist and sampler Pinche Peach passed away from heart failure, aged fifty seven.
Metal Underground wishes to extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Juan and the band. More...
Krisiun Confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal 2025
Brazilian death metal veterans Krisiun has been confirmed as the latest band to be booked for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of its release, they will be performing "Conquerors Of Armageddon" in full during one of their sets – The other of the two sets will highlight their 90's Classics and some other must-listen fan favorites, emphasizing their initial albums, "Black Force Domain" and "Apocalyptic Revelation," while also featuring a mix of added well-loved tracks. The event will take place on board the Independence of the Seas, which will sail from Miami, Florida on January 30th and head to Ocho Rios, Jamaica, before returning to the United States on February 3rd.
The lineup is now as follows:
Arcturus
Benighted
Beyond Creation
Candlemass
Crownshift
Decapitated
Delain
Emperor
Finntroll
Flotsam And Jetsam
Hammerfall
Ihsahn
In Extremo
Kalmah
Krisiun
Majestica
Mork
Onslaught
Samael
Septicflesh
Sepultura
Sonata Arctica
Stratovarius
Subway To Sally
Swallow The Sun
Tankard
The Kovenant
The Zenith Passage
Trouble
Twilight Force
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Subway To Sally To Release New Album In December
Rumored to be finished, Subway To Sally, the German grandmasters of folk metal, prove they are very much alive with their 15th studio album! Post Mortem, set for release on December 20, 2024 via Napalm Records, arrives not even two years after their 2023 predecessor, Himmelfahrt, was secretly intended to be the final album of their over 30-year career.
In hindsight, this explains the symbolic title. However, things turned out differently. Subway To Sally had clearly struck a chord with their music, as fan and critic reactions to "Himmelfahrt" were overwhelmingly positive. Following a nearly sold-out tour, it became clear that the 14th album was not the final chapter. The release of "Himmelfahrt" unleashed an untamable lightness and energy that ignited their creativity so strongly that Subway To Sally now stand ready to unveil their brand-new masterpiece, "Post Mortem," created in the fastest production process in the band’s history.
Subway To Sally comment:
"The world around us is still in flux. The prevailing feeling is that nothing is getting better; on the contrary, it seems to be getting worse. The 'Black Death' is over, but the long-awaited Freedom Day after COVID never came. Instead, one problem seems to replace the next. We are living in times of grand failure. Everything swings between darkness and euphoria. People long for distraction, for forgetting, for celebration and freedom – even if only for a moment.
In our music, we address the desires and fears of people, but also their hopes and dreams. In a time when the world seems to be falling apart, we want to be a constant – a voice of authenticity and humanity amidst the turbulence of life." More...
Kings Of Mercia Unveils "Aftermath" Music Video
Today, Kings Of Mercia shares the second single from their new album "Battle Scars," out October 25th via Metal Blade Records. The track is entitled "Aftermath" and it has a new music video, which can be found below.
"Aftermath" is "very dark," vocalist Steve Overland comments. "It's about what will be left behind in the end. What will be left on the planet. It's a very dark track and very dark subject matter."
"I almost didn‘t send this one to Steve, and when I did I was certain he wouldn‘t like it," says guitarist Jim Matheos. "I‘m glad I did though, as it‘s one of my favorites on the album now. It‘s quite different for us and I think Steve really shines on this one." More...
Signs Of The Swarm Posts New Music Video Online
In the midst of their stacked headline Decade of the Swarm Tour, Pittsburgh, PA Deathcore unit Signs Of The Swarm have dropped new single "IWONTLETYOUDIE" — their first original music since 2023's breakout LP "Amongst The Low & Empty." The new video was directed and edited by Eric DiCarlo of SquareUp Studios, and the song was once again produced by Josh Schroeder, whose subwoofer HAS been replaced since that album blew it on its would-be first full in-studio playback. Rumour has it he's treating listening sessions of "IWONTLETYOUDIE" with caution — something the band didn't do while writing the song. You can check it out below.
