Metal News for September 4, 2014
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The Rockstar Ramblings: Wet Dreams
This week we have videos that remind us of wet dreams, the hot desert and just how much fun dynamite and drinking and driving can be. More...
Headline News
Fan Arrested For Posting Exodus Lyrics On Facebook
According to Channel 14 News in Kentucky, a fan in Greenville has been arrested and is currently being jailed for alleged terrorism threats for posting the lyrics to the Exodus song "Class Dismissed," which appeared on the 2010 release "Exhibit B: The Human Condition." The full article on the arrest can be found at this location.
The band's press release reads: "Exodus does not promote or condone terrorists, threats or bullying. That being said, the band is somewhat baffled by the fact that this man being charged for what seems against his first amendment rights of Freedom of Speech."
“The idea that an individual in this great country of ours could be arrested for simply posting lyrics to a song is something I never believed could happen in a free society,” states Exodus guitarist Gary Holt. “James Evans was simply posting lyrics to a band he likes on Facebook, and he was locked up for it. The song ‘Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)’ was written as a view through the eyes of a madman and in no way endorses that kind of fucked up behavior. It was the Virginia Tech massacre perpetrated by Seung-Hui Cho that was the subject and inspiration to write the song, one in which we put the brakes on playing it live after the Sandy Hook shooting, as we did not want to seem insensitive.”
Gary continues, “As some of us in Exodus are parents, of course these things hit close to home, it's every parent's worst fear. These moments are the stuff of nightmares, and life, as well as music, isn't always pretty. But when we start to overreact to things like lyrics by any band, including Exodus, and start arresting people, we are caving in to paranoia and are well on our way to becoming an Orwellian society.”
Exodus is set to release the new album "Blood In, Blood Out" via Nuclear Blast on October 10th (EU), October 13th (UK) and October 14th (North America). More...
Chaos In Order Streaming "Clockworks"
Chaos In Order is streaming the track "Clockworks" online, which was recorded/mixed by Markus Videsäter and mastered at 4D Sounds.
Erik Burton Kirchner handled the artwork, and you can check out the "Clockworks" track in the player below. The band's music video for the title track to the self-titled "Chaos In Order" EP can also be seen after the jump.
Cloak & Dagger Streaming "Catharsis"
Perth, Western Australia-based metal band Cloak & Dagger has posted the song "Catharsis" online, which comes by way of the "Divination" EP.
Check out the track via the Bandcamp player below, and you can also follow the latest info on the band at Facebook here. Cloak & Dagger consists of:
Jordan Phoebe - Vocals
Oli Royer - Guitar, Cleans
Alex Dragicevich - Bass
Nathaniel Jackson - Drums
Shadowstrike Taps Optic Keyboardist For DeLand
New York power metal act Shadowstrike announced that the band has tapped Optic keyboardist Ryan Patane for the upcoming opening night performance at the upcoming Metal Underground.com sponsored DeLand Rock & Metal Festival, which takes place from November 7-9, 2014 at OB's Restaurant & Lounge located at 1750 North Woodland Blvd in DeLand, Florida. Information on the festival and where to purchase tickets, head on over to this location. Shadowstrike released its debut EP "Infinite Power" earlier this year. Long Island's Optic released its debut album "Iris In" in 2013.
Patane commented on the upcoming performance: "I'm very psyched to be joining ShadowStrike on this festival! For a long time, power metal has had a dedicated spot on my long list of musical interests and it certainly shows in my keyboard playing from time to time. I'm pumped that ShadowStrike invited me to join them on this epic endeavor and I hope everyone is excited to see us perform! Cheers and May The Force....well, you know the rest..."
Shadowstrike's Matt Krais stated: "This is something we are very excited about and will remember for a long time. We are good friends with the the guys in Optic, and we love their music and especially Ryan's style of playing. Rehearsals have begun, and this is one ShadowStrike experience you do not want to miss!" More...
Stvor Posts "Biser" Video
Serbian metal band Stvor has a new official music video out now for the track "Biser," which can be seen in the player below.
You can also check out the band's previously released video for "Kurac" at this location, or hear more from Stvor at Facebook here.
Execration Announces New Album Release
Today, Hells Headbangers sets December 9th as the North American release date for Execration's "Morbid Dimensions" (Duplicate Records will be handling the European release). Hells Headbangers also issued this press release:
"One of death metal's best-kept secrets, Norway's Execration trike with their deadliest and most daring album yet, Morbid Dimensions. Ever aptly titled, Morbid Dimensions is a twisting and twisted slab of miasmic, morbid Metal of Death. The listener is kept on edge the entire time, in a state of perpetual tension, as the quartet deftly slide through sinewy, sometimes-slimy riff and rhythm structures, all executed with stunning tightness yet also a sense of hysteric dangerousness.
