Metal News for September 23, 2015
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ProgPower USA XVI, Part 3: Falconer's Last Show
7:30am – September 11, 2015.
In any other place, at any other time of the year, 7:30am feels like noon. After last night’s Dragonland experience, it felt way too early. As a perpetual early riser, this one felt like grim death. I’m getting to old for this – restricted to two maybe three occasions a year that I would even consider staying out until 4:30-5:00am. I needed coffee….buckets of it. Where was Lance King and his trusty “Awakenings” blend when I needed it! Riiiiight, the main merch area doesn’t open until noon today.
Well, I couldn’t fall back asleep now…I might wake up at 3pm and I had an 11am sponsor meeting with Glenn Harveston. I cannot miss that one. Just a day earlier when arriving in Atlanta, I learned that since the issues with Hibria forced my sponsored band off the roster, I would now be proudly co-sponsoring Jeff Scott Soto. Nothing wrong with that! Here is a legend that now gets an extended set to celebrate his 30th anniversary – so I was expecting to hear solo material, Yngwie Malmsteen material and Talisman material at least! Truly exciting stuff….when one door closes, another opens wider! More...
OpEd
Heavy Metal Video Games: The Return Of Music Games
With the king of music games about to make a triumphant return in less than two weeks, it seemed like a good time to take another look at the limited offerings available where video games collide with heavy metal.
For those who missed our previous three articles discussing various games with heavy metal soundtracks, be sure to go back and check 'em out (and let us know if you end up playing or re-playing any of these gems!):
Part 1: the amazing Brutal Legend, Saints Row III, Killing Floor 2, Pain Killer, and Guilty Gear X2 Reload
Part 2: Splatterhouse, Twisted Metal 2, The Witcher's bonus music disc, and Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And The Damned.
Part 3 (the retro edition!): Rock And Roll Racing, Beavis And Butthead, F-Zero X, Earthbound, and Heavy Metal Geomatrix
Rock Band
There was this utterly glorious time where console gaming was flush with a stable lineup of music games and every weekend involved a bottle of something hard and your best friends making drunken fools of themselves in your living room till 2 AM. Typically your neighbors would not be amused, but fuck them because they don't like metal anyway.
Unfortunately that time died when Activision decided to flood the market with an absurd number of Guitar Hero entries and the era of the music game came to a sudden, crashing halt.
Obviously the Rock Band titles had plenty of rock tunes, but a handful of legitimate metal was also involved in the various incarnations and weekly DLC updates, adding in the likes of Emperor, Machine Head, and a whole lot more. Where things really took off was in the Rock Band Network, which let bands make their own tracks, seeing tons of underground groups add in their own music.
It was a truly sad day when Harmonix announced there would be no more DLC coming to Rock Band back in 2013, but an unexpected light at the end of the tunnel appeared just a few months ago. Back in March, Harmonix made a whole lot of fans happy by officially announcing Rock Band 4, which seemed like nothing more than a pipe dream up till that point.
Due out October 6, Rock Band 4's launch lineup of metal will include Dream Theater, Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions, Baby Metal, System Of A Down, and more, with loads of metallic downloadable songs no doubt prepped and ready to drop each week.
Needless to say I'm greatly looking forward to it, except that unfortunately Guitar Hero is also returning. Maybe Activision can keep it in its pants this time around and not kill music gaming again by releasing six or so games a year.
Khaotika Rises From The Ashes With New Album
On April 6, 2015, Atlanta's Khaotika was involved in a horrible accident while on tour with Huntsville's Wormreich. The accident claimed the life of drummer Nick Crisostomo (a/k/a Dyret) as well as Wormreich guitarist/keyboardist Ian A. McKinney and live bassist Paul Truesdell. It also left Khaotika vocalist Lariyah with life threatening injuries.