"'IWONTLETYOUDIE' marks the beginning of a new chapter for Signs: a story of an endless cycle of death and resurrection," reveals Signs Of The Swarm drummer and main songwriter Bobby Crow. "We like to use the time between albums to explore new ideas and sounds. We did this on the ultra-heavy 'Unbridled', the more moshy 'The Collection' (featuring guest shouts from Kublai Khan's Matt Honeycutt and Molotov Solution's Nick Arthur), and the eerily melodic crusher 'Pernicious'. 'IWONTLETYOUDIE' touches on all of those and more; our goal was to channel the energy of deathcore that got us excited about it in our younger year, so expect the explosiveness of Amongst the Low & Empty but so much more!" More...
Ripped To Shreds Posts Guitar Playthough Video
Ripped To Shreds will release their new full-length "Sanshi" next week on September 27 through Relapse Records. In advance, the band has shared the final single offering "Horrendous Corpse Resurrection."
Frontman Andrew Lee comments:
"Putrid riff resurrection in the form of jiangshi, born of corpses left to rot in the open absorbing the ambient yin energies of the moon and yang energies of the sun... We combat these hopping vampires with our endless shred solos. Zero tech death horseshit, all riffs, all solos." More...
Grima Signs With Napalm Records
After wandering the underground scene throughout recent years, Siberian atmospheric black metal four-piece Grima snagged the attention of Napalm Records with their matchless aura and the ability to merge the essence of raw and raging black metal with the soothing beauty of atmospheric soundscapes and melancholic melodies. Today, Grima is pleased to announce that they’ve signed a worldwide contract with the premier rock and metal label!
Grima formed in 2014 as a studio-only endeavor by twins Vilhelm and Morbius, and has gradually become a four-piece band, active both live and in the studio. Grima's latest album, Frostbitten, was released in 2022 and undoubtedly left an impact on the scene. In spring this year, Grima played their third exclusive tour procession, conquering 25 stages throughout Europe in 30 days.
Join the cult and stay tuned for new music to come in 2025!
Grima states about the signing with Napalm Records:
"We are very proud to be part of the big Napalm Records family. ?an't wait to present our new album to the world. We are sure that 2025 will be a great year for all of us."
Senior A&R Sebastian Münch about Grima:
"The atmospheric black metal band Grima manages to perfectly combine the beauty and roughness of nature, the ancient magic of our planet and a pagan understanding of the world. The beautiful overall musical result combines everything that fans of Agalloch, Helrunar, Moonsorrow or Empyrium love."
Seventh Crystal Reveals New Album Details
Swedish hard rockers Seventh Crystal are thrilled to announce the release of their highly anticipated third studio album "Entity," set for release on November 8th, 2024, via Frontiers Music Srl. To mark the occasion, the band shares the first single and accompanying video "Path Of The Absurd," which can be seen below.
Describing the new single, the band had to say the following:
"Have you ever been to a concert, or maybe visited a beautiful natural monument and thought, 'Am I the only one experiencing this right here and now?' Everyone's looking at the world through a camera- or a smartphone screen, trying to get online affirmation, likes and reactions. No one is really living in the moment. Path Of The Absurd is about getting caught in that web, pun intended. Addictive, quick impulses that trigger the reward system and then you're stuck. You become an asset to the system, and not the other way around..."
Seventh Crystal also explains the concept of the album: "We live in an age of social media, AI, filter bubbles and sensational headlines by unknown writers. Disinformation controls the masses and creates multiple truths where the reality remains unknown. The development of technology is largely about solving problems and fulfilling human needs. But can it also lead to the opposite and become its own master with humans as its subjects? A kind of being, an "Entity."
"Entity" is a depiction of past and present in which this particular development is at the centre. “For good or bad?”, “Under or out of control?” - the listener is the one who gets to decide”, continue the band. More...
The Crown Debuts "Gone To Hell" Video
“Gone To Hell” is the latest single from Swedish death metal legends The Crown. The thundering new track comes off the band’s anticipated twelfth studio album, "Crown Of Thorns," set for release on October 11th through Metal Blade Records.