"In many ways, Execration's third album is an album of contrasts: death metal in its purest state, but with a view toward experimentation; doomy and atmospheric at will, but with a forward propulsion that's palpitating; a well-grounded set of old-school influences, particularly homeland heroes Cadaver, but without the slightest whiff of 'retro' pandering. All told, Morbid Dimensions is the sound of a still young 'n' hungry band carving out their own niche, and with absolute cunning and confidence. A 'best-kept secret' no longer - behold the rise of Execration!"
The track listing is as follows:
1. Cosmic Mausoleum
2. Ritual Hypnosis
3. Doppelgangers
4. Morbid Dimensions
5. Tribulation Shackles
6. Vestiges
7. Ancient Tongue
8. Miasmal Sabbath
9. Funeral Procession More...
MyManMike Releases "I'm Pregnant"
South Korean powerviolence outfit MyManMike has a new release out now titled "I'm Pregnant," and you can hear two tracks from the release below.
"I'm Pregnant" will be followed by a split with Seized from Indonesia along with a separate four-way split with Prisoner 639, Acid Shark, and Share your Needles.
MyManMike is currently on tour in North America. Catch the show live on any of these dates:
Thu 09/04 : San Diego, CA @ Dawg Haus
Fri 09/05 : Tijuana, MX @ La prison bar
Sat 09/06 : Mexicali, MX @ Chevetotes
Sun 09/07 : Las Vegas, NV @ Dive bar
Mon 09/08 : Prescott, AZ @ Dip Ship
Tue 09/09 : Albuquerque, NM @ The Launchpad
Wed 09/10 : Norman, OK @ Dope Chapel
Thu 09/11 : Fort Worth, TX @ 1919 Hemphill
Fri 09/12 : Austin, TX @ Beerland
Sat 09/13 : Houston, TX @ Mango's
Sun 09/14 : New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
Mon 09/15 : Tallahassee, FL @ Casa de Chihuahua
Tue 09/16 : Odessa, FL @ The Goat House
Wed 09/17 : Miami, FL @ Churchills pub
Thu 09/18 : Gainesville, FL @ Display Art Gallery
Fri 09/19 : Macon, GA @ Fresh Produce Records
Sat 09/20 : Greenville, SC @ WPBR Radio Room
Sun 09/21 : Atlanta, GA @ Dead End House
Mon 09/22 : Knoxville, TN @ The Poison Lawn
Tue 09/23 : Lexington, KY @ Al's Bar
Wed 09/24 : Cincinnati, OH @ The Comet
Thu 09/25 : Dekalb, IL @ The House Cafe
Fri 09/26 : Columbus, OH @ Legion of Doom
Sat 09/27 : Pittsburgh, PA @ Assembly
Sun 09/28 : Baltimore, MD @ Charm City art space
Mon 09/29 : Hartford, CT @ Whitney House
Tue 09/30 : Providence, RI @ The Funky Jungle
Wed 10/01 : Boston, MA @ Obrien's Pub
Thu 10/02 : New York city, NY @ ABC No Rio
Fri 10/03 : Philadelphia, PA @ The Nest
Sat 10/04 : Washington, DC @ Rough House More...
Eye Of Solitude Parts With Guitarist
Eye Of Solitude has issued the following announcement about splitting with the band's guitar player:
"We are saddened to announce we are departing ways with Indee Rehal-Sagoo, we would like to thank him for all the years we've been working together and for all the experiences we have shared, and wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavours.
"We will soon announce a new member to the Eye Of Solitude family, so please stay tuned to find out his identity!! Thanks very much for your continuous support and expect live and studio news soon!"
Indee Rehal-Sagoo also comments: "I am saddened to tell you that I am departing Eye Of Solitude, it is just my time to move on. There is nothing personal against any one in the band, I laaaav them all and honestly wish the band the best of success in the future. More...
Abysmal Dawn Posts New Album Studio Video
The first studio report filmed during the making of Abysmal Dawn's "Obsolescence" is now online and can be seen below.
"Obsolescence" will be released October 28th in North America (UK/World October 27th and Germany/Benelux/Finland on October 24th) via Relapse Records. The album's track listing is as follows:
1. Human Obsolescence
2. Perfecting Slavery (featuring Christian Muenzer)
3. Inanimate (streaming here)
4. Devouring the Essence of God (featuring Bobby Koelble)
5. One Percent Incomplete
6. Loathed in Life / Praised in Death
7. By My Demons
8. Laborem Morte Liberat Te
9. The Inevitable Return to Darkness
Bonus Track:
10. Night's Blood (Dissection cover)
"...And Justice For Art" Book Cover Revealed
Our very own Ramón ‘Oscuro’ Martos just unveiled the cover artwork for his upcoming revelatory book "...And Justice For Art: Stories About Heavy Metal Album Covers."