Through patience and determination, Lariyah not only recovered...but flourished. Having nearly fully recovered, Khaotika entered the studio earlier this month to record the debut full length album "The Flame Unleashed." The album is set for release on November 11th, with pre-orders available on October 2nd.
The album will come as a digipak with a 20-page-booklet with lyrics, photographs and artwork insert. For the first 100 pre-orders, there will be an option for an additional folded poster insert with unpublished photos and personal notes from each member.
The band will premiere a new music video for the brand new track "Heretik Within" on October 1st, right here on Metal Underground.com.
"The Flame Unleashed" was mixed in S. Prian Studio in Atlanta by Scott Prian with engineer Paul Golden and mastered by Tore Sjerna (Watain, Mayhem, Destroyer 666). More...
Fragore Working On New Album
Italian thrash/death Metal act Fragore have been hard at work in the studio this past summer, laying down tracks for the band’s upcoming album.
The fourth album, yet untitled, will take Fragore on a new level after the previous releases "The Dark Side of Ambition" (2009), "The Keeper" (2011) and “The Reckoning” (2014) featuring producer Ettore Rigotti (Disarmonia Mundi, Destrage, Slowmotion Apocalypse), who is once again helming the new effort.
Rigotti is currently putting the final touches on the release and will mix and master the album at Metal House Studio in Italy.
More news will be announced soon, stay tuned! More...
Vehemence Streaming "It's All My Fault"
As Phoenix death metal horde Vehemence makes a full-time return to the scene with the "Forward Without Motion" LP this year, a new single from the scorching album has been issued online. Get a taste of "It's All My Fault" below.
Following the 2004 Metal Blade Records release of the "Helping The World To See" album, Vehemence went on hiatus, leaving a diehard legion of followers in musical purgatory. That nearly twelve-year-long streak will end on October 23, as Battleground Records issues the band's most conquering material to date on "Forward Without Motion." You can also see the band live on these release show dates:
10/23/2015 The Rock - Tucson, AZ w/ Magguts, Chronovorous, Defiled Existence, Dead Is He
10/24/2015 Yucca Tap Room - Tempe, AZ w/ Sorrower, Lago, Through The Eart More...
Silent Line Posts "Shattered Shores" Track
Bonnyville, AB death-infused melodic metal band Silent Line is now streaming first single "Shattered Shores I: Timeless Night," taken off the upcoming concept album "Shattered Shores."
Listen in below, courtesy of a stream hosted by MetalNationRadio.ca. Vocalist/guitarist Michael Burton comments:
"Timeless Night is the first part of the title track off this album and describes the coming of the storm that is supposed to wash away the ash of the past and renew the land. It shares a similar chorus with Shattered Shores II: A New Beginning, as well as the verse riff - although the songs are in different tuning.
"It also shares some lyrics with Erosion to tie the depiction of ashes and flames to the storm. It primarily describes hopelessness and sorrow, trying to move on, but being stuck in depression. Musically it is quite diverse ranging from classic In Flames-style dual lead guitars to a four guitar harmonized clean bridge and huge ringing chords."
The album's full track listing is as follows:
1. Frost of The Night (5:46)
2. Erosion (3:52)
3. Back And White (3:21)
4. Shattered Shores I Timeless Night (5:45)
5. Summer Song (5:40)
6. Starfall (4:08)
7. Shattered Shores II A New Beginning (8:08)
8. Into The Chasm (4:39)
9. The Faceless Shadow (6:24)
10. Embrace the End (5:19) More...
Abhorrent Announces "Intransigence" Album
The San Antonio death metal deviants from Abhorrent will untether their debut full-length this November via Willowtip Records.
Titled "Intransigence," the ten track cranium crusher was engineered, mixed, and mastered by Mike Garrison at Sound Crater Recording with guitar and bass reamps by Greg Tomao at The Tomato Farm Studio.
The album includes guest appearances by the Trevor Strnad (The Black Dahlia Murder), Matthew "Chalky" Chalk (Mephistopheles, ex-Psycroptic), Malcolm Pugh (Inferi, A Loathing Requiem) and Antonio Ascencio (Serocs).
