Metal News for September 28, 2017
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26 news articles posted on this day.
Shining Posts New Song
Swedish outfit Shining today unleashes the first track taken from forthcoming album, "X - Varg Utan Flock" (due out out January 5th). The song "Jag Är Din Fiende" will also be released on the A-side of a 10" vinyl single, entitled "Fiende" and coming out November 24th.
Shining mastermind Niklas Kvarforth comments on the new song: "The third track, 'Jag Är Din Fiende,' from our upcoming tenth album embodies everything that Shining represents on a musical level. An uncompromising mix of high and low tainted with a sinister atmosphere of horrible unease.
"Lyrically, this track speaks of the need and means for retribution, making not only this, but the album overall, infused with a nightmarish maliciousness and a pitch-black hatred that hasn't been as prominent on our earlier albums. There is a war coming and this is our statement on what we have in store for you!" More...
Hamferd Signs With Metal Blade
Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the signing of up-and-coming doomsters Hamferd from the Faroe Islands. The band comments:
"We're thrilled and proud to announce that we have signed a recording agreement with Metal Blade Records! Since we started out back in 2008 we have worked closely with our local label TUTL. The cooperation has been rewarding and our ties will not be severed completely.
"However, for the upcoming album and in the future we felt it was time to work with an internationally renowned metal label to hopefully help take Hamferð to the next level as a band. We feel positive and confident about Metal Blade's setup and their commitment towards quality as the label houses many of our favorite artists and has released a ton of groundbreaking releases.
"Their legacy and dedication to metal music is vital. Our new record has been a long time coming. Needless to say, we are extremely excited to finally set it up for release!"
Hamferd will release an upcoming new album in early 2018. Stay tuned for more news coming soon. In the mean time, check out a live video of "Vrain" performed in the cathedral of Torshavn below. More...
Virvum Kicking Off U.S. Tour
Swiss tech death quartet Virvum will kick off the band's first stateside tour this week. Virvum's U.S. tour begins tomorrow, September 29th in Chicago, and continues through October before concluding on November 5th in Mesa.
Virvum will tour alongside Vale Of Pnath and Depths Of Hatred. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below, and Montana folks don't forget the tour is coming to Butte for the Halloween Deathfest on October 27th!
Sep. 29 Chicago, IL @ Reggies
Sep. 30 Louisville, KY @ Louisville Death Fest
Oct. 2 Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry
Oct. 3 Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon
Oct. 5 Manchester, NH @ Bungalow
Oct. 6 Worcester, MA @The Raven
Oct. 7 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire
Oct. 8 Brooklyn, NY @ Gold Sounds
Oct. 10 Baltimore, MD @ Sidebar
Oct. 11 Chesapeake, VA @ Riffhouse Pub
Oct. 12 Fayetteville, NC @ Drunk Horse Pub
Oct. 13 Nashville, TN @ The East Room
Oct. 14 Brandon, FL @ The Noise Box
Oct. 15 Orlando, FL @ Haven
Oct. 16 Augusta, GA @ Iron Heights
Oct. 17 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Oct. 18 Biloxi, MS @ Zeppelins
Oct. 19 Shreveport, LA @ Bushnookies
Oct. 20 Houston, TX @ The White Swan
Oct. 21 Austin, TX @ Grizzly Hall
Oct. 22 Ft. Worth, TX @ Rail Club
Oct. 23 Tulsa, OK @ Vanguard
Oct. 25 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
Oct. 26 Denver, CO @ Streets of London
Oct. 27 Butte, MT @ The Depot
Oct. 28 Spokane, WA @ The Pin
Oct. 29 Seattle, WA @ Studio 7
Oct. 30 Portland, OR @ Rock Hard
Nov. 2 Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst
Nov. 3 Sacramento, CA @ Blue Lamp
Nov. 4 San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
Nov. 5 Mesa, AZ @ Club Red More...
