Quality fan-filmed video footage of TOOL's January 9 concert at Viejas Arena in San Diego, California can be seen below.

TOOL guitarist Adam Jones told The Pulse Of Radio a while back how visuals have always played a major role in the band's music. "I've just always thought in vision, I mean, just, like, putting on headphones when I was a kid and trying to dream stuff while I was listening to music," he said. "I guess I still do that today when I play. But it's a lot more emotional than visual and I know that sounds pretentious, but it really is, what the four of us do. The visuals just kind of, like, bring themselves in it."

TOOL hasn't performed more than 20 shows in a single year since 2007.

Jones recently spoke to Rolling Stone about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2006's "10,000 Days" album. He said: "I'll tell you, it's wonderful. Things are really flowing and going really well, and I'm just blown away at the stuff that's coming together. I'm excited and can't wait for it to be done. It's something I've been missing for a long time [laughs], that beautiful collaboration that we have because we're all so different and have different tastes. But again, when you are all meeting in the middle and that thing you do that meets in the middle is just beautiful, it's very rewarding. So yes, I'm very happy."

He continued: "We probably have 20 potential song ideas now. Of course, 20 won't be on the record. We're just jamming. But I'll tell you, there's nothing better than having too many good songs then not enough. It's great. You pick your faves."

HELLYEAH has posted a short studio teaser for its forthcoming fifth album along with the hashtag #HUMAN, which is likely the title the CD's first single. Check it out below.

The group's new CD was recorded atThe Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada with producer Kevin Churko, who previously worked with HELLYEAH on 2014's "Blood For Blood" album.

HELLYEAH guitarist, Tom Maxwell recently stated about the band's upcoming effort: "It's all coming along great. There's a lot of new stuff coming out that we've never tried before, and a lot of heavy shit."

He continued: "It's gonna be moody, it's gonna be dark, it's gonna be crushing, it's gonna be heartbreaking, it's gonna be everything. So it's gonna be a proper take-off from our last record, but with a lot of new surprises, I think. And just kind of moving forward with the path that we've taken with 'Blood For Blood'. So it's coming along great… It's gonna be a really, really savage album, and I'm really excited. I can't wait for you all to hear it."

"Blood For Blood", was the band's first release since parting ways with guitarist Greg Tribbett and bassist Bob "Zilla" Kahaha in 2013.

The new members of HELLYEAH are bassist Kyle Sanders and guitarist Christian Brady.

"Blood For Blood" sold around 17,000 copies in its first week of release to land at No. 18 on the Billboard chart.

The existence of the sublimely secretive desert opus conceived by Iggy Pop and Joshua Homme was confirmed yesterday to an unsuspecting studio and home audience of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert".

And now the world at large can know: March 18 will see the release of "Post Pop Depression" (Rekords Rekords / Loma Vista / Caroline), the seventeenth Iggy Pop album, and a worthy addition to the 22-album legacy spawned with the immortal trilogy of "The Stooges", "Fun House" and "Raw Power", spanning massively influential solo outings including 1977's opening one-two combo of "The Idiot" and "Lust For Life", and 1990's gold-certified "Brick By Brick".

The first Iggy Pop album co-created with producer/guitarist/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/bandleader Homme, "Post Pop Depression" began with a succinctly worded text from Iggy to Joshua, and was realized in seclusion with Homme's enlisted aid of his QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE bandmate and DEAD WEATHER-man Dean Fertita and ARCTIC MONKEYS drummer Matt Helders. Both became instantly integral in creating and shaping the Detroit meets Palm Desert by way of old Berlin vibe of "Post Pop Depression": Interweaving with and augmenting even more superhuman than expected Iggy vocal performances and Homme's tapestry of guitar, bass, piano and backing vox, Fertita's talent for wringing the most out of only the most essential notes worked in seamless tandem with Helders' pushing himself and his new bandmates to unforeseeable heights and depths.

The result would be a timeless work, one that sounds as if it's always been there, has existed before any of the musicians were even born-yet imbued with the ramshackle energy of a garage band that threw itself together yesterday.

"Post Pop Depression" is now available for pre-order via iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and the Iggy Pop webstore, with all pre-orders immediately receiving "Gardenia", debuted by Iggy, Joshua and crew on the "Late Show". "Gardenia" is also available on all streaming platforms.