Elaborates The Crown guitarist Marko Tervonen, "‘Gone To Hell’ is a very special song in many ways. As you may have seen on our older albums, there are quite a few songs where the music is by ‘Olsfelt/Tervonen’ [referring to former bassist Magnus Olsfelt]. But that doesn’t actually mean that we wrote the song together. It was more about Magnus ‘stealing’ some riffs from me from songs that never made it to the albums. So he nicked the best stuff and included them into his songs. But ‘Gone To Hell’ was the first time we wrote something together. Magnus showed me the basic riffs to the song, on bass. We recorded it to a metronome and then I sort of ‘took over.’ I added the melodies, arranged it, wrote the drums and vocals etc. So, it was actually the only song we ever worked on together before he left the band. The song is more mid-tempo oriented; it almost has some post-punk elements to it. I personally love it and I’m super proud of it. I expect to read a lot of ‘what is this soft song shit’ from people, otherwise I will be very disappointed!"
Watch The Crown’s "Gone To Hell" video, created by Anton Hallenberg and Robin Schulz, below. More...
Brujeria Cancels Remaining Tour Dates
Mexican deathgrind supergroup Brujeria has announced that they have been forced to cancel all remaining tour dates due to a medical emergency. A statement from the band reads as follows:
"We regret to announce that due to a severe medical emergency, Brujeria are forced to cancel all upcoming tour dates until further notice. We apologize to all of our fans and will update you on the situation soon. Thank you."
Brujeria released their latest album, "Esto Es Brujeria" in September of last year through Nuclear Blast Records. Earlier this year, the band suffered tragedy when longtime sampler and vocalist Pinche Peach passed away at the age of fifty seven from heart failure.
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Cirith Ungol Bids Farewell To London
Goodbyes are never easy. It's been a hell of a road for Cirith Ungol, having formed in 1971, they released their first album ten years later, with three more following before disbanding in 1992. For a long time, they were hailed by many metal bands as an influence and by fans as an underrated gem, before finally returning in 2015 and unleashing two more studio albums. The band are now putting an end to full time touring but before they finish, they made sure to come over to London and perform their final British show, which was originally scheduled to take place at the Islington Academy but was moved to The Underworld in Camden.
The show got underway in ferocious fashion thanks to Manchester metal monsters Heavy Sentence. The band bears the traditional metal flag, but lean more on the grittier side, a la Motorhead than the Iron Maiden worship that rules the modern take on the style. Honestly, I can't remember the last time an opening act went down so well, as by the time the second song, "Age Of Fire" got going, people were already crowd surfing and singing along. Obviously some of these audience members are fans of Heavy Sentence, but it all worked together so well that those who were unfamiliar with the group were soon heavily impressed, with songs like "Medusa" and "Protector" being received really warmly. Heavy Sentence demonstrated tonight that they're one of the most exciting heavy metal bands going in the UK and they've got the charisma and talent to go far. More...
Aborted Announces 2025 European Tour Dates
Extreme metal trailblazers Aborted have announced an extensive European headline tour under the name of "Slashing Europe" for April and May 2025.
Aborted frontman Sven de Caluwé commented:
"Hello kiddies! It’s been since 2019 that we have properly terrified Europe with a headline tour! Well, do we have a treat for you… Or should we say, a trick? We will be slashing through Europe, opening the Vault Of Horrors next spring, creating a nightmarish experience that will leave your soul screaming bloody gore!
"Along your favourite decadent freakshow of ferocity, we are bringing some friends to truly make it a gruesome banquet for all. We are thrilled to announce that Crypta, The Zenith Passage (who are desecrating Europe for the very first time!) and Organectomy will all be laying you on the chopping block!
"Ticket sales kick off this Friday from www.goremageddon.be/tour, so get ready to snatch yours, or you’ll find yourself six feet under with nothing but regret to keep you company!"
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Wolfbrigade Drops "Ways To Die" Video
Swedish hardcore punk veterans Wolfbrigade have unleashed a video for "Ways To Die." The punishing new track comes by way of the band’s long-awaited "Life Knife Death" full-length, out now on Metal Blade Records!