This one-of-a-kind collection of stories recounts all the particulars behind the making of artwork as iconic as Slayer's "Reign In Blood," Morbid Angel's "Blessed Are The Sick," Metallica's "And Justice For All," Black Sabbath’s “13,” Death's "Symbolic," Carcass "Heartwork," Cormorant's "Dwellings,” Mayhem’s “Grand Declaration Of War,” Testament’s “Dark Roots Of Earth,” Opeth’s “Heritage” and many others.
These are told through 100 exclusive interviews with heavy music’s icons like Jeff Walker (Carcass), Charlie Benante (Anthrax), Max Cavalera (Soulfly, Sepultura), Fenriz (Darkthrone), Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Paul Masvidal (Cynic), Chris Adler (Lamb Of God), David Vincent (Morbid Angel), Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation) and more. In addition, it features plenty of revealing commentaries by illustrators such as Michael Whelan, Eliran Kantor, Dan Seagrave, Joe Petagno, Arik Roper and Travis Smith, just to name a few.
“Working on the And Justice for Art book was an amazing experience,” comments illustrator Vertebrae33 — who has previously collaborated with artists like Slayer, Slash, and Soundgarden. “Ramon Oscuro Martos has an unbridled love of Metal art as well as a tremendous amount of passion and vision for his project. As an illustrator, there is nothing better than a vision realized and the satisfaction of the client. I am excited to see Ramon's project come to fruition!”
Martos comments: “Today’s Metal scene is overflowed with illustrators and visual artists; however, just a few posses the ability to create distinctive images, rich in detail, colors, and conceptual depth... That’s the case with Vertebrae33. Since the very beginning he was able to understand that And Justice For Art’s cover needed to be iconic and conceptually related to both Metal and Arts. I believe this book will coherently provide fans with plenty of first-hand information regarding to the creation of many iconic Metal album covers. The artwork created by Vertebrae33 perfectly introduces the reader to that world where music and visuals become one.” More...
Internal Bleeding Posts New Lyric Video
As "Imperium," the first new album in more than a decade from institutional New York City-based death metal outfit Internal Bleeding is being prepared to see its official unveiling September 30th, a lyric video from the release is now viewable online.
Check out "The Pageantry of Savagery" below, thanks to Skulls N Bones. The third of nine horrendously destructive hymns harnessed by Internal Bleeding under direction of Joe Cincotta at Full Force Studio in NYC (Suffocation, Dehumanized, Mortal Decay), "The Pageantry Of Savagery" is an aptly destructive example of what the front-runners of the "slam movement" have conceived and delivered: an inexorable and enraged album that yields no mercy.
Reports Internal Bleeding vocalist Keith Devito on the song's basis, "'The Pageantry Of Savagery' is about a child who grows up with little or no parental nurturing and what results from this lack of human contact. His only sources of love and perception of reality are completely artificial: television, computer games, the perceived social pressures of school, etc.
"That's where the title comes from, because what he sees is a parade (or pageantry) of savagery. Consequently, he is alone and isolated from humanity. The thoughts that stream through his head as he develops into adulthood are violent, anti-social and downright ominous. He eventually turns these thoughts into action and embarks on a violent quest for his fifteen minutes of fame. Most of the lyrics in the song reflect both his thoughts and his actions. In short, 'Pageantry Of Savagery' is about the mental development of a sociopath." More...
Soulmass Posts Lyric Video For New Track
Florida death/epic doom act Soulmass released a lyric video for the new track "Keeper of Cowardice." The song will appear on the debut album "Despairing Fates," which is expected to be self-released this year, though no exact date has been announced. The album artwork can be viewed below.
Soulmass was originally founded under the name Kingdoms of Flesh and released an EP in late 2013. In early 2014, while composing the debut full-length, the band decided to change their name, as the music took on a new direction. Soulmass was quickly chosen as the new band name, embodying the spirit of the band's musical direction going forward. The band features ex-Seven Kingdoms vocalist Bryan Edwards and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Brett Windnagle (Lascaille's Shroud/Vermiform).
Stay up to date with the band on Facebook at this location. More...
Fallen Fate Recruits New Guitar Player
Fallen Fate has revealed new guitarist Rab Duffy, who joins after the departure of former member Piers Donno-Fuller.