"I wanted to be free," recalls Iggy of the earliest germ of the partnership with Homme that culminated in "Post Pop Depression". "To be free, I needed to forget. To forget, I needed music. Josh had that in him, so I set out to provoke an encounter — first with a carefully worded text, followed by a deluge of writings all about me. No composer wants to write about nothing. He got revved up and we had a great big rumble in the desert USA."

"This was to go where neither of us had gone before," adds Homme. "That was the agreement. And to go all the way."

"Post Pop Depression" is equal parts a dream come true for co-creator Homme as it is a record that defiantly takes its place in Iggy's storied discography alongside the twin towers of "The Idiot" and "Lust For Life" — two records and the mythic Berlin era of their creation canonized as much lyrically ("German Days") as sonically ("Sunday") on this new record. The album will be supported by a tour realizing Homme's ambition to assemble a live outfit worthy of both bringing the new album and doing justice to the gems and wreckage of the Ig's sprawling solo catalogue: The core band that recorded the album will be expanded by QOTSA's Troy Van Leeuwen and journeyman guitarist Matt Sweeney.

"Post Pop Depression" is a singular work that stands proudly alongside the best works of either of its principles, from THE STOOGES to QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, bearing its creators' undeniable sonic DNA while sounding like nothing they've done before. It's a record that wouldn't exist without either Pop or Homme — and one that probably shouldn't in theory if you really think about it-but it does, and we and rock 'n' roll are all the better for it.

"Post Pop Depression" track listing:

01. Break Into Your Heart02. Gardenia03. American Valhalla04. In The Lobby05. Sunday06. Vulture07. German Days08. Chocolate Drops09. Paraguay

"Cycle Of Revenge", the new lyric video from Finnish death metal veterans CONVULSE, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's forthcoming album, due on March 18 via Svart Records.

As one of the oldest Finnish death metal bands, CONVULSE has a somewhat interesting history, to say the least. Beginning as a full-on death metal band in 1990, the debut demo, "Resuscitation Of Evilness", as well as the 1991 debut album, "World Without God", were more or less successful attempts from CONVULSE to flex their death metal muscles for the whole world. In 1993, CONVULSE returned to the limelight again, offering two new songs on the "Lost Equilibrium" CD single — and, at the same time, giving a taste of what was to be expected on their second album, 1994's "Reflections". CONVULSE had started incorporating some rock 'n' roll elements into their murky and uncompromising death metal sound, much like some of their Finnish extreme metal comrades (XYSMA and DISGRACE primarily come to mind). The band's "death 'n' roll" sound on their sophomore album divided the CONVULSE fanbase, with some embracing the new direction while facing rejection from others. It's both difficult and pointless to speculate at this point whether the drastic musical change led to CONVULSE's downfall, but perhaps it was one of the reasons behind the split up in 1994. Only the original band members can say for sure... Fast forward nearly two decades, and new life had been breathed into the old CONVULSE corpse. Who would have expected to see CONVULSE making new music in 2012?! A year later, in early November 2013, CONVULSE's third album, "Evil Prevails", was unleashed by Svart Records onto the death metal world. The album introduced eight songs of dark, wicked and "true" death metal — the "true" CONVULSE style. Churning out dogmatically heavy, untamed, and aggressive death metal, seeing the band return to its true roots was exactly what death metal maniacs needed. "Cycle Of Revenge" has been in the works for many months already, and during those months, the CONVULSE trio composed eight new songs. The album is shaping up to receive nearly the same musical treatment as what previously happened between the band's first two albums back in the early '90s. However, on "Cycle Of Revenge", CONVULSE really haven't gone back to their "death 'n' roll" mode, but have still made a radical musical shift. Try to imagine combining some of PINK FLOYD's psychedelic, airy moments with Finnish prog-rock masters KINGSTON WALL's beautiful, ear-tickling melodies. Throw in the genuine angst and despair-ridden melancholia of SENTENCED's "Amok" album, and even add some grooviness àla SEPULTURA's later era or SOULFLY, then spice it all up with Rami Jämsä's trademark-ish throaty and belly-trembling death grunts. You may now have some sort of an idea what can be expected from "Cycle Of Revenge". "Cycle Of Revenge" track listing:

01. Cycle Of Revenge02. God Is You03. Pangaea04. Fractured Pieces05. Nature Of Humankind06. Ever Flowing Stream07. War08. Into The Void

DEFTONES will issue its long-awaited follow-up to 2012's "Koi No Yokan" on April 8.

