Metal News for September 21, 2016
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Fetid Zombie Streams "Devour The Virtuous"
Fetid Zombie's "Epicedia" is gearing up to release Transcending Obscurity Records on November 25th, 2016. Today the track "Devour the Virtuous" comes online. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Lowered Beneath
2. Devour the Virtuous
3. Devour the Innocent
4. If the Dead Could Speak More...
Exist Immortal Announces U.K. Tour
London 5-piece group Exist Immortal has announced a U.K. headline tour as well as the band's signing to Primordial Records.
The tour kicks off on release day, running for eight dates, including shows in Southampton, Bristol, Edinburgh and a stop off in the capital with a date at The Black Heart, Camden. The band will also be performing at this year’s Euroblast Festival alongside the likes of Born Of Osiris, Veil Of Maya, Heart Of A Coward and many more.
Following the band’s signing to Primordial Records, front man Meyrick de la Fuente said, “Really happy we've signed to Primordial, it's awesome to be working with a group of people that share the same vision as us for the music we are making. We can't wait for people to hear this album!”
Primordial Records founders Alex Boezeman comments: "I'm super stoked to announce Exist Immortal as the first band on our Primordial Records roster. I have been following them for a good few years and they are one of the most promising bands in their genre at the moment. Their new record is a personal favourite and I couldn't wish for a better fit to launch Primordial Records with." More...
Mashine Announces "Naturalis" Release
British prog group Maschine has announced the release of second studio album "Naturalis" for the 18th of November, 2016 via InsideOutMusic. The follow-up to debut "Rubidium," this is the first album to feature drummer James Stewart (Vader) & keyboardist/vocalist Marie-Eve de Gaultier.
Lead guitarist & vocalist Luke Machin had this to say: "I'm very proud of what we've done in the studio this time, we were very aware that the songs had to be the best we could do. After all, it does represent us at this point in time, and we were determined that everything about it should be the best that could be done."
The 6 tracks that make up the main album fit into a loose concept. Machin continues: "This is basically about natural events. It's something I've been thinking about and working on for some time. My interest really began with the Japanese tsunami in 2011. It had such a far reaching effect on so many people. Once I had the idea for the album fixed in my head, the whole thing just snowballed. But what I didn't want this to be was a record about natural disasters. That can be such a dark subject. What I wanted to emphasise was that there is light at the end of the tunnel. There is hope for mankind. And that's the vibe I wanted to come through." More...
Charred Walls Of The Damned Streams Full Album
Charred Walls Of The Damned - the brainchild of former Death/Iced Earth drummer Richard Christy - will release third full-length album "Creatures Watching Over The Dead" this Friday (September 23rd) via Metal Blade Records.
Today "Creatures Watching Over The Dead" is available as an online stream in advance of the release - check it out below, and you can pre-order the album in various formats right here. The full track listing is:
1. My Eyes
2. The Soulless
3. Afterlife
4. As I Catch My Breath
5. Lies
6. Reach into the Light
7. Tear Me Down
8. Living in the Shadow of Yesterday
9. Time Has Passed More...
Into The Storm Streams "Maths"
Seattle's sludge/noisemakers from Into The Storm have released chaotic new song "Maths" for streaming. The track is taken from their upcoming album "Where the Merfalo Roam," which will be released on November 11th, 2016 and is up for pre-order here.
1. Truck Van Trailer
2. Ghostmaker
3. Seduced and Disappointed
4. I Gotta Get the Bees Outta My Teeth
5. Wellwisher
6. Maturin
7. Maths
8. Fell Off A Horse
9. Jobbernaught
10. Where the Merfalo Roam More...
Okkultokrati Streaming New Song
Norway's underworld quintet Okkultokrati unleashes another rabid new track from the "Raspberry Dawn" album as the record creeps up on its release through Southern Lord next week. Check out "Hard To Please, Easy To Kill" below.
Okkultokrati offers that the title of the track is, "directed towards the masters... your superiors." Giving more background on the song, the band states: "Feffe, our synthist, made this song. According to him, the sound is 'credible '70s synth meets non-cred 90's black metal synth.' Tangerine Dream, who everyone holds dear, being the former.
"But if you grew up as a metal kid in Norway in the mid-to-late '90s, you'll hear some hints to the likes of The Kovenant. This, along with the vocals getting more harsh and grim as the song progresses, adds up to the Emperor In the Nightside Eclipse feel we all love. As for the bass and drums, we just keep the Okkulto-beat through the whole thing. Like a futuristic Motörhead." More...