According to a news story from Planet Mosh, vocalist & Guitarist Lee Skinner had this to say: “We took a bit of time away from the band after parting ways with Piers and really took our time with the audition process. We had some great interest but for a lot of guitarists, the distance between them and the bands base was too much of an issue.
"When we auditioned Rab, we all instantly felt a connection on a personal and musical level with him. He is a gifted guitarist and Im confident that he will bring a positive influence to the band. We are all now looking forward to the future and kicking ass when we tour next, support U.K. metal.” More...
Read the full article at Planet Mosh.
Nesseria Posts New Song Online
A track has now premiered online from "Fractures," the forthcoming full-length by French grinding metallic hardcore outfit Nesseria. Give "Le Malheur Des Autres" a listen below.
This follow-up to 2009's self-titled debut was engineered and mixed at Drudenhaus Studio by Neb Xort (Aluk Todolo, Anorexia Nervosa) and mastered at New Alliance East (Converge, Gaza).
"Fractures" is due out November 15th via Throatruiner Records & Trendkill Recordings on 12" vinyl (CD on Trendkill/Grains Of Sand, tape on Swarm Of Nails). Throatruiner Records comments:
"It's been now ten years that Orleans, France's Nesseria deliver some of the meanest socially-charged grinding metallic hardcore out there. Marking the definitive takeover of bassist/vocalist Julien on vocal duties, their second full-length 'Fractures' shows the band at their most aggressive, combining hoarsely barked vocals with crushing, twisted riffs and pounding drums.
"Following 2009's self-titled debut and 2011's split LP with CTTTOAFF, these ten tracks were recorded on tape and mixed at Drudenhaus Studio (Aluk Todolo, Anorexia Nervosa) then mastered at New Alliance East (Converge, Gaza). This is the record of a band that walks hand-in-hand musically and lyrically: intense and pissed as hell, straightforward while staying away from easy paths. No gimmicks, no egos, no frills, and nothing to share besides their cold, hard views." More...
Noctem Posts Lyric Video
The Iberian extreme metallists Noctem will release “Exilium,” their Prosthetic debut (and third album overall), in North America on September 16th.
The album was recorded with Anathema’s Daniel Cardoso (Angelus Apatrida, Ava Inferi) and today you can hear a track off the album via the lyric video for "Tiamat's Crown" below. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Enuma Elish
2. Apsu Dethroned
3. Decrepit Human Kingdom
4. Tiamat’s Crown
5. The Rising Horns
6. Halo of Repugnance
7. Egregor
8. The Splint of Destinations
9. Eidolon
10. The Adamantine Doors
11. Divine Xib’alb’a *
12. The Adamantine Doors (Orchestral Version) *
* Bonus Tracks More...
Gormathon Posts Album Preview Clip
Swedish melodic death outfit Gormathon will release new album, "Following The Beast," on October 7th in North America via Napalm Records.
An album preview clip has been released today on the Napalm Records YouTube channel. Check it out below. You can pre-order your copy of "Following The Beast" at this location. The track listing is:
1. Remedy
2. Land Of The Lost
3. Hellbender
4. Break The Chains
5. Celestial Warrior
6. In Benevolence
7. World Of Sin
8. Remember
9. Absence Of Trust
10. Warlords Of Doom
11. Into Oblivion
12. Silent Walk More...
Sleep Of Monsters Releasing "Produces Reason"
Even though the Sleep Of Monsters debut album has so far been available in Finland only, the news that the Babylon Whores crooner Ike Vil has a new band has crept out of the country and circulated among those in the know.
Svart Records, having recently reissued the entire Babylon Whores back catalog on vinyl, is proud to offer the album for worldwide consumption. The label comments:
"Chock-full of radio-friendly yet still spine-tinglingly witty, snotty, and deathly melodic mélange of acidic rock, cadaverous crooning, and Pink Floyd-type siren choirs, Sleep of Monsters' Produces Reason is an album that many in Finland already considered one of the top debuts of last year.
"In a way, it’s no surprise, as these guys are no novices: vocalist and lyricist Ike Vil was the morose mastermind behind the lauded death rockers and occult rock pioneers Babylon Whores (with two subsequent Album of the Month' titles in Terrorizer magazine), guitarist and main songwriter Sami Hassinen was the guitarist of Blake (featured in Bam Margera’s Viva La Spring Break TV show), drummer Pätkä Rantala played on HIM’s million-selling debut, and keyboardist Janne Immonen has toured extensively with Waltari and Ajattara.