The band's guitarist Stephen Carpenter revealed the release date during an interview with ESP Guitars at this year's NAMM show, which is being held this weekend in Anaheim, California.

Carpenter said (see video below): "[We're] sitting around waiting for the release of our new record. It comes out April 8th. We have some dates in Texas in March, in May-June we're off to Europe for some festivals out there. We'll play for all the people who are interested and want to hear it."

During a November 2015 interiew with BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show", DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno stated about "vibe" of the the band's next CD: "I can't really compare it to our last couple of records. I mean, those two records were done in a very similar manner where we locked ourselves in a room for a short period of time and wrote and recorded it. And therefore, I feel like we sort of really captured this moment in time, and the records sort of sound cohesive because of that. This record was done sort of over a year, spread out over these little, tiny writing sections. So it sounds a bit more fragmented, but in a good way. I mean, I feel like you put on one song and it's completely different from the song after it, or previous to it. So it's not like we had this one main idea and we went in and we sort of went with that vibe. I mean, the vibe's sort of all over the place. So, like any DEFTONES record, I mean, it's got dynamics and there's loud aggressiveness and there's mellowness to it, but it's all sort of got an ebb and flow to it. I don't know… It'd be hard for me to just put it in words exactly what it sounds like. It's definitely a DEFTONES record. The way I look at it is it's a gradual step from where we last were."

According to Moreno, sixteen songs were written for DEFTONES' new CD, which was once again produced by Matt Hyde (SLAYER, CHILDREN OF BODOM, MONSTER MAGNET, WINDS OF PLAGUE). The effort will feature a guest appearance by Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS).

Brazil-based animator Val Andrade, who made a splash several years ago with his unique cartoons based on Iron Maiden's catalogue of songs, has returned with a new clip for the band's classic, "Powerslave", taken from the album of the same name. Check it out below, and make sure you watch to the very end...

Roadhouse Interactive, 50cc Games and Metal legends Iron Maiden have announced that Iron Maiden: Legacy Of The Beast, an action-packed, free-to-play RPG steeped in Iron Maiden mythology, will launch worldwide this summer on iOS and Android platforms.

Following a series of hit action sports titles for Red Bull Media House, Warhammer 40,000: Carnage, a Games Workshop ARPG, and Food Battle: The Game for YouTube sensations SMOSH, Roadhouse Interactive's development and publishing divisions have been working hand in hand with Iron Maiden and their Phantom Music Management team, who have granted unparalleled access to the vaults in order to create a truly authentic Iron Maiden game.

Developed in close collaboration with Iron Maiden's management, players take on the role of the band's iconic mascot, Eddie, in his many forms - each with unique abilities. Players explore new worlds, travel through time, and battle a cast of dramatic and engaging characters drawn from the expansive catalogue of Maiden's albums and art. Gameplay is enhanced with a soundtrack using songs spanning the band's entire career, including previously unheard live recordings of Iron Maiden classics adapted for the game by engineer Tony Newton under the close scrutiny of bassist and founding member Steve Harris.

"We always thought Maiden's music and imagery with Eddie could be perfect for gaming and it's something we have been looking at doing again since Ed Hunter in 1999. Now in 2016 it can all be done on a smartphone which makes it even more accessible for all our fans and also all the gamers out there," comments Harris.

Iron Maiden's latest album, The Book of Souls, was released in September 2015 to popular and critical acclaim, hitting the #1 spot in over 40 countries and reinforcing their position as one of the most relevant and influential bands in music today. This year they will embark on the The Book of Souls World tour and with fan excitement at fever pitch it's the perfect time to expand Iron Maiden's legend into gaming.

Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast will be available later this year on iOS and Android platforms. See Ironmaidenlegacy.com for ongoing releases about the game.

In addition, Iron Maiden will make a highly anticipated first ever visit to China in April on The Book Of Souls World Tour, playing at Beijing LeSports Center on April 24th and Shanghai Mercedes-Benz Arena on April 26th. Tickets go on sale from 2pm on January 19th through ticketing hotline 400-610-3721, and online via Damai.cn.

Iron Maiden's The Book Of Souls World Tour 2016 dates can be found here.



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The second taste of AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler's forthcoming country-influenced debut solo album, a song called "Red White & You", can be streamed below. The track is being described by Tyler's record label, Big Machine Label Group's Dot Records, as "American up-tempo country anthem."

"Red White & You" is a glorious illustration of how to weave the famous slide guitar and banjo-jangling sounds of country with the huge radio-friendly choruses that have been synonymous of Tyler's highly prolific musical career to date. Produced by Tyler himself, along with one of country music's finest session players Dann Huff (Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, Celine Dion), the track was also co-written with Nathan Barlowe, Levi Hummon and Jon Vella.

In May 2015, Tyler released his first country single, "Love Is Your Name", which reached #1 on the Billboard Country Streaming Songs chart.

Tyler's full-length country debut is tentatively due later in the year. The singer will also perform alongside Nashville-based band LOVING MARY for two nights in March at the Niagara Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

The "Love Is Your Name" clip was filmed just outside Nashville and was previewed on ABC's "Good Morning America" before it went live online. The track was written by Lindsey Lee and Eric Paslay.

Tyler spoke to ABC News Radio about his appreciation for modern country music. He said: "I think country music is the new rock 'n' roll. I mean, you can listen to the lyrics, you can really get into it, just as you could get into 'Stairway To Heaven'. Country's not just about porches, dogs and kicking my boots up. It's a whole lot more, but it's about being real. You know, the world's gone so far away from that. I hope it comes back."

UFO shot across the '70s night sky, all flashing lights and roaring engines, streaking through Japan and Germany (where they abducted 18-year old SCORPIONS guitarist Michael Schenker) before descending on the U.K. and eventually American shores with a series of brilliant hard rock singles, including "Lights Out", "Too Hot To Handle", "Doctor Doctor", "Only You Can Rock Me" and many more now ubiquitous radio staples. Though Schenker would depart in 1978, the rest of the band, including founding members vocalist Phil Mogg, bassist Pete Way and drummer Andy Parker, alongside lead guitarist Paul Chapman, retooled their spaceship and carried on into the early '80s dropping such influential classics as "No Place To Run", "The Wild, The Willing & The Innocent" and "Mechanix".

Now comes "Live Sightings", a magnificent four-CD box set featuring vintage live performances from the early '80s that finds Mogg and Co. blasting through highlights from those three crucial records such as "No Place To Run", "Lonely Heart" and "We Belong To The Night", and seamlessly blending them in with the group's more well-known spawn. Boasting four CDs, each in its own mini jacket with printed inner sleeve, this extraordinary box set — due on February 5 via Cleopatra Records — also features a lavish 12"x12" 16-page booklet with full color photos and extensive liner notes plus two carefully duplicated printings of vintage tour programs. There's even a special bonus live LP from 1972 of the only known recordings of guitarist Larry Wallis (PINK FAIRIES, MOTÖRHEAD). Fans of UFO and early hard rock will not want to miss this incredible piece of music history.

Track listing:

Disc 1: Chicago 1980

01. Lettin' Go02. Young Blood03. No Place to Run04. Cherry05. Only You Can Rock Me06. Love to Love07. Mystery Train 08. Doctor Doctor09. Too Hot to Handle10. Lights Out11. Rock Bottom12. Shoot Shoot

Disc 2: Chicago 1981

01. The Wild, The Willing & The Innocent02. Only You Can Rock Me03. Long Gone04. Lonely Heart05. Cherry06. No Place to Run 07. Love to Love08. Making Moves09. Mystery Train10. Too Hot to Handle11. Lights Out 12. Rock Bottom13. Doctor Doctor

Disc 3: St Louis 1982

01. We Belong to the Night02. Let It Rain03. Long Gone 04. No Place to Run05. The Wild, The Willing & The Innocent06. Only You Can Rock Me07. Terri08. Making Moves09. Doing It All For You10. Too Hot To Handle11. Lights Out12. Mystery Train Disc 4: Cleveland 1982

01. We Belong To The Night02. Let It Rain03. Long Gone04. The Wild, The Willing And The Innocent05. Only You Can Rock Me06. Terri07. Doing It All For You08. Too Hot to Handle09. Lights Out

LP 1: Early Flight - 1972

Side A

01. Silver Bird02. Galactic Love03. C'mon Everybody04. Boogie For George

Side B

01. Back In The USA02. Mean Woman Blues03. Stop Breakin' Down Blues 04. Johnny B. Goode

BLACK EARTH is the name of a new project featuring former and current members of ARCH ENEMY performing material from ARCH ENEMY's first three albums live on stage.

BLACK EARTH is:

Michael Amott - guitarChristopher Amott - guitarJohan Liiva - vocalsDaniel Erlandsson - drumsSharlee D'Angelo - bass

Says Michael Amott: "[It's] very awesome to finally announce this new project BLACK EARTH, which will perform ARCH ENEMY's first three albums material live on stage. Old-school '90s lineup. An extensive tour of Japan in May announced today!"

The dates are as follows:

May 17 - Tokyo, Japan - Shibuya Club QuattroMay 19 - Fukuoka, Japan - Drum Be-1May 21 - Hiroshima, Japan - Hiroshima Club QuattroMay 23 - Osaka, Japan - Umeda Club QuattroMay 24 - Aichi, Japan - Nagoya Club QuattroMay 27 - Sapporo, Japan - Lane24 Penny Sapporo

ARCH ENEMY was rejoined by the band's original members Johan Liiva and Christopher Amott for their appearance at last year's edition of the Loud Park festival on October 10-11, 2015 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Speaking about his 2000 exit from ARCH ENEMY, Liiva told LoudTV.net in a 2015 interview: "Actually, I wasn't that angry. I was just kind of shocked and kind of disappointed, because I wasn't expecting it. But you just have to deal with it and accept what happened. Then, a few years later, I realized, 'Okay, this is what it's like. It's the music business. [ARCH ENEMY mainman/guitarist Michael Amott] wants to make a living from his music, he wants to make the band like that.' And, honestly, at the end, I wasn't putting too much of my energy into the band; I had so many other things on my agenda, unfortunately. So it was like a mixture of all these things. I was not focused, maybe. So I totally understand it. But then again, many fans were really angry and they all supported me, and I thanked them so much for that. And now they see me doing this show in Loud Park and they wonder what the fuck is going on. You know what I mean? That I don't stand for my values or… But it's not like that. It was a very difficult thing back then."

Asked how his guest appearance with ARCH ENEMY at Loud Park came about, Liiva said: "It was Michael [that asked me to do it]. We're old friends and we speak every now and then on the phone. So he said, soon it's twenty years ago, you know — it's an anniversary for the band. And also it's an anniversary for the Loud Park festival. So he was, like, 'Would you like to do this?' And I was, like, 'Ehhh…. Yeah. Yeah, of course I want. For the fans.'"

Fan-filmed video footage of the Loud Park performance can be seen below.

ARCH ENEMY recorded three albums with Johan Liiva: "Black Earth" (1996), "Stigmata" (1998) and "Burning Bridges" (1999).

Liiva was replaced by German singer Angela Gossow as ARCH ENEMY's lead vocalist in 2000. Gossow exited the band in 2013 and was succeeded by former THE AGONIST frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz, while remaining as the group's manager.

Christopher Amott first left ARCH ENEMY in 2005, only to return to the group two years later. His second, and apparently final, departure came in March 2012.

ARCH ENEMY in November 2014 parted ways with guitarist Nick Cordle and replaced him with former NEVERMORE axeman Jeff Loomis. Loomis made his live debut with ARCH ENEMY on the band's fall 2014 European tour.

Italian symphonic-death metal masters FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE will release their new album, "King", on February 5 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was tracked at Kick Recording and 16th Cellar studios in Rome, and was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (AMON AMARTH, AT THE GATES, ARCH ENEMY) at Fascination Street studio in Sweden.

"King" track listing:

01. Marche Royale02. In Aeternum03. Healing Through War04. The Fool05. Cold As Perfection06. Mitra07. Paramour (Die Leidenschaft bringt Leiden) 08. And The Vulture Beholds09. Gravity10. A Million Deaths11. Syphilis12. King

Bonus orchestral CD (digipak only)

01. Marche Royale02. In Aeternum03. Healing Through War04. The Fool05. Cold As Perfection06. Mitra07. And The Vulture Beholds08. Gravity09. A Million Deaths10. Syphilis

The official lyric video for the song "Gravity" can be seen below.

The stunning cover artwork was created by acclaimed contemporary artist Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, ICED EARTH, KATAKLYSM, HATEBREED).

Comments the band: "This work of art is nothing more than the picture of an old world coming to an end.The author, Eliran Kantor, perfectly interpreted the concept behind the album.The King represents the last stand of integrity and justice in a court infested by traitors, villains, perverts, parasites and prostitutes. In an era that looks more like the Middle Ages than the 21st Century, we felt the necessity to express our indignation for the constant loss of values and our despise for mediocrity and commercial use of superstitions.

"The question is, are we sure everything that is 'new' is right? Are we sure we are not losing the perception of what is the real value of things? Perhaps the essence of that King lies inside everyone of us but it's just dimmed by the mist of deceit and (ir)rational superfluity. Perhaps we should all hail the King we have inside."

Drummer/songwriter Francesco Paoli commented recently about the album: "The new album is called 'King'. It's a concept album. It took longer this time but I believe it's a sign of more maturity and determination within the band. We can't release something mediocre just because it's enough to keep things rolling. I believe the music world requires people to work harder on their material and that is what FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE is set to do in this 'new middle age' era. At the end of the day, quality is the final goal, right? That's why our expectations in our music and writing become higher every time we approach the stage of creating a new album. We always follow our feelings and try to express our state of mind through our music, and what we have in our hands now is the darkest FLESHGOD album ever. As for the concept behind the album, all I can say right now is that I think we need a good psychiatrist!"

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE's third album, "Labyrinth", was released in 2013 via Nuclear Blast.

Listenable will release a limited-edition tenth-anniversary box set version of GOJIRA's "From Mars To Sirius" album on February 12. It will include:

* Exclusive cassette of "From Mars To Sirius", only available in this box.* Four never-revealed prints of GOJIRA frontman Joe Duplantier's sketches made before the final cover art* Exclusive artwork flag with one of those sketches* Exclusive "From Mars To Sirius" guitar pick

The first 500 buyers will get a postcard that will allow them to participate to a contest which prize is an exclusive guitar displaying "From Mars To Sirius" artwork all over its body.

Pre-orders are available from Listenable's webshop.

GOJIRA's fifth album, "L'Enfant Sauvage", sold almost 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 34 on The Billboard 200 chart.

In March 2015, GOJIRA released "Les Enfants Sauvages", a limited edition 5" x 7", 60-page hardcover photo book chronicling the band's journey around the world over the first two years since the release of "L'Enfant Sauvage". The images were taken around the globe, spanning over 150 shows on three continents, and were hand-selected by GOJIRA guitarist/vocalist Joseph Duplantier and his brother, drummer Mario Duplantier. The package also includes a live CD and DVD capturing the band;s performance at the legendary Brixton Academy in London, England.

GOJIRA's follow-up to "L'Enfant Sauvage" is due this spring via Roadrunner.

European symphonic metallers SERENITY will release their fifth album, "Codex Atlanticus", on January 29 via Napalm Records. According to a press release, the CD boasts thrilling storytelling about art and science. Leonardo Da Vinci is the center of attention here, but lovers of conspiracy theories, Illuminati and so forth will also rejoice when mastermind Georg Neuhauser gives free rein to his compositional genius. This album is full of monumental, movie score-ish orchestral arrangements mean riffing and lush melodies."

Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "Codex Atlanticus" can be seen below. Commented the band: "After three months of hard work, 150 unhealthy McDonalds meals and 200 bottles of Jägermeister, we're done — our fifth full-length album, 'Codex Atlanticus', is ready to conquer the universe! Inspired by the life of Leonardo Da Vinci we created a bombastic album with melodies that can easily fit as a soundtrack for 'Game Of Thrones'!" "Codex Atlanticus" track listing:

01. Codex Atlanticus02. Follow Me03. Sprouts of Terror04. Iniquity05. Reason06. My Final Chapter07. Caught in a Myth08. Fate of Light09. The Perfect Woman10. Spirit in the Flesh11. The Order SERENITY will hit the road with labelmates in XANDRIA for an extensive European tour in February.

SERENITY parted ways with female singer Clémentine Delauney in February 2015 — two years after she joined the band as a full member. The group explained in a statement: "Though we have worked with female voices since our second album, we think that we have pushed this aspect far enough with our latest album, [2013's] 'War Of Ages'. Though we love to add different voices to Georg's one, we no longer think these moments will be significant enough to justifiy to have a female singer within our ranks."

Los Angeles rockers VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE have premiered their newest single, a haunting cover of HOZIER's breakout hit "Take Me To Church", featuring CHELSEA GRIN's Alex Koehler. This is the second piece of new music to be revealed off VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE's forthcoming full-length, "Ritual", which will be released on March 18.

VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE vocalist Michael Orlando explains:"The first time I heard HOZIER sing 'Take Me To Church', I knew I had to cover it! I also knew I needed one of my homies to collab with me. The first person that came to mind was Alex Koehler. He's one of my best friends and his scream is evil as fuck. I've been wanting to collab with him for years and I'm beyond excited with the outcome. The lyrics to this song are amazing and I'm thankful I was able to put my spin on it."

"Ritual" was produced by Matt Good (FROM FIRST TO LAST, DRUGS), mixed by David Bendeth (BRING ME THE HORIZON, PARAMORE), and is the follow-up to 2012's "Hellbound And Heartless". The first single off the album, "Black Betty", was just recently released, as well as an album teaser, highlighting snippets of each song on the album.

"Ritual" track listing: 01. Perfect Lie02. Violent World03. Black Betty04. Take Me To Church (feat. Alex Koehler)05. The Ghost Inside My Head06. Truth In You07. The Demon Inside Me08. 9 Lives09. American Nightmare

Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY will release their fifth studio album, "Kentucky", on April 1 via Mascot Label Group. The band recorded the effort at Barrick Recording in Glasgow, Kentucky. Taking a "back-to-the-roots" approach, the CD was produced in the same way and same place as BLACK STONE CHERRY's eponymous debut album, which broke the band out of the small southern backwater and onto the world stage.

The first official single from "Kentucky", a song called "In Our Dreams", can be streamed below. Also available is the "Kentucky" artwork.

"Kentucky" track listing:

01. The Way Of The Future02. In Our Dreams03. Shakin' My Cage04. Soul Machine05. Long Ride06. War07. Hangman08. Cheaper To Drink Alone09. Rescue Me10. Feelin' Fuzzy11. Darkest Secret12. Born To Die13. The Rambler

BLACK STONE CHERRY guitarist Ben Wells recently told Metal Hammer magazine about the band's forthcoming CD: "This is the first time we get to self-produce. And most of the songs, with the exception of maybe two or three out of fifteen, are all written by us, the four of us. Which all of our songs always are — we might co-write with somebody — but this time, the majority of the songs are all written by us. So it feels really good to kind of have that creative freedom. Even though we're still learning things as we get along, we've kind of picked up over the years touring internationally what our fans have come to expect and what we expect from ourselves and what we know people are gonna enjoy from us. So it's definitely… it's raw, it's heavy. We're going back to our hometown to record it, where we did our debut album. So we're kind of revisiting some of that old mojo that we had, and I think our fans have been wanting that from us for a long time now. So we want, and I know they want it, and we're just excited about it. I mean, the songs… These are probably some of the coolest songs we've written as far as the music and the melodies."

Added BLACK STONE CHERRY drummer John Fred Young: "We're not doing a prog record — it's not that different — but I think it does have parts where I don't think records before have had these parts. And I think people are gonna go, 'Wow! I've never heard 'em do that, or that transition there.' And I think, too, with us, we're… In America, like I've said before, and we've all said, you are only as good as your last American rock single, and for us, we just don't play that ballgame, because our fans, they're here for the live show, they're here to hear the songs and have a great time. And I think that in some previous records, we were in positions with the label where we had to write songs formatted [for radio]."

Continued Wells: "But this time, we weren't focusing on that. We said, 'Look, if they pick it up and they like it, awesome. But our fans are the ones who gave us a career. So we wrote it with them in mind and [the songs were assembled for] the live setting."

Regarding BLACK STONE CHERRY's decision to produce the new album themselves, John said: "It is very exciting for us, I think, because this is all on our back. We don't have a producer that can take a little bit of the heat if it bombs. You know, it's us being in full control of our sonic artistry."

On the topic of recording the new BLACK STONE CHERRY CD in their hometown, Wells told the WMMG 93.5 radio station: "It's just really awesome to come back here and record again and kind of feel those old vibes, because we all still live here. So it just makes sense. Why spend the money to go out to California, or even go to Nashville, like we have in the past, and record, when we have a great studio right here in our backyard and a brilliant engineer. So it feels really good."

Video footage from the new album recording sessions can be seen below.

BLACK STONE CHERRY released its debut live DVD+CD, Blu+ray+CD, Digital Video and Digital Audio, "Thank You: Livin' Live" via Eagle Vision on October 30. The performance was shot on BLACK STONE CHERRY's "Magic Mountain" tour, exactly one year prior to the disc's release date, at the band's sold-out Birmingham LG Arena show on October 30, 2014.

Danish / American rock singer Maryann Cotton has issued a video for ”No Wish Upon No Star”, which appears on his second album, Into Eternity, released in November 2015.

In other news, Maryann Cotton is "very proud to let you all know that I will return to Detroit for the 2nd Dick Wagner Memorial Concert, on February 20, 2016. I am very pleased and honoured to have been given the opportunity to perform and share the stage with many of my great friends and heroes again." Further details can be found at this location.

 

 

 



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Two announcements from the Kobra And The Lotus camp:

"We are super stoked to finally announce our new drummer! Please give our brother Marcus Lee a big KATL welcome and throw some horns his way!! Can't wait to start the journey with you bro, we are in it for the long haul!"

Lee has posted the following message:

"Honored to announce that I am the new drummer for Kobra And The Lotus! I will be leaving for Denmark mid-February to write and record the new double album, Prevail. This is a dream come true for me and I want to thank everyone who has ever supported me!"

Secondly, Kobra And The Lotus' pledge music campaign launched in support of the making of Prevail succeeded in taking in 100% of the funds needed. Vocalist Kobra Paige has posted a video message to the fans:

PLEDGE COMPLETE!! Thank-You so much! You all ROCK!! Now the journey of PREVAIl begins and we are stoked to take you long! \M/
Posted by KOBRA AND THE LOTUS on Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Kobra And The Lotus recently released a new single entitled "Zombie", co-written with guest guitarist Charlie Parra del Riego, via iTunes. It features the B-side "Remember Me". Go to this location to check it out and to purchase.

Photo by Fusion Photography



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When Worlds Collide is the new full band album from the Skel-crow (and former Misfits vocalist) himself Michale Graves. Serving as the sequel to Michale’s Lost Skeleton Returns project, originally released in 2013, When Worlds Collide combines influences from punk, horror punk and monster rock classics. Enjoy the video for "Old Dark House" below.

The album features 11 new songs – each title inspired by a classic horror/sci-fi film that defines the genre. Also included on the CD is the sequel to “Crying On Saturday Night” titled “Dying On Sunday Morning”. The cover art and tracklisting are as follows.

"Bedlam"
"Diabolical"
"Dying On Sunday Morning"
"I Walk With A Zombie"
"Old Dark House"
"Robot Monster"
"The Beginning Of The End"
"The Face Behind The Mask"
"Things To Come"
"3 Days ‘Til Dawn"
"When Worlds Collide"

Pre-orders can be placed via Hydraulic Entertainment; a shipping date of January 26th is listed.

 



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Seattle, WA thrashers, Fallen Angels, are streaming their latest single, “Into The Abyss”, in support of their third studio release World In Decay, produced by Grammy award winning metal producer/engineer Michael Rosen (Forbidden, Testament, Death Angel, Flotsam and Jetsam, Tesla, Vicious Rumors). Listen below:

'World In Decay was released on August 4th via their indie label Cyberdyne Records to follow 2010's Engines Of Oppression and 2008 debut Rise From Ashes, released on Metal On Metal Records.

(Photo - Aaron Meyers)



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Germany gothic metal act CREMATORY will release its thirteenth studio album, "Monument", on April 15 via Steamhammer/SPV.

Infinitely more strongly than on its predecessor, "Antiserum" (2014), the twelve tracks on "Monument" are based on brute guitar riffs and hard-as-nails drum grooves, replete with sinister keyboard hooks and that mix of growls and clear vocals — some in English, some in German — that is so typical of this band. The group's fans will be thoroughly delighted with "Monument" and its dynamic sound. When the work on "Monument" commenced in spring 2015, a personnel issue had to be settled in the CREMATORY camp: Matthias Hechler, guitarist, clear voice and a style-defining member for 17 years, had left the band for private reasons. That his departure went off without animosity or internal quarrels was confirmed by Matthias in an interview on the "Live At Wacken 2014" DVD. Following his decision, CREMATORY made a virtue out of necessity, enlisting two successors: Tosse Basler (SCAPEGOAT, AVALANCHE) joined the fold as rhythm guitarist and clear vocalist, and Rolf Munkes is CREMATORY's new lead guitarist.

"Tosse and Rolf have brought a breath of fresh air to the band. They've really inspired us with their powerful style and phat guitar sounds," rejoices drummer Markus Jüllich, who composed the songs again with producer Kristian "Kohle" Bonifer before going on to produce them together at the Kohlekeller Studio. The result is a gothic metal opus that positively bursts with energy, featuring twelve diverse numbers with different degrees of toughness, including double guitar parts and guitar solos. The opener, "Misunderstood", which is supported by the first video release, is probably the most metallic number of CREMATORY's career. Markus refers to the