Noctem Posts "A Cruce Salus" Video
Spanish blackened extreme metal band Noctem released 2016 full-length album "Haeresis" via Prosthetic Records to great buzz. Earlier this year, the band followed that up with a separate digital single, "A Cruce Salus," giving fans a taste of what's soon to come.
Now, the band is thrilled to reveal a brand new music video for that track, which features blistering black & white live performance footage. The clip was shot by Metalovisión at three festivals in Spain this past summer - Rock Arena, Resurrection Fest, and Leyendas del Rock.
Noctem comments: "'A Cruce Salus' is the last track we composed and a bridge between our latest full-length 'Haeresis' and our upcoming record. We decided to record some of the festivals where we performed this summer to capture the energy of the band in our live show, which is outstandingly fast, ravenous and full of anger." More...
Threat Signal Posts Playthrough Video
Canadian melodic thrash / technical metalcore act Threat Signal today issues a playthrough video for recently released single, "Exit The Matrix." The song appears on the band's upcoming album "Disconnect," which is set to be released on November 10th via Agonia Records.
New album "Disconnect" was recorded and produced by vocalist Jon Howard and lead guitarist Travis Montgomery. Mixing and mastering were done by Mark Lewis (DevilDriver, Whitechapel, Battlecross, Coal Chamber). Artwork for the album was created by Ludovic Cordelieres of Rusalkadesign (Kamelot).
1. Elimination Process
2. Nostalgia
3. Walking Alone
4. Exit The Matrix
5. Falling Apart
6. Aura
7. Betrayal
8. To Thine Own Self Be True
9. Dimensions
10. Terminal Madness
11. Eyes Sewn Shut*
Animae Silentes Releases New Album
Dark gothic Italian metal band Animae Silentes today releases nes album "Suffocated" via Sliptrick Records in all regular formats worldwide. This new album deals with the difficult and overwhelming moments we face, of love and hope for better days in the future.
The disc was recorded mixed and mastered by Oscar Burato at Atomic Stuff recording studio (Isorella, BS, Italy). The general sound of "Suffocated" is a constant roller coaster between dark, calm moments sung in a low and soft voice interjected with powerful, heavy and intense sections with higher, more emotive vocals.
01. Intro
02. Burning In Silence
03. Purgatorium
04. Eville
05. Nothing Else To Remind
06. Illusion
07. Save Me
08. Desperation Road
09. Madman Town
10. Lost In My Soul
11. Suffocated More...
War Brides Announces U.S. Tour
Sludgy hardcore band War Brides will tour the U.S. starting next week. The band will be playing all shows in support of the "Regrets" album, which was recently released via Triple Eye Industries and can be picked up here.
10/5 Madison, WI - Mickey's Tavern *
10/6 Minneapolis, MN - House Show/TBD w/ Tongue Party *
10/7 Kansas City, MO - Davey's Uptown w/ Jorge Arana Trio, Dicta *
10/8 Nashville, TN - The Cobra w/ Bled to Submission *
10/9 Atlanta, GA - 529 w/ Pretty Please, Maximum Busy Muscle *
10/10 Athens, GA - World Famous w/ Motherfucker *
10/11 Durham, NC - Duke Coffeehouse w/ Maple Stave *
10/12 Cincinatti, OH - Southgate House Revival w/ Knife the Symphony, Siren Suit *
10/13 Cleveland, OH - Mahalls w/ Wooly Bear, Speedfreak *
10/14 Detroit, MI - Cellarman's w/ Them Teeth, Cockhorse
* with Twelves More...
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Tyakrah Premieres New Song
It's almost Friday my metal loving readers! With another day till the weekend kicks off, today we're bringing you some epic German black from Tyakrah.
Check out our exclusive premiere of the track "Erstarrende Nacht" below, taken off upcoming album "Wintergedanken," which is due out on October 21st via Satanath Records (Russia) / Slaughterhouse Records (USA).
The entity that is Tyakrah came into existence during the cold months of 2016 to capture an aura of winter in sonic format.