"The sound of Sleep of Monsters is completed by the guitar wizardry of Uula Korhonen and the thumping bass of Mäihä, who also handles backing vocals, and last but not least, on selected tracks, amplified by the witchy voices of their own 'Furies:' Hanna Wendelin, Nelli Saarikoski, and Tarja Leskinen.
"Recorded at EastSound Studios in Helsinki by producer Pekka 'Splendid' Laine (LAB, 45 Degree Woman), Produces Reason offers 10 sticky, sweetly bitter, and artfully accessible songs plus the previously unreleased bonus track 'I Am The Night Color Me Black.' More...
House Of Lightning Signs With Translation Loss
Translation Loss is extremely proud to announce the signing of House Of Lightning and the release of debut record "Lightworker." The label comments:
"Everyone at Translation Loss is beyond ecstatic to be able to work with Henry Wilson and his new band House Of Lightning, being huge fans of both Floor and Dove. House Of Lightning takes what Dove created to an entirely new level of mathy-proggy rock sensation.
"Proudly hailing from Winter Haven, Florida, they feature current and former members of Floor, Dove, and Cavity!
"After the death of Dove and before Floor's current resurrection, a new band was secretly growing, House Of Lightning's long awaited debut album does more than just pick up where Dove left off five years ago, they blast off out of the known universe and into a completely new and unknown dimension!
"The resurrection occurs on October 14th, 2014 in the form of a 10 song, 40-minute riff-rollercoaster entitled Lightworker.
"From the mad genius mind of Henry Wilson (Floor) comes and almost uncategorizable yet positively spiritual incorporation of heavy metal, thrash, bite of math, a sprinkle of prog, a pinch of 1984 and a dash of 5150. Sounds wild, you say? That's because IT IS! Lightworker is difficult to simply just pin a label onto; you are better off hearing this one for yourself. All aboard the rocket ship!"
The album was produced at Atomic Audio in Tampa, Florida by Mark Nikolich & Henry Wilson and can be pre-ordered at this location. More...
At Dusk To Release "Anhedonia"
Broken Limbs is happy to announce the release of At Dusk's debut full-length "Anhedonia" on cassette this coming October 14th.
At Dusk is a one-man black metal act from California masterminded by Korihor. Having spent the past few years releasing demos and splits, it is now finally time to unleash the full potential on a long player. The following press release was also issued:
"Gasped into being midst ocean fog and ancient pines in California's central coast, the plaintive and cathartic howlings of At Dusk was first revealed by Korihor in 2010. Strains raised in thanotic reverie, these are hymns to the ultimate, dark beauty found at the core of anguish: erected monuments in homage to the common individual sufferings of humankind. In the years that followed, At Dusk has issued forth a number of demos and collaborations, and even briefly saw expressions of its lamentations in the form of a live performing entity. The forthcoming epistle, Anhedonia, renders four odes on the varying aspects and embodiments of woe - and stands as the fullest, most realized statement of this art yet to be uttered.
"At Dusk seeks to uncloud eyes blinded to the nigh-universal suffering inflicted by the overarching systems of the 'modern,' civilized world - the alienation of bodies, minds, and souls and violent oppression in its many forms. This is not a celebration of pain, but a necessary acknowledgement. Yes, at times, one’s heart could break in sorrow. May these threnodies stand as a stark and winsome memento dolori to those who have ears to hear it." More...
Cannibal Corpse To Premiere New Song
This weekend, death metal devotees will get to hear the devouring cadence of Cannibal Corpse's "The Murderer's Pact," taken from the forthcoming new full-length, "A Skeletal Domain," along with an in-depth interview with bassist Alex Webster.
All this will take place on Full Metal Jackie's syndicated radio show this weekend. Visit this location for more details, and a list of stations carrying the show.
The "The Murderer's Pact" premiere comes on the heels of the release of Cannibal Corpse's thirteenth full-length. With "A Skeletal Domain," the band has decidedly switched gears, opting to work with producer Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, DevilDriver) at Audio Hammer Studios, after having tracked the previous three outings (Kill, Evisceration Plague, Torture) with Erik Rutan.
The album is due out September 16th (with pre-orders available here), and the track listing is as follows:
01. High Velocity Impact Spatter
02. Sadistic Embodiment (streaming here)
03. Kill or Become
04. A Skeletal Domain
05. Headlong into Carnage
06. The Murderer's Pact
07. Funeral Cremation
08. Icepick Lobotomy
09. Vector of Cruelty
10. Bloodstained Cement
11. Asphyxiate to Resuscitate
12. Hollowed Bodies
Enchant Comes "Within An Inch"
Bay Area prog rock institution Enchant is soon to release "The Great Divide" via the band's longtime label partner InsideOut Music.