Monte Pittman Streaming Full Album
Monte Pittman is set to release his new album "Inverted Grasp of Balance" this September 23rd via Metal Blade Records. But before it is released, fans will have the chance to listen to the album in its entirety - check it out below.
1. Panic Attack
2. Arisen in Broad Daylight
3. Guilty Pleasure
4. The Times Are Changing
5. Double Edged Sword
6. Cadabra
7. Pride Comes Before the Fall
8. California
9. Be Very Afraid
10. Obliterated
11. Skeleton Key
12. New Blood Keeps Us Alive More...
Cattle Decapitation Heading Out On Tour
Tomorrow, San Diego deathgrind unit Cattle Decapitation will head back out on the road for a nine-date North American headlining tour before joining Brujeria for a trek across the U.S. in October.
The entire stretch will run from September 22nd through October 21st and includes support from Eternal Sleep and Piñata Protest on select dates. See all confirmed dates below.
9/22/2016 The Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
9/23/2016 Sidewinder - Austin, TX
9/24/2016 18th Street Pier Bar And Grill (BTDF TXDM Assembly) - San Leon, TX
9/25/2016 The Rail Club - Fort Worth, TX
9/26/2016 Pop's - Sauget, IL w/ Eternal Sleep
9/27/2016 5th Quarter - Indianapolis, IN w/ Eternal Sleep
9/28/2016 The Token Lounge - Westland, MI w/ Eternal Sleep
9/29/2016 Montage Music Hall - Rochester, NY w/ Eternal Sleep
9/30/2016 Sneaky Dee's - Toronto, ON w/ Eternal Sleep More...
Spore Lord Streaming "I"
Heavy psych/doom instrumental band Spore Lord today reveals the first track from new album "In the Beginning," which will be released on December 2nd, 2016.
The track - which is simply titled "I" - is a perfect example of the band's heavy yet trippy sound. Spore Lord consists of:
Cam Barnes - Drums
Dan Giampietro - Bass
Matt Irvin - Guitar More...
Animals As Leaders Reveals New Album
Animals As Leaders returns with fourth album, "The Madness of Many," on November 11th via Sumerian Records.
"This album feels like total synergy between the three of us,” says guitar player Tosin Abasi. “None of this music would have turned out the same way without the equal inclusion of all of our musical ideas and that feel special. We're beyond thrilled with the result."
Animals As Leaders produced the 10-track album, with guitar player Javier Reyes handling mixing duties. Reyes also commented on the symbiotic nature of the new album: “'The Madness of Many' is an explorative and ambitious journey of harmony, rhythm, musical expression and emotion. It has been the most collaborative effort for the band and an evolution in each of the members’ musical path.”
Drummer Matt Garstka noted that, “although conceptually dense, it is the most natural sounding Animals As Leaders album yet.”
1. Arithmophobia
2. Ectogenesis
3. Cognitive Contortions
4. Inner Assassins
5. Private Visions of the World
6. Backpfeifengesicht
7. Transcentience
8. The Glass Bridge
9. The Brain Dance
10. Aepirophobia More...
Product Of Hate Releases Tour Edition Video
What happens when you add Hammer Fight to Product Of Hate? You get the "Hammer Out The Hate" tour! To get fans ready for this hard-hitting trek, Product Of Hate just released a new video for "...As Your Kingdom Falls."
This special "Tour Edition" video was shot and edited by Josh Apple and filmed during Product Of Hate's spring 2016 Tour with Mushroomhead, Madame Mayhem, and Sumo Cyco. The video features members from all of the bands, support crew and fans on stage.
About the video, front man Adam Gilley comments: "We decided to put together a live video using footage shot during our spring tour with Mushroomhead. Set to a fan-favorite track from our debut album, this video gives viewers an idea of the energy that we bring to the stage each and every night, especially for those who have never seen us live. Product of Hate is a band that is all about the live concert performance. It's very important to us to make sure that we are giving the fans what they deserve - a killer show, whether we're playing in front of 50 people or 5,000." More...
Die Choking Posts "Dead Figurehead" Video
Philadelphia's unhinged grind squad Die Choking just issued the first official video from unstoppable "III" LP. Check out "Dead Figurehead" below, directed by Mitchell Luna (Maruta, Noisear) and Josh Mahesh (Heikousen, Fraud).