The band's debut album consist of four black metal epics interspersed with three instrumental escapes into snowed kingdoms. Pre-orders are online here and the full track listing is as follows:
1. Praeludium - Auf kalten Wegen
2. Gefrorne Tränen (streaming here)
3. Wintergedanken
4. Interludium - Eisige Andacht
5. Fährten im Schnee
6. Erstarrende Nacht
7. Postludium - Ende des Weges More...
Light This City Reunites
San Francisco-based Light This City has just announced the band's recent reactivation, as the outfit reunites to record the first new LP in a decade.
The band will enter Castle Ultimate Studios with Zack Ohren to record the fifth full-length LP in December.
Vocalist Laura Nichol states, "Performing and writing with Light This City has never stopped being fun. Now that I have the perspective from a guitarist/vocalist standpoint, I love to be able to switch it up and engage an audience with the freedom of only my voice, words, and a microphone in my hand. The personality that Light This City's music and influences draw out of me is something that I really enjoy exploring and embodying. While Heartsounds feels like an exhilarating challenge every time I step onstage, when I'm in front of an audience with Light This City, I always feel at home. I don't know if I could have both of those feelings with one band, but luckily, I have two to round it out!"
Drummer Ben Murray explains, "I think I can speak for all five of us when I say that we couldn't me more excited to resurrect Light This City, finish this upcoming fifth album of ours, and get back out there to shred some new and old songs for all ya' headbangers out there! We are eight tracks into this record and it tops anything we've ever released, by far. Thank you for waiting ten years; we'll see you all soon!" More...
Retortion Terror And Invidiosus Announce Split LP
Minnesota death grinders Invidiosus are proud to announce a forthcoming split release with Japanese grind beasts Retortion Terror. The self-titled album will be released October 20th via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions.
CD Pre-order: Over Here
Digital pre-order: right here
Horror Pain Gore Death Productions presents this intense split album between Japan's grinding maniacs Retortion Terror and US Death/Grind destroyers Invidiosus! Retortion Terror makes its HPGD debut with five tracks of raw, blistering grindcore straight from Kyoto, Japan. Featuring legendary guitarist Takafumi Matsubara (Gridlink, Mortalized Grindcore) and a mysterious lineup of international grinders, Retortion Terror pull no punches on this split. In 2014, Takafumi suffered a brain infection that made it nearly impossible for him to play guitar, and many thought Gridlink's "Longhena" might be Takafumi's last record. More...
Fozzy To Play In Three Time Zones In One Day
Fozzy once again has pushed through the boundaries of conventional hard rock as the band is embarking on "Fozzy Across America" - three live performances, in three separate cities and three different time zones in just one day...a feat that has Never been attempted before by any other band!
And in a once in a lifetime opportunity, Fozzy is allowing fans a chance to buy a seat on the private jet that will fly Fozzy Across America on Oct 14th, via their new Judas Pledge Music Campaign (check it out here).
Jericho states: "We are stoked to team up with Pledge Music for the release of our new record 'Judas,' featuring the modern-rock classic title track, its follow-up sure to be smash 'Painless' and the kick-ass banger 'Drinkin With Jesus'!
"Now, you have the option of simply buying the digital download of the new record OR exploring all sorts of exclusive offers only offered here- from exclusive colored Vinyl LP's, to original lyric sheets with handwritten studio notes, to private guitar lessons and Q&A's with the band, to a seat on the private jet flying Fozzy Across America on Oct 14! Every pledge comes with a digital version of the record and gives you access to exclusive behind the scene tour updates as we hit the road September 26 - October 8th and again on October 14!
"Be sure to share this with all your friends and thank you for your support! Remember, Fozzy is BAND OWNED and FAN OPERATED and this is our gift to you! Let us know what you think, we look forward to rocking with you very soon!"