The band's 8th studio album is due out September 30th, 2014 (September 29th in Europe) and now the song "Within an Inch" has just been launched online. Give it a listen below, thanks to Prog Rock Magazine.
Enchant's Douglas A. Ott checked in with the following comment about the song: "Within an Inch is a song about coming as close to death as possible without dying. I was in a horrible accident when I was 20 years old and almost died when I was run over by a fork lift. This song is about that experience." More...
I'll Be An Empire Streaming New EP
I'll Be An Empire has a new EP out now titled "Thelema," which is available at iTunes and can also now be streamed in the player below. The track listing is as follows:
1. Ruin
2. Apostasy
3. Sovereignty
4. Magnus
5. Thelema
Noisey Releasing NOLA Music Series
Noisey, the music arm of Vice, is proud to present "NOLA: Life, Death And Heavy Blues From The Bayou," a seven-part series examining the people and the culture that helped foster bands like Down, Eyehategod, Crowbar, Acid Bath, Goatwhore and many others.
Launching on September 16th, the series features appearances from names like Philip H. Anselmo (Housecore Records, Down, ex-Pantera), Mike IX Williams (Eyehategod), Jimmy Bower (Eyehategod, Down, Superjoint Ritual), Kirk Windstein (Crowbar, ex-Down), Pepper Keenan (Corrosion Of Conformity, Down), and Sammy Duet (Goatwhore, ex-Acid Bath) amongst others, discussing the bands, Hurricane Katrina, drugs, suicide, murder, and records that helped shape the New Orleans sound known the world over.
From the crawfish-littered tables of the secluded Anselmo compound to a fishing boat with Eyehategod in the swamps, Noisey delves in deep with the NOLA natives on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting on September 16th and coming to a conclusion on October 7th.
Check out a teaser trailer below, courtesy of Metal Sucks. More...
Headline News
Chimaira Calls It Quits
Following the departure of guitarist Emil Werstler, and the rest of the band following suit, Mark Hunter has decided to lay Chimaira to rest. Here's the official announcement:
"After fifteen full blown ass ripping years, it is with great honor to announce the end of Chimaira.
"Thanks to everyone that supported the group in any way shape or form. Everyone involved with the band from members to fans put their heart and soul into this project.
"We achieved a lot. We bled a lot. It fucking ruled."
Presumably the band's appearance at 70,000 Tons of Metal and any other activity is cancelled. The band's final album (before the inevitable reunion down the road) was 2013's "Crown Of Phantoms." More...
Threshold Posts Second Track-By-Track Clip
The British progressive metal stalwarts from Threshold are set to release their forthcoming album "For The Journey" on the 19th of September.
In anticipation of the new album, the band has been revealing a series of trailers documenting the recording. Karl Groom has been showing fans around his studio where the album was recorded and last week the band posted the first track-by-track trailer featuring Damian Wilson and Richard West (still available here).
Today sees the release of the second track-by-track trailer, available below. Watch as Damian and Richard discuss the tracks “Lost in your Memory,” “Autumn Red,” “The Mystery Show,” and “Siren Sky." More...
Gust Streaming New Track Online
Trollhättan, Sweden-based Gust, in preparation of the upcoming release of a self-titled second LP (and first with Southern Lord) today sets a new track from the album loose. Check out "Reality Chokes" below, courtesy of Cvlt Nation.
Self-recorded at Fvck Life Studios, and mastered by Brad Boatright (Warcry, From Ashes Rise, Deathreat, Audiosiege Engineering), who also supplies guest vocals to the album, "Gust" is a crushing but incredibly dynamic album, displaying a unique style of crust-infused hardcore.
Continuing to tour in advance of the album, Gust has another run of European gigs being solidified for early October, with more on the way, and plans of invading North America for the first time in the developmental stages for 2015. Stand by for further announcements in the coming weeks, as Southern Lord prepares to release "Gust" stateside on September 16th. More...
Havok Drummer To Sit Out Upcoming Shows
As previously announced, Havok will return to North America this Fall, starting with a USA/Canadian run alongside Crowbar and Revocation, followed by a headlining trek in Mexico.
Unfortunately, due to a family emergency, Pete Webber (drums) will sit out select dates on this upcoming tour, with Wretched's Marshall Wieczorek filling in temporarily. Pete comments:
"As some of you may have heard, my mother was in a tragic accident and is in very serious condition in the ICU in Boston. This unfortunately means I will have to miss out on at least a portion of our future shows. I must be by mom and family's side during these difficult times...Our pal Marshall from Wretched will be filling in on my duties.