Die Choking issues, "'Dead Figurehead' is a fuck-off to intolerance and pushes against the rising neo-fascism we are seeing in the US right now. There is a transparency and widespread popular criticism of American politics that we haven't really seen since the 1960's.
"The current candidacy has been an eye-opening mirror for Americans. In the end, it seems elected politicians are frequently not the leaders we want or need. Unfortunately, they may be the leaders we deserve." More...
Herman Frank Unveils New Album
Herman Frank (Accept, Victory) is due to release new album "The Devil Rides Out" in November, featuring Frank’s guitar work with the raspy vocals of Swedish powerhouse Rick Altzi (Masterplan, At Vance), the powerful drumming of Andre Hilgers (ex-Rage), and the talent of Michael Müller (Jaded Heart) on bass.
“The Devil Rides Out” was produced by Herman Frank and mixed by Charly Bauerfeind (Blind Guardian, HammerFall, Helloween), with a November 18th, 2016 release date now set for CD, digipack, vinyl, and limited edition box set. Pre-orders are available here. More...
Iron Whip Posts New Video
Noise metal band Iron Whip today reveals a new video for the song "Kicking A Hornet's Nest." The track is taken from forthcoming album "Absence of White," which will be released on October 21st, 2016.
According to Iron Whip, the track "is about confrontation. Sometimes with others but mostly with myself. Second guessing decisions I've made. Not following my gut and then fighting regrets. We all do it, just in different ways."
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...
Amaranthe Streams "That Song"
Amaranthe just dropped "That Song" from upcoming album "Maximalism," which is due out October 2st via Spinefarm.
"The time has come to unveil 'That Song' to the world," said guitarist Olof Morck. "Showcasing a new side of Amaranthe, the song combines an anthemic arena riff with an irresistibly groovy flow, creating maybe the most unique Amaranthe track yet! Describing the strife and hardships that follow with trying to pursue your dreams, 'That Song' embodies the turning point in your life when your direction becomes clear. So stomp your feet and clap your hands to 'That Song!'"
1. Maximize
2. Boomerang
3. That Song
4. 21
5. On the Rocks
6. Limitless
7. Fury
8. Faster
9. Break Down and Cry
10. Supersonic
11. Fireball
12. Endlessly More...
Forty Winters Posts "Human Sacrifice" Video
South Florida heavy metal outfit Forty Winters has launched a lyric video for the track "Human Sacrifice," taken from sophomore album "Rotting Empire," out now via Dead Truth Recordings.
Vocalist Xavier Vicuna offers: "The track 'Human Sacrifice' is the second we took from Rotting Empire that we felt would make for a sick lyric video. The visuals for the vid were created by our dear friend Mitch Luna [from the Miami, Fla. grindcore band, Maruta]. Believe it or not, 'Human Sacrifice' was supposed to be on the 2013 'Isolation' EP. It's a really fun song, nice and abrasive. The lyrical content is pretty cut and dry, it's a story about that good ole fashioned sacrifice. Let the inhumanity ensue."
"Rotting Empire" was recorded by Jesse Kirkbride (Black Tongue, Aversions Crown, Enterprise Earth) at Kirkbride Recordings in Cape Coral, Fla., and features special guest appearances by Chad Ruhlig (For the Fallen Dreams) and Adam Warren (Oceano). Artwork comes courtesy of artist Bill Hauser (Ozzy Osbourne, Gorilla Biscuits, Sick Of It All, Toxic Holocaust, Cruel Hand). More...
Allegeaon Streaming Full Album
This Friday (September 23rd), melodic death metal outfit Allegaeon will release fourth full-length, "Proponent for Sentience," via Metal Blade Records.
Hear the full record before release in the player below. "Proponent for Sentience" can be pre-ordered now at this location and was produced by Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation).
In support of the album, Allegaeon will first appear at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest this upcoming weekend, then join Max & Iggor Cavalera Return To Roots and The Black Dahlia Murder in Canada next month, before heading out with Battlecross and Necromancing the Stone for a full USA tour this winter. More...
Opeth Streaming "The Wilde Flowers"
Sweden’s Opeth just premiered a new song called “The Wilde Flowers" online, featured on the band’s 12th studio album "Sorceress" (reviewed here), which is scheduled for release on September 30th.