Fozzy Across America - October 14, 2017
3 Cities, 3 shows, 3 Time Zones, 1 DAY!
Ft Myers, FL - The Ranch
9AM Showtime - All Ages
El Paso, TX - Star City Studios
3PM Showtime - All Ages
Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Cafe
11PM Showtime - 18+ More...
Death Rattle Annnounces New Album "Volition"
Five years ago, New Hampshire-based groove-thrash band Death Rattle self-released the debut album "Man's Ruin," which served as a striking introduction to the fist-in-face outfit that channeled the musical styles of the band members' favorite bands into sharp-taloned songs that sunk deep. Back, refreshed and heavier than ever, Death Rattle returns with the sophomore full-length album "Volition," which set for independent release on October 20th. The album is available for pre-order now via Big Cartel - more pre-order options are coming soon!
Watch a brand new Emvison Productions-directed music video for Death Rattle's politically-minded new single "Love and War," now via Metal Insider at this location, or in the player below.
Death Rattle performs thrash with a purpose - music that emphasizes groove and lethal riffage over speed and interchangeable guitar parts. It's a sound bred from the attitude and angst of New England, a region that has faced economic and social strife and frustration time and again. Yet every time it lowers its head and pushes forward, obstacles be damned.
"'Volition' is the act of using free will to accomplish something," says guitarist and main songwriter Ryan VanderWolk. "It's taken a lot of work, but we've been able to overcome a lot of obstacles as a band, so the name has meaning that's very relevant to our experience."
With more time to work on and fine-tune the songs on the second album, Death Rattle is able to approach each cut from various musical directions to see what worked best. The band recorded the final tracks appearing on "Volition" at Brick Hithouse studio in Cape Cod, MA with engineer Sean Fitzpatrick over the course of several months.
The track list is:
1. Internal Determination
2. Love and War
3. Sentenced to Hell
4. Snake in the Grass
5. Adrenalize
6. Sociopath
7. Order Within Chaos
8. Unfinished Business
9. Doomsday
10. From Blood to Black More...
Speed Limit Dares You To "Step Out Of The Line"
Austrian hard and heavy legend Speed Limit is streaming another new song from the new release "Anywhere We Dare," coming October 6th via Pure Rock Records, a division of Pure Steel Records. Check out "Step Out Of The Line" in the player below.
The track listing for the album is as follows:
1. Anywhere We Dare (song streaming here)
2. Sober Truth
3. Sweet Morphine
4. No More Ace To Play
5. Step Out Of The Line
6. Sign Of The Times
7. Good Year For Bad Habits
8. Retired Hero
9. Bridges
10. Dealing With Danger
11. Affinity Of Souls
Check out "Anywhere We Dare" here More...
Crackhouse Streams New Single "Harva"
French doom sludge group Crackhouse is streaming the new single "Harva" in the player below. The song appears on the three song long player "Be No One. Be Nothing," coming out as a CD/DD via Argonauta Records on October 6th.
The track listing is:
I . Burden
II . Harva
III . Realm
Check out "Harva" here: More...
Torchia To Release Debut LP "Of Curses And Grief"
Finnish melodic death metal act Torchia will release the debut album "Of Curses and Grief" on October 27th via Concorde Music Company.
The album was produced by Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, Amorphis, Ensiferum), so expectations might rise high as Hiilesmaa has worked with some top names out there. The band says the sound they were after was some what old schoolish, organic and raw in a way that really serves the music. Advance sale is now on and you can get your own piece from Recordshop X (here) or Inverse Store (over here) where you can also find t-shirt bundles. ”Of Curses And Grief” will be distributed internationally.
The first single ”Fury” is now out and there’s also a music video released for it, which you can enjoy in the player below. This is what the band itself had to comment about the video: ”In the video for 'Fury,' Torchia accompanies nameless souls in their danse macabre. The protagonist sets out to defeat the judgemental light, but gets dragged back into darkness. The blind live out their agony, for it is the only thing that haven't been taken from them." More...