"He is a good friend of ours and a great drummer! I know he will do an awesome job in my absence! I hope everyone understands and keeps my mom in their positive thoughts and prayers. It helps in a big way to have the support! I will return as soon as I can to my bros in Havok and wish them all the best on this next run!"
Catch the band live on these dates: More...
Sanctuary Shoots New Music Video
Reactivated Seattle metal band Sanctuary recently filmed a video for the track "Frozen" with director Dirk Behlau.
"Frozen" (hopefully having nothing to do with the movie, since we've seen enough of that in metal already) is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Year The Sun Died," which will be released on October 6th in Europe and on October 14th in North America via Century Media Records.
The video will make its online debut on September 23rd; photos from the shoot can be seen on Sanctuary's Facebook page.
In related news, Sanctuary singer Warrel Dane and bass player Jim Sheppard's post-1992 Sanctuary outfit, Nevemore, is streaming the entire "The Year of the Voyager" DVD (2008) online in its entirety. Filmed in Germany in 2006, "The Year of the Voyager" features the band performing in support of "This Godless Endeavor," and can be viewed at this location. More...
Striker Streaming Full New Album
All that glitters ain't gold - one might perhaps think. In this case, you could probably say the opposite!
As a tasty appetizer for the upcoming Striker album "City Of Gold" (due out September 9th USA/CAN via Napalm Records) the band is now streaming the entire album online. Explore the city for yourself below, thanks to Invisible Oranges.
The album's track listing is as follows:
1. Underground
2. City of Gold
3. Start Again
4. Bad Decisions
5. Crossroads
6. All for One
7. Mind Control
8. Second Attack
9. All I Want
10. Rise Up
11. Taken by Time
12. Two Minutes to Midnight (Bonus Track) (Iron Maiden Cover)
13. Watching You (Bonus Track)
14. Roll With the Punches (Bonus Track)
15. Fuck Volcanoes (Bonus Track) More...
Breathless Working On Second Album
Spanish thrash act Breathless just finished the recordings and mixing sessions for a second album. The cover artwork, track listing, and an advance track will be released shortly. Xtreem Music also comments:
"The album will be entitled 'Return to Pangea' and was recorded with Miguel A. Riutort 'Mega,' who also worked with Trallery on their magnificent debut.
"Since the release of the band's debut album 'Thrashumancy' in early 2011 also through Xtreem Music, Breathless have been playing shows all around Spain during 2011 & 2012 and it was in October of that year when they did split with bass player Javi and since it wasn't easy to find a replacement where they live (Mallorca island), they decided that Oscar 'Nazareno' would switch from guitar to bass and keeping it as a trio.
"There's no exact release date for 'Return to Pangea,' but it's expected before the end of the year. In the meantime, you can check the band's website and of course you can listen to their debut album in full (and buy it digital if you want) below." More...
Pig Heart Transplant Streaming Full New Album
Ignore all false representations of truly apocalyptic and fully predatory soundtrack-style audio behind, and succumb to the engulfing "For Mass Consumption," the second full-length from Pig Heart Transplant.
"For Mass Consumption" dispatches a distressing twenty-eight tracks of no-wave industrial mayhem in under twenty-one minutes, each track approximately forty-four seconds long and named with a four-letter word.
"For Mass Consumption" is out now in North America on compact disc and digital manipulations via 20 Buck Spin, and Europe will fall to the same fate this Monday September 8th. Stream the full release in the player below. More...
Der Weg Einer Freiheit Signs With Season Of Mist
Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of German black metal act Der Weg Einer Freiheit, stating:
"The band is about to enter the Ghost City Recordings studio, where they will record the highly anticipated follow-up to 2012's ‘Unstille.’ Another piece of good news is that Der Weg Einer Freiheit has just been added to the bill of next year’s Roadburn festival!"
"We are beyond excited to announce our signing to Season of Mist, one of the world's leading and most innovative metal labels,' main man Nikita Kamprad comments. “We feel honoured to be part of this great family that brought up many bands we look up to and who influenced our musical work a lot. We thank everyone for their big support in the band and are looking forward to release our third full length album in 2015. Songwriting is finished and we're ready to hit the studio very soon this month!” More...
Ne Obliviscaris Posts New Track Online
The Australian metal visionaries in Ne Obliviscaris have announced the details of their new album, titled "Citadel," that will be released by Season of Mist in North America on November 11th (November 7th worldwide).