Speaking with Metal Hammer, vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt says “This was the first song I wrote for this album. It’s kind of an Opeth standard, in a way, like from the last two albums. It’s very dynamic. It has a chorus, I guess.
"Then there’s a big Queen-sounding bit in the middle just before this massive solo… oh, and harps! They’re hidden in the mix but they’re there. The title comes from the band Caravan – they were originally called Wilde Flowers. I always liked those weird spellings.”
"Sorceress" features the following track listing:
1. Persephone
2. Sorceress (song streaming here)
3. The Wilde Flowers
4. Will O The Wisp (listen in here)
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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Northern Crown Premieres "Les Autres"
Doom on my metallic brethren! The metal upstarts from Northern Crown are about to return with a sophomore album, this time with a bigger emphasis on the rock organ and a less rigid approach to the genre.
Ahead of the release of new album "The Others" next month, we're stoked to be exclusively premiering an advance listen with the closing track "Les Autres."
Listen in below, and if you dig what you hear, pre-orders are now up through Bandcamp. Songwriter and guitarist Zachary Randall comments on the track:
"Les Autres is a pretty raw, personal song. If you ever want to know me, as a person, in an unfiltered state, this song is it. Going back and listening to it now, I'm very shocked at how blunt, honest and angry I am. The whole song is inspired by Jean-Paul Sartre and his play 'No Exit'... but it's really me holding up a mirror for my self and describing what I see... and then casting that same gaze upon those who cross my path.
"It's not kind, it's not pleasant, but it's real. If you ever want to know what it's like for a man to exorcise his demons for all to see, this is it. I love this song, I love the riffs, the solos, I love Frank's vocals...I love everything about this song. I just hope I never again have to live through what brought this song about."
New album "The Others" follows debut EP "In The Hands Of The Betrayer" (reviewed here) and will drop October 14th, 2016. More...
Fall Of Carthage Completes Recordings Of New Album
Fall Of Carthage recently completed a three week stay at Gernhart Studio in Troisdorf, Germany (SuidAkrA, Destruction, Tankard) to record the follow up to the debut album "Behold."
Which of the songs that ultimately land on their second album, the band will decide after completion of mixing and mastering.
First rehearsals report that the new material will definitely kick ass. Be prepared of some surprises. Currently, the recordings are in the process of being mixed, while singer Sascha is already already on the first video clip.
The as of yet untitled album will be issued in January 2017 via MDD. Stay tuned for further details. More...
Zix Signs With Pure Steel, Debut Finally Gets Date
After announcing details of the debut album "The Tides of the Final War" over two years ago, Lebanese act Zix will finally release the album through Pure Steel Records on October 28th.
Zix was formed in 2010 by composer/bassist Ziad and is devoted to breaking metal music in the Middle East. Zix is fronted by Maya on vocals and features Argentinian guitarist Juan Carrizo on guitar and guest drummer for the debut Kenny Earl Rhino (ex-Manowar/ex-Death Dealer) (Zix's permanent drummer is Ziad Alam).
The album was produced by Grammy Award winning Steve Thompson (Guns N' Roses/Metallica/Anthrax), and it includes the All-Star Protest Song “Metal Strike,” which features guest appearances by: Tony Martin (Ex-Black Sabbath), Blaze Bayley (Ex-Iron Maiden/Wolfsbane), Paul Di'Anno (Ex-Iron Maiden), Ronny Munroe (Metal Church), Ross The Boss (Ex-Manowar/Death Dealer), David Shankle (DSG), Jack Starr (Burning Star/ex-Virgin Steel), Giles Lavery (Dragonsclaw/ex-Warlord), David Marcelis (Lord Volture), Frederic Bartolomucci (Legend), Stu Marshall (Death Dealer/Empires of Eden) and Paul Shortino (Quiet Riot/Rough Cutt). The cast of stars is is joined by local metal celebrities Dany Deaibesson (vocals), Vík Bajac (Impulse); Tony Ghanem (Ostura); Walid WolfLust (Kaoteon) and Nathalie J (Bandage), who is a Lebanese metal activist that has worked with the likes of Doug Katsaros (Aerosmith).
The track list is:
1. Buyer Of Souls
2. Metal Strike
3. Tides Of The Final War
4. Shadow Of A Dying Sun
5. Crucible
6. Dark Days Of Babylon
7. Heavens Eyes
8. Thousand Wars At Sea
9. Night Of Evil
10. The Warwhore More...
Yasru To Release New Album "Börübay"
Turkish folk/doom metal act Yasru will release its third album "Börübay" on October 28th via Wormholedeath Records. A preview clip for the album can be heard in the player below.