Comments the band, "This is a little gem about the human creativity when it comes to ways of punishing and killing each other in the most terrible ways. Take the sadistic practice of ‘rat torture’ for instance, involving strapping a bucket full of rats to a victim’s naked torso. The bucket is then heated from the outside. The rodents chew their way into the very bowels of the victim in an attempt to escape the heat. All the way through the doomed person’s flesh, and any organs it happens to encounter on its way to freedom. No living being is meant to be caged."
The video for the track was directed by MeANkind with director of photography and editor Jacob Frössén. You can check it out below. More...
Bulldozer Cancels UK/Ireland Tour Dates
Italian heavy metal veterans Bulldozer has announced that their scheduled tour of the United Kingdom and the Republic Of Ireland has been cancelled. A statement from the band reads as follows:
"Due to circumstances outside of our control, The 40 Years of Wrath Across UK & Ireland Tour has been cancelled. We would like to thank all of our fans who supported us and purchased tickets- which will all be refunded. We are very disappointed by the cancellation and hope to be able to play for you all one day."
Funeral Shares New Song
Few bands tread the line between despair and catharsis as poignantly as Funeral. Today, the Norwegian titans of sorrow are unveiling the latest single off their upcoming seventh album"Gospel Of Bones." "Procession Of Misery" ushers you into the raw and unyielding embrace of doom metal. You can check it out below. "Gospel Of Bones" is scheduled to be released on October 18th through Season Of Mist.
Hailing from the desolate climates of Norway, Funeral have built their legacy on crafting epic, melancholic soundscapes. The band are stalwart guardians of funeral doom with tones that are weighted as the bowed boughs of winter.
"Procession Of Misery" carries forward their legacy, leading listeners through a morose symphony of sorrow. Their new single is a dirge, a solemn march into the abyss that doesn't shy away from staring into the void but rather finds a haunting beauty within it. Punctuated by relentless funeral drums and melodies that etch sorrow into the night sky, it embodies the soul-crushing bleakness that's fuels Funeral's 20-year legacy. More...
Nanowar Of Steel To Release First Live Album
Italy’s parody metal masters Nanowar Of Steel are set to release their live album, "XX Years Of Steel," on December 6, 2024 via Napalm Records! Captured during their sold-out, 3,000 attendee show at Alcatraz, Milano in October 2023, this monumental live release celebrates two decades of blending humor and metal and elevates with special guest appearances. The metal party not only presents strong live versions of 28 original tracks, but even includes a nine-track bonus CD including two brand-new studio tracks that showcase Nanowar Of Steel’s continuous evolution and unique style.
Prepare to laugh and headbang on stormy power metal anthem "Stormwarrior Of The Storm!" Have you ever wondered how weather forecasting works? The brand new single highlights this rare scientific craft with raging, fierce riffs and catchy powerful vocals, and will forever change how you view meteorology.
Place your pre-order now and listen to "Stormwarrior Of The Storm" below for another taste of what’s to come! Plus, North American fans should make sure to join the band as they tour the USA and Canada with cover kings Tragedy this fall. See below for all current dates!
Nanowar Of Steel on the new single “Stormwarrior of the Storm“:
"‘Stormwarrior of the Storm’ is the first weather metal song. It is dedicated to the real Nostradamuses of the modern age - the scientists/wizards working on the weather forecast. To our knowledge it is also the first metal song mentioning the Navier-Stokes equations, bringing to the metal public the importance of numerically solving non completely integrable equations." More...
Escuela Grind Releases New Video "Toothless"
New England extreme metal powerhouse, Escuela Grind, will release their new LP, Dreams on Algorithms, on 18th October via MNRK Heavy.
Today, the band drop their crushing new track "Toothless," and its accompanying video, directed by Seby X Martinez for Negative Kitty (Body Count, [adult swim]). The weighty "Toothless" sees Escuela Grind deliver a crunching Mortician-meets-Celtic Frost cut that is equal parts two-step tumble and weighty wood chop as vocalist Katerina Economou exclaims, "It would feel better to fail than never to be tested." More...
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