A new track, titled "Curator," is streaming below, courtesy of Revolver Magazine. The album's track listing is as follows:
1. Painters of the Tempest (Part I): Wyrmholes
2. Painters of the Tempest (Part II): Triptych Lux
Movement I: Creator
Movment II: Cynosure
Movement III: Curator
3. Painters of the Tempest (Part III): Reveries from the Stained Glass Womb
4. Pyrrhic
5. Devour Me, Colossus (Part I): Blackholes
6. Devour Me, Colossus (Part II): Contortions
On June 30th, Ne Obliviscaris announced a crowd funding campaign through Pozible.com for a world tour with a campaign goal of $40,000. The band raised the money in merely 38 hours. Ne Obliviscaris continued the campaign thereafter, and 10 days later, topped Eskimo Joe's previous record of $60,736, having raised $61,752 with still another 49 days to go in the campaign.
Pozible co-founder and Director, Rick Chen commented on the band's stunning achievement: "We are thrilled to see a growing number of music projects successfully reaching their target on Pozible and love the diversity of our audience and their tastes in music. It's great to see that Ne Obliviscaris, a progressive metal band with a classical violinist have such a strong support base that they not only join Edo and Jo's Chant and Meditation and Eskimo Joe in our top five biggest ever music campaigns they are leading the charge as the biggest-ever." More...
At The Gates Reveals Track List, Posts Teaser Clip
Gothenburg style melodic death metal pioneers At The Gates revealed the track listing for the upcoming and highly anticipated comeback release "At War With Reality," the first studio effort in 19 years. The first teaser, which features more of the artwork designed by Costin Chioreanu, can be viewed in the player below.
"At War With Reality" is due out October 27th in Europe and October 28th in North America via Century Media Records. It features the band's classic line-up from the latest masterpiece, "Slaughter Of The Soul" (1995). The album was recorded with Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman (In Flames, Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir) and mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Kreator).
A previous message from the band can be viewed here and a first pre-production video message can be seen here.
To pre-order "At War With Reality," please visit CM Distro for various album formats and exclusive bundles at this location. The track listing is:
1. El Altar Del Dios Desconocido
2. Death And The Labyrinth
3. At War With Reality
4. The Circular Ruins
5. Heroes And Tombs
6. The Conspiracy Of The Blind
7. Order From Chaos
8. The Book Of Sand (The Abomination)
9. The Head Of The Hydra
10. City Of Mirrors
11. Eater Of Gods
12. Upon Pillars Of Dust
13. The Night Eternal
Check out the preview clip here: More...
Centinex Details New Album, Streams New Song
Reformed Swedish death metal act Centinex announced that they have signed on with Agonia Records for the release of the new album "Redeeming Filth." The new track "When Bodies Are Deformed" can be heard streaming in the player below. "Redeeming Filth" marks the first album since 2005's "World Declension." The album is set for release on November 12th (EU) and December 9th (North America) via Agonia Records.
The new lineup, which reformed this past January includes new members: Sverker Widgren (Demonical/Diabolical) on guitar and Alexander Högbom (October Tide/Moondark) on vocals. In addition, former member Kennet Englund, who was with the band from 1999-2003 returns on drums.
The new album was recorded at Amplified Studios and mixed and mastered at Garageland Studios by Ronnie Björnström (Aeon) during the spring of 2014. It will be made available in: digipack CD, digital format, black vinyl and brown vinyl (handnumbered, including poster; limited to 100 copies only). Pre-orders can be made at this location.
Bassist and mastermind Martin Schulman commented: "We are thrilled to announce that Centinex have inked a deal with Agonia Records for the release of our new album. We as a band are very much looking forward to this cooperation as we feel that the label and the people behind it understands our artistic vision and what Centinex anno MMXIV is all about. Influenced and inspired by the early 90's classic Florida-scene, 'Redeeming Filth' picks up the spirit from our 1992-debut 'Subconscious Lobotomy' and leads us back to the golden days of riff-oriented death metal. The future looks soaking brutal!"
The track list for "Redeeming Filth" is:
1. When Bodies Are Deformed
2. Moist Purple Skin
3. Death Glance
4. Stone Of Choice
5. Unrestrained
6. Bloodraze
7. Without Motives
8. Rotting Below
9. Dead, Buried and Forgotten
10. Eye Sockets Empty More...
Headline News
Former Deadlock Drummer Dead At 35
Lifeforce Records has issued the following brief statement:
"Today we come to you with very sad news, long time dear friend Tobias Graf and founding member of Deadlock passed away at the age of 35. We can hardly express the sadness in our hearts and we wish his family all possible strength in these dark hours. Farewell Tobi and may you have a safe journey!"
The cause of death was not specified. Graf co-founded German melodic/symphonic death metal group Deadlock in 1997. He left the band in April of this year. Deadlock's multi-disc collection of re-recordings, "The Re-Arrival," was released on August 15th and is available now through Lifeforce.
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