Sample third bruiser, "Ifrit," below and you can also pre-order at this location. The full album's track listing is as follows:
1. Passage
2. The Elegance Of Asymmetry (feat. guest vocals by The Black Dahlia Murder's Trevor Strnad)
3. Ifrit (feat. guest solo by Inferi's Malcolm Pugh)
4. Reward System Malfunction
5. Clarity Of Will
6. A Lightness Of Mind (feat. guest vocals by Mephistopheles' Matthew "Chalky" Chalk)
7. Ill Conceived (feat. guest solo by Serocs' Antonio Ascencio)
8. Eternal Recurrence
9. Larva
10. Parasite More...
Sunpocrisy Announces "Eyegasm, Hallelujah!"
Based on the title and album artwork I honestly can't even tell if this press release is a joke or not, but we'll go with "not" for the moment and just roll with it...
Sunpocrisy will release new record "Eyegasm, Hallelujah!" this coming November 1, 2015 on CD and digital formats. The album, described as a "progressive post-mental eargasm," will also be available soon in a vinyl gatefold 2XLP edition.
The project was born in 2007 as a death/progressive band and recorded the first EP called “Atman.” In 2010 the artistic ambitions of the band started to develop in an unpredictable way: songwriting became more complex, and the sheer death metal of the beginnings gave way to an expanded line up with three guitars and keyboard/electronics.
Sunpocrisy becomes a prog / post-metal beast with a wider scope and a huge palette. The next (il)logical step was "Samaroid Dioramas," which is available for streaming in full right here. Now following that release comes "Eyegasm, Hallelujah!" Check out the cover artwork here: More...
Warfield Posts "Barrage Fire" Video
The Rhineland-Palatinate thrash youngsters from Warfield have a new music video online for "Barrage Fire" - check it out below.
The track was recorded at Soundplant Studio, Saarbrücken while the video was shot by Simon Friedl from Hard Cut Media. Warfield's previous EP "Call To War" is also available through IMM Records here.
Acrimonious Working On New Album
Daemon Worship Productions is extremely proud to announce the start of cooperation with the Greek temple Acrimonious. The label comments:
"Being very familiar with the previous opuses 'Purulence' and 'Sunyata,' as well as bearing utmost respect towards the involved individuals, we were honoured to sign a contract with them for the upcoming third full-length album, called 'Eleven Dragons.'
"On this Equinox it was deemed finally appropriate to break the silence. Thus, on behalf of DWP, I am happy to officially welcome the Acrimonius disciples into the fold! Welcome, brothers!"
Stay tuned for full info and a release date on the upcoming third Acrimonious album "Eleven Dragons." More...
Vacivus Streaming Full EP Online
U.K. death metal band Vacivus will release the CD version of debut EP "Rite of Ascension" on September 25, 2015 via Hellthrasher Productions.
Vacivus is a Sunderland-based five-piece act, formed in 2013 by members and ex-members of Wodensthrone, Horrified, Plague Rider and Warbastard, among many others. This new EP was originally released in July through Goatprayer Records as a limited cassette edition (now sold out). The artwork for both CD and MC releases has been created by Grave IX Design, and you can stream all the songs below. The full track listing is:
1. Dark Apotheosis
2. Rite of Ascension
3. Ageless, Nameless
4. Hostis Rei
5. Vacivus Aeternum More...
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Darkest Era Premieres New Music Video
Darkest Era has a wicked cool new animated video for "Songs Of Gods and Men," taken off the 2014 album "Severance" (available through Cruz Del Sur Music) and we're proud to be bringing you the exclusive premiere - check it out below! The clip was created by French/Irish Artist Anaïs Chareyre who describes it by saying:
"The concept of this animation is about choices we make in life. This witch/woman is a representation of the Change, a step to something unknown, good or bad. She is the Fool tarot card, a promise for something definitely different... Sometimes in life we do need a radical change, but we are scared to walk to her. I went to her twice in my life, and twice I was terrified. But so far she is still smiling at me, even though she could change her face anytime, and I am aware of it. This is my first animation and I am really glad I could have such an awesome track as background, I hope you enjoy it!"