Yasru music is mostly composed of atmospheric doom metal melodies, but with addition of folk instruments and Mongolian style throat singing, giving the album a very colorful and rich ethnic texture. It’s mesmerizing, beautiful and unique, ethereal, melodic and melancholic.
The track list for "Börübay" is:
1.552 AD (Boru)
2.Borubay
3.Atalara
4.Nazar Eyle
5.Ruzgarin Yirlari
6.Hafis
7.Yasru More...
Icy Steel Streams New Song "The Earth After Man"
Italian metal act Icy Steel is streaming the new song "The Earth After Man." The song appears on the upcoming fourth studio album "Through the Ashes," which is set for release on September 23rd via Eigenpressung, with distribution through Pure Steel Records.
The track listing is:
Disc 1 - Before
1. Last Man on the Earth
2. Fire and Flames
3. The Day that Became Night
4. Ritual of the Wizard
5. Last Thing to Destroy
6. ...and the Warriors Return
7. Today the Rain Cries
8. The Earth After Man
Disc 2 - After
1. Bard's Dreams in the Silent Woodland
2. Ashes of Glory
3. Inside the Glass Place
4. Shaman's Death
5. The Weight of Signs
Check out "The Earth After Man" here: More...
Diabol Boruta Signs With Pure Underground Records
Polish folk metal act Diabol Boruta signed a worldwide deal with Pure Underground Records, a division of Pure Steel Records. The band's upcoming new album will be entitled "Widziadla" and will be issued November 11th.
Stay tuned for further information, including album artwork and track listing.
Crator Streams New Song "The Judge On War"
NYC technical death metal outfit Crator announced the official release of debut album "The Ones Who Create: The Ones Who Destroy," which is available for purchase now via bandcamp at this location). Check out the new song "The Judge On War," which is available for streaming in the player below.
Featuring members of Origin, Krallice, Mucopus and Tentacles, Crator plays a belligerent anti-form of technical death metal. Those seeking a truly fresh, mind-bending, and utterly destructive brand of Tech-Death are strongly encourage to give this band a listen. Ready yourself for the sounds subterranean howls, clashing machinery, putrefied harmonies; in other words, the sounds of an accursed death force sharpening its blades for 2016!
"The Ones Who Create: The Ones Who Destroy" was recorded at The The Thousand Caves in Queens, NY. Colin Marston also handled all engineering and mastering duties, as well as contributing sesson bas to the effort. The album was produced by Crator guitarist Jeff Leifer.
Check out "The Judge On War" here: More...
Meridian Starts "Pure Celebration" In Video Clip
Danish metal act Meridian issued a new music video for the song "Pure Celebration." The song is lifted from the sophomore album "Breaking the Surface," which was issued last week via Mighty Music.
The clip was produced and edited by Jonas Bruun and Dennis Askholm Jensen from NoirMedia. Check it out here:
The Day Of The Beast Premieres New Song
The Day Of The Beast premieres the title-track of the upcoming new album "The Ultimate Cremation Pyre", which will be out in stores later this year.
Check out now "The Ultimate Cremation Pyre" below.
Gloson Premieres New Song & Lyric Video
Sweden’s post-metal outfit Gloson premieres a new song and lyric video entitled "Cringe", taken from the upcoming new album "Grimen", which will be out in stores later this year.
Check out now "Cringe" below.
Scuorn Premieres New Song & Lyric Video
Italian one-man black metal band named Scuorn premieres a new song and lyric video entitled "Viriglio Mago", taken from the upcoming new album "Parthenope", which will be out in stores via Dusktone early next year.
Check out now "Viriglio Mago" below.
States Scuorn: More...
Cruz Premieres Title-Track Of Upcoming New Album
Barcelona's blackened old-school death metal unit Cruz premieres title-track of the upcoming new album "Culto Abismal". The album was recorded and mixed by Javi Félez at Moontower Studios and was mastered by Brad Boatright at AudioSiege. It will be released on October 7 by Sentient Ruin (tape and vinyl for North America), To The Death Records (tape and vinyl for Europe), Neanderthal Stench (EU vinyl co-release), and SelfMadeGod Records (CD worldwide).
Check out now "Culto Abismal" below.
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