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Sleeping Romance Premieres Video Clip For New Song
Let the curtain rise on the sensual seduction of Mediterranean symphonic metal: Italy's Sleeping Romance provides a symphony for the brokenhearted who somehow manage to love again. With the new album “Alba,” the band leads you on a journey of orchestral opera arrangements and siren songs; touching, sometimes frightening, but always as personal as can be.
"Alba" will be released on November 3rd via Napalm Records (pre-order the album here), but today the band has teamed up with MetalUnderground.com to premiere the video clip for the new single "Where The Light Is Bleeding," which you can check out in the player below.
Songstress Federica Lanna means every word of "The Bleeding Darkness In Me." As always, Federico Truzzi flatters her lovely voice with delicate guitars. The Italian quintet display true mastery, as they fuse bloodcurdling classical sounds with monstrous melodic death metal-riffing, full of force yet sustained by noble, theatrical flamboyance. After the success of the debut "Enlighten," Sleeping Romance's frenetic "Alba" is not to be ignored.
The concept of "Alba," 'Dawn' in Italian, centers around the main character and her life that advances through difficulties, choices and mistakes, and leads the character to a positive growth. The message the concept wants to give is that life is complex, full of obstacles, but there's always a way forward, and an opportunity for everyone to reach what their heart desire.
The full track listing for "Alba" is:
1. Overture - Twilight
2. Where The Light Is Bleeding
3. Lost In My Eyes
4. Touch The Sun
5. Forgiveness
6. My Temptation (see lyric video here)
7. Across The Sea
8. Everything Behind
9. Through The Looking Glass
10. Alba
11. Underture - Daylight
MetalUnderground.com is proud to present "Where The Light Is Bleeding" here: More...
Cities Of Mars Streams New Album In Full
Tomorrow, Friday September 29th, Swedish Psych Doom masters Cities Of Mars will release the highly anticipated new album "Temporal Rifts." Today, the band presents an early stream of the album in its entirety via Pure Grain Audio at this location, or simply by enjoying it in the player below.
Cities of Mars is a psychedelic fuzz/doom band hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 2015 when Danne Palm (bass/vox) teamed up with Christoffer Norén (guitar/vox) and Johan Küchler (drums/backing vox) to create a heavy band with an integrated storyline - the saga of the Cities of Mars - where the KGB cosmonaut Nadia lands on Mars on a covert mission in 1971 and shortly after disappears into the misty depths of an ancient conspiracy. With inspiration from bands like Mastodon, The Obsessed, The Sword and Tool, the trio went hard to work.
Check out "Temporal Rifts" here: More...
Thaw Signs With Agonia Records, Announce New Album
Three years after building a sonic monument with "Earth Ground", Poland's experimental black metal band Thaw returns with the brand new full-length album "Grains," which is scheduled for a December 8th release via Agonia Records.
In the past years, the world of extreme music witnessed a monumental turn in black metal philosophy. A new, experimental approach stormed the genre and while many purists shook their heads in disapproval, a new age was already starting. As with every revolution, there were leaders and followers. While not being there for the initial spark, you can hardly call Thaw the latter. This Polish black/experimental powerhouse was founded in 2010 by members of such acclaimed acts as Mentor, ARRM and Furia. Their music boldly fuses black metal with sludge, doom and sonic experiments, along with with noise, electronics and free-impro.
Recorded during sessions scattered over various periods of time, "Grains" is not just another step forward for the already acclaimed band. The album divided into five pieces evolves in multiple directions. There is Thaw's trademark take on black metal noise, there is drone, last but not least – there is the ability to conduct a unique narrative with music. Intensity combined with abandoning traditional structures make the new effort of one of the most forward-thinking bands an experience one of a kind. A distorted landscape where creation meets destruction perfectly painted.
"Grains" has been once again recorded and produced by THAW at Maq Records Studio and Satanic Audio. A cover painting made by Furia's Sars as well as appearances of Maciej Morus (Mitch & Mitch, ex-Starzy Singers) and Stawrogin (Odraza) only add to the album's mystery and weird magnetism. More...