If you like what you see in the video, you can find more of Anaïs’ stunning artwork at Facebook or over through DeviantArt.com here.
Furthermore Cruz Del Sur Music and Darkest Era are eager to announce a co-release of the forthcoming “An Dagda Awakens / Elohim” 7’’ due out on November 20, 2015. The cover artwork and an audio teaser will be revealed soon. More...
Raw Finishes Work On Album
German blast beating thrash outfit Raw has finished work on an upcoming third studio album, which follows the 2012 "Rawzilla" and a bout of touring throughout 2014.
The five-piece started the recordings for the third album earlier this year in Stage One Studio under the supervision of Andy Classen (Dew Scented, Legion of the Damned, Krisiun).
With work just having wrapped up, the album is expected for release later this year on MDD Records. Stay tuned for full info. More...
Blind Guardian To Appear In New Video Game
The Dwarves are tough - made from stone by their god Vraccas, they are rough warriors and skilled craftsmen. The love for all kinds of metal is in their blood and there is only one genre of music that can truly compliment the thunder of their sledgehammers and the clash of their battle axes: METAL!
Developer King Art is very pleased to announce today that a cooperation with Blind Guardian has been confirmed. Not only will musicians from Blind Guardian perform parts of The Dwarves OST in their own unique style but there will also be a special quest involving Blind Guardian in the game.
To perfectly blend that into the fantasy-world of Girdlegard, the developers from King Art and Blind Guardian are cooperating closely with the author of The Dwarves book series.
A newly released video shows the game developers visiting Blind Guardian’s studio, where members of the band are playing The Dwarves for the very first time. Check it out below.
If you haven't contributed to the Kickstarter campaign yet for the upcoming PC and console game, be sure to do so right here. The Dwarves is expected out in summer of 2016. More...
Gemini Syndrome Signs With Another Century
Gemini Syndrome has inked a deal with Another Century - the hard rock spinoff of Century Media - and just wrapped up a tour alongside Avatar and Huntress. Another Century commetns:
"Easily one of the most exciting new rock bands to emerge onto the scene over the past years is Gemini Syndrome, have the most stunning visual: an albino front-man and face-tatted bassist. This 5 piece deliver propulsive, high energy hard alternative rock that will quickly suck you in and never letup with their non-stop, captivating melodies and hooks across the board. The band have been quite busy; signing with Another Century, releasing a track to excite their fans, and getting ready to record their second full length album."
Drummer Brian Steele Medina adds: "When we finished touring earlier this year, we immediately immersed ourselves into writing the new album. We're pushing our music to extremes in all direction. We are extremely excited to have signed with Another Century. On a personal level, we've always been good friends with the team at AC, and now we get to work together to push this all to the next level. We really feel we've found a home and a family who truly understands us and our vision.” More...
Scythian Posts Full Album Online
U.K. death metal band Scythian is now streaming the entirety of "Hubris in Excelsis," the group's recently released second album out now via Hells Headbangers - check it out below. The new album's track listing is:
1. Beyond the Dust...
2. Hubris in Excelsis
3. Apocalyptic Visions
4. As Tyrants Feast...
5. Penultimate Truth : Ultimate Deceit
6. The Laws...
7. Three Stigmata
8. War Graves (Dulce et Decorum Est...)
9. Dystopia More...
Thy Catafalque Streams "Jura"
Thy Catafalque, the progressive/avant-garde metal project from Hungarian mastermind Tamás Kátai, is streaming a new track from forthcoming album "Sgùrr." Check out "Jura" below.
Regarding the new track, Kátai comments: "This is a song about primal, prehistoric, obscure instincts of fear of physical decline and the craving for the life-giving shelter of the womb. The music is accordingly primitive and obscure."
The album will be released internationally by Season of Mist on October 16, 2015 and the track listing is as follows:
1. Zúgó
2. Alföldi Kozmosz
3. Oldódó formák a halál titokzatos birodalmában
4. A hajnal kék kapuja
5. Élo lény
6. Jura
7. Sgùrr Eilde Mòr
8. Keringo
9. Zúgó More...
Queensryche Posts Track-By-Track Video
Queensryche has posted part one of an in-depth, track-by-track album commentary with founding member Michael Wilton (guitars) explaining the meaning behind each song on the the group’s new offering, "Condition Hüman," set for a release via Century Media Records on Oct 2, 2015. The album's track listing is:
1. Arrow of Time
2. Guardian (streaming here)
3. Hellfire (streaming here)
4. Toxic Remedy
5. Selfish Lives
6. Eye9
7. Bulletproof
8. Hourglass
9. Just Us
10. All There Was
11. The Aftermath
12. Condition Hüman More...
The Apex Posts "If Detroit River Could Speak" Clip
Windsor, ON ghetto tech metal band The Apex today unleashes a music video for "If Detroit River Could Speak" in support of the group's debut self-titled album released earlier this year. Drummer Tyson Taylor comments:
"'If Detroit River Could Speak' is about our local area (Windsor/Detroit) and how our economy has declined. It touches upon how this area was rich with automobile manufacturing and the streets were 'paved with gold' before the decline. It’s a feeling as if the story is being told by Detroit River, which divides these '2 cities of rot.'"
The video is directed and edited by Mike Budinsky of Urban Grind Media and can be viewed below. Catch The Apex live on these tour dates:
Oct 22 - Windsor, ON - Out Cold Fest @ Windsor Beer Exchange
Oct 23 - Guelph, ON - Van Gogh's Ear
Oct 24 - Sudbury, ON - Sudbury Metal Fest @ Sudbury Event Centre More...
Children Of Bodom Releases "Morrigan" Music Video
Finnish melodic death/thrash act Children of Bodom released a music video for the new track "Morrigan." The song appears on the upcoming new release "I Worship Chaos," which is set to drop via Nuclear Blast Records on October 2nd.
Legendary, Swedish director Patric Ullaueus known for his work with Europe, Dimmu Borgir, Arch Enemy and others, handled the production duties on the video, which can be viewed in the player below.
Patric states: "The last time I worked with COB we did great stuff together. 'Trashed, Lost and Strungout' was Gold awarded and the 'Chaos Ridden Years - Stockholm Knockout' Live DVD was also Gold awarded. So after all these years it was a great pleasure to get to work with them again. The band decided not to be in the video as they wanted to tell the story about The Warrior Goddess Morrigan and together with the band we made this tale about a man fighting his inner demons."
The track listing for "I Worship Chaos" is:
1. I Hurt (see lyric video here)
2. My Bodom (I Am The Only One)
3. Morrigan
4. Horns
5. Prayer For The Afflicted
6. I Worship Chaos (see lyric video here)
7. Hold Your Tongue
8. Suicide Bomber
9. All For Nothing
10. Widdershins
Check out the video here: More...
Die Choking Streams "Millirem"
Another vicious portion of antagonized grindcore vengeance from Die Choking is today rammed down the public's collective throat with "Millirem," the opening track from the trio's rapidly approaching "III" debut LP.
Die Choking will also embark on a Northeastern blast of tour dates this week, now dubbed the "Escape The Pope" tour as this pontiff character invades the region making daily life insufferable for all nonbelievers dwelling near several major cities, including the band's hometown of Philadelphia. Ghost might have rescheduled a Philadelphia show, but Die Choking ain't afraid of no pope!
"III" will see digital release on October 8 and a vinyl edition on October 23, 2015. Upcoming tour dates are available after the song stream. More...
The Hell Steaming New Track "Sick"
Watford UK hardcore/crossover act The Hell are back with the new track "Sick." The song is taken from the upcoming new release "Brutopia," which is set to drop on October 30th (UK/EU) and November 12th (North America) via Prosthetic Records.
Renowned for their less than subtle satire and a brutal lashing of fist-to-the-face riffs and grooves, "Brutopia" is the band’s wildest ride to date. Pre-order it at this location.
Check out "Sick" here:
Kylesa Streaming Full New Album
Savannah's genre-defying Kylesa is streaming new album "Exhausting Fire" in full today before its released by Season of Mist on October 2, 2015.
Regarding the new album, Kylesa vocalist/guitarist Phil Cope comments: "'Exhausting Fire' is an album we really put our hearts on our sleeves for. We’ve always done that, but emotionally, it’s probably the most honest and raw album we’ve ever done.”
Guitarist/vocalist Laura Pleasants continues, “No band sounds like us and we don’t sound like any other band. After all these years of experimenting with different styles and sounds, we’ve really developed our own thing and I can faithfully say that we sound like us. With this album, we’ve successfully made a record that incorporates all the elements we’ve always played with into a record that works on its own.” More...
Belphegor Announces Tour With Vital Remains
Austria's mightiest extreme metal export Belphegor is proud to announce that the "Conjuring The Dead Raid" European tour will be visiting U.K. soil in December along with other European territory.
The Belphegor horde, led by band founder Helmuth Lehner, will launch this crushing assault alongside U.S. death metallers Vital Remains, Polish death/black metal group Hate, as well as Liverpool-based symphonic black metallers Ethereal. The run of European dates includes 17 shows in nine different countries.
Helmuth had to say regarding the tour announcement; “Hail! It's great to return to the mighty land of NWOBHM. Always a pleasure to glorify brutal Metal with you demons! You better not miss this fucking extraordinary, blasphemous Death/Black Metal package! ENGLAND IS GOING TO HELL WITH US ON 7TH DECEMBER 2015!!”
Dates are as follows: More...
As Darkness Dies Details Self-Titled Debut LP
Connecticut's As Darkness Dies, formerly known as Graven Image, released details on the upcoming debut release (under the new moniker) - which is simply entitled "As Darkness Dies." The album is set to drop on October 30th via Pure Steel Records.
The album is truly the follow up to the 2012 Graven Image debut "The Future Started Yesterday" and was originally entitled "Life Incomplete." The album was produced by Obsession/ex-Yngwie Malmsteen vocalist Michael Vescera, who also provides background vocals for the new track "Black Death," which can be heard in the player below.
The track list for "As Darkness Dies" is as follows:
1. Black Death
2. Cloaked in Darkness
3. Searching For Light
4. Silent Wings
5. Ghost
6. Other Side
7. High Road
8. World Of Decay
9. Life Incomplete
10. One Mistake
11. Demons
12. Far Away (Bonus Track) More...
Culture Killer Shows The "Path Of Reflection"
Florida's Culture Killer is streaming the new track "Path of Reflection." The song appears on the debut release "Throes Of Mankind," which is set for release on November 27th worldwide via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders are available at this location.
"Throes of Mankind" was engineered by Austin Coupe and Kenny Gil at Pig Pen Recordings, mixed by Kenny Gil, and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music. Culture Killer described the tracking process as "the smoothest, most fun process we have ever experienced." Guitarist/vocalist Hunter Young added that "Kenny and Austin are old friends of ours, so honestly it was just an all around amazing experience."
The Culture Killer lineup is rounded out by vocalist Ian Campbell, guitarist Trevor Kopp, bassist Collin Townsend, and drummer Dylan Blow. The band delivers pummeling metallic hardcore with violent, malevolent fervor. Musically, and lyrically, the band can simply be described as disgruntled and malevolent. The band would argue this is warrented given the current state of the world. Hunter Young explains: "The album hits on specific topics that the world is currently, and has been battling. Such as: racism, human trafficking, pedophilia in the pulpit, addiction, and the digital age ruining real human communication."
Culture Killer is the platform the members use to discuss topics they deem to be important. Not merely important, but topics they feel should be under discussion. They feel ultimately that "using the band to do anything other than talk about the evils and tragedies in the world would be doing an injustice to the listener and to ourselves."
The track list for the album is:
1. Blindfolded Death
2. Path of Reflection
3. Exterminate Filth
4. Cloaked in Deceit
5. Throes
6. Justice Through Retaliation (song streaming here)
7. (Sub)Stance
8. Flesh Empire
9. Hellbent
10. Inhuman Nature More...
Stryper Commands "Let There Be Light"!
California Christian metal pioneers Stryper is streaming the new track "Let There Be Light." The song is taken from the upcoming new album "Fallen," which drops October 16th via Frontiers Music srl.
The features the original lineup comprised of Michael Sweet (vocals/guitars), Oz Fox (guitars), Tim Gaines (bass) and Robert Sweet (drums) return and all new material showcasing the musicianship that garnered them a huge fan base in the mainstream world and the Christian market. "Fallen" was produced by vocalist Michael Sweet.
The track listing for Fallen is:
1. Yahweh
2. Fallen (track streaming here)
3. Pride
4. Big Screen Lies
5. Heaven
6. Love You Like I Do
7. All Over Again
8. After Forever (Black Sabbath Cover)
9. 'Till I Get What I Need
10. Let There Be Light
11. The Calling
12. King Of Kings
Check out "Let There Be Light" here: More...
Grave Digger Releases Animated Music Video
German power metal act Grave Digger issued a new animated video clip for the re-recorded classic "Heavy Metal Breakdown," which originally appeared on the 1984 debut full length album of the same name. The re-recording is part of the 35th Anniversary release "Exhumation - The Early Years," which is set for release on October 23rd via Napalm Records.
The track listing is:
1. Headbanging Man
2. Fire In Your Eyes
3. Witch Hunter
4. Shoot Her Down
5. Stand Up And Rock
6. Heavy Metal Breakdown
7. Enola Gay - Drop The Bomb
8. Get Away
9. We Wanna Rock You
10. Playing Fools
11. Here I Stand
12. Tyrant
13. Paradise
14. My Private Morning Hell (Bonus Track)
15. Young And Dangerous (Bonus Track)
Check out the clip here: More...
So Hideous Streaming New Track "Relinquish"
New York shoegaze act So Hideous is streaming the new track "Relinquish" (heard in the player below). The song is taken from the band's upcoming sophomore full length album "Laurestine," which is set for an October 16th release date via Prosthetic Records.
The track listing for the album is:
1. Yesteryear (song streaming here)
2. Here After
3. Relinquish
4. The Keepsake
5. Falling Cedars
6. The True Pierce
7. A Faint Whisper
Check out "Relinquish" here: More...
Audiotopsy Releases Interactive Preview For New LP
Audiotopsy - which features Mudvayne/Hell Yeah guitarist Greg Tribbett, Mudvayne drummer Matt McDonough and Skrape vocalist Billy Keeton - released an interactive preview clip, which features clips from the entire debut album "Natural Causes." The album is set to drop on October 2nd via Napalm Records.
The track listing is:
1. Headshot (track streaming here)
2. All We Know
3. LYLAB
4. The Calling (track streaming here)
5. H2O (Interlude)
6. Swim
7. Disguise Your Devils
8. Burn the Sky
9. Distorted
10. Darken the Rainbow
11. Frozen Scars
12. Natural Causes (Outro)
Check out the preview here: More...
Vanden Plas Releases "Stone Roses Edge" Video
German progressive metal act Vanden Plas released a music video for the new track "Stone Roses Edge." The song appears on the upcoming second chapter of the "Chronicles of the Immortals - Netherworld II" rock opera, which will be out via Frontiers Records srl on November 6th.
The track listing is:
VISION 11even * In My Universe
VISION 12elve * Godmaker´S Temptation
VISION 13teen * Stone Roses Edge
VISION 14teen * Blood Of Eden (*All Love Must Die) (*The Rite)(*This Is The Night)
VISION 15teen * Monster
VISION 16teen * Diabolica Comedia
VISION 17teen * Where Have The Children Gone
VISION 18teen * The Last Fight
VISION 19teen * Circle Of The Devil
Check out the clip here: More...
Darkwaters Issues New Music Video
Portuguese metal act Darkwaters released a music video for the new track "Confession." The song will appear on the upcoming sophomore effort "Odds And Lies," which is set for release on October 14th via Premiere Music. Pre-orders for the album can be made at this location.
"Odds And Lies" was produced by the band and mixed and mastered by Daniel Bergstrand. The artwork design (shown below) was created by Caio Caldes.
The track listing for the album is:
1. Strongest of Them All
2. Departed
3. On You
4. Confession
5. Immolation
6. My Way
7. The Purge
8. Odds and Lies
9. Ultimate Sin
10. Walk Away
11. Rat More...
Khymera Announces New Release "The Grand Design"
Frontiers Music Srl announced the impending release of the fourth album of the Khymera project entitled "The Grand Design," which drops on December 4th in Europe and North America.
While the Khymera started out as an alliance between Italian producer/musician, Daniele Liverani and then Kansas singer Steve Walsh, it actually developed into a regular musical project when Pink Cream 69/Unisonic (official) bassist and producer Dennis Ward came into the picture. While known as a bass player, Dennis always sings background vocals with his bands, so it was quite interesting for many fans to hear his voice taking the lead on the Khymera albums "A New Promise" and "The Greatest Wonder."
While the project went on hiatus for some time, it was a natural choice now for Dennis to grab the reins and take complete control (both on the songwriting – together with Paul Logue and Michael Klein - and on the production side) of the new album, "The Grand Design," which comes 7 years after the release of "The Greatest Wonder."
“Everything changed this time!” says Dennis Ward. “First of all there were no songs written by outside writers, just the people involved in the recordings and Paul. I wrote all the melodies and lyrics this time, something I had not done on the previous Khymera albums, but regardless it was a very comfortable working situation." More...
MasterPlan Details "Keep Your Dream aLive" Release
Germany's MasterPlan - featuring ex-Helloween guitarist Roland Grapow, At Vance vocalist Rick Altzi and ex-Stratovarius bassist Jari Kainulainen, posted details from the upcoming live DVD/CD entitled "Keep Your Dream aLive." The package is set to drop on October 9th and will be available as a DVD/CD and a Blu Ray/CD.
The release features the band's full performance from Masters Of Rock festival and recent recordings from Wacken Open Air, the band's latest Asian tour and ProgPower USA, as well as all five official Masterplan video clips. The audio CD contains the Masters Of Rock festival show.
The track listing is:
CD:
1. Enlighten Me
2. Spirit Never Die
3. Lost And Gone
4. Crystal Night
5. Betrayal
6. Crimson Rider
7. Back For My Life
8. Time To Be King
9. Keep Your Dream Alive
10. Heroes
11. Soulburn
12. Kind Hearted Light
12. Crawling From Hell
13. Black Night Of Magic
DVD (Masters Of Rock show):
1. Intro
2. Enlighten Me
3. Spirit Never Die
4. Lost And Gone
5. Crystal Night
6. Betrayal
7. Crimson Rider
8. Back For My Life
9. Time To Be King
10. Keep Your Dream Alive
11. Heroes
12. Soulburn
12. Kind Hearted Light
13. Crawling From Hell More...
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