Statues Reveals Details Of New Album
Following the reveal of the disturbing and unsettling music video for "Unrest" last week (check it out in the player below), Australian hardcore outfit Statues has now revealed pre-order details, plus artwork and track listing from the forthcoming album "No Grave, No Burial," which is to be self-released on November 10th. You can now pre-order the album from Bandcamp or iTunes.
Statues explores a new direction with this record, whilst maintaining a strong connection to the roots and increasingly making them one of the prominent live bands to see, within Australian heavy music. The band has shared stages with the likes of Northlane, Norma Jean, Every Time I Die and many more.
"No Grave, No Burial" is a conceptual album set in the heart of a civil war, the character must find safety by leaving his home. To escape he must lose loved ones, battle his own demons, face who took all he knows and uncover a horrific truth at the end of his struggles. He fights to find freedom, only to further persecution and a bleak reality.
Statues kept the recording process entirely in-house with the album produced and mixed by Matthew Templeman (Voyager, Make Them Suffer, Surroundings) and mastered by Matthew’s long-time collaborator, Simon Struthers (Paul Dempsy, The Love Junkies, The Decline). The production balances the chaos and contrast of the previous album, with a thicker and more atmospheric aesthetic and a reflective of the gut wrenching theme of this record.
The track listing is:
1 Collapse
2 Sirens
3 Defiance
4 OnwardsTo The Sun
5 -
6 No Grave, No Burial
7 Unrest
8 Dirge
9 Sanctuary More...
Runespell Premieres Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Australia’s black metal unit Runespell premieres the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Unhallowed Blood Oath", which will be out in stores September 29 via Iron Bonehead.
Check out now "Unhallowed Blood Oath" in its entirety below.
Converge Premieres New Song "Reptilian"
Converge premieres a new track titled "Reptilian", taken from the band's upcoming new album "The Dusk In Us", which will meet a November 03rd release on Deathwish Inc. & Epitaph.
Check out now "Reptilian" below.
Act Of Defiance Debuts New Song "The Talisman"
Act Of Defiance (Shadows Fall, ex-Megadeth, etc.) debuts a new song entitled "The Talisman", taken from the upcoming new album "Old Scars, New Wounds", which Metal Blade will have in stores on September 29th.
Check out now "The Talisman" below.
Comments guitarist Chris Broderick: More...
Primitive Man Premieres Gory NSFW Video "Victim"
Denver nihilists from Primitive Man just shared a NSFW music video for "Victim," taken off their impending second full-length album, "Caustic". Directors Neil Barrett and Marcos Morales helmed the clip, which you can watch below.
"Caustic" is set for release this coming October 6th on CD, 2xLP, cassette, and digital formats via Relapse Records and marks Primitive Man's second full-length offering of soul-crushing, blackened doom and noise-ridden claustrophobia. The album was recorded and produced at Flatline Audio by Dave Otero.
In other news, Primitive Man also announced a co-headlining North American tour this fall with Bell Witch. The tour starts October 25th in Denver, Colorado and ends November 17th in Fort Worth, Texas. A full list of confirmed dates is available after the video.
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Blut Aus Nord Premieres New Song "Apostasis"
Blut Aus Nord premieres a new song titled "Apostasis", taken from the upcoming new album "Deus Salutis Meæ", which Debemur Morti Productions has lined up for an October 20th release.
Check out now "Apostasis" below.
Unsane: Pre-Release Full-Album Streaming
NYC noise metal trio Unsane debuts the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Sterilize", which arrives in stores this Friday, September 29th, through Southern Lord.
Check out now "Sterilize" in its entirety below.
Sharptooth Premieres "Fuck You Donald Trump"
Sharptooth premieres a new track titled "Fuck You Donald Trump", taken from the band's upcoming new album "Clever Girl", which will be out in stores on October 27 via Pure Noise Records.
Check out now "Clever Girl" below.
Comments vocalist Lauren Kashan of the song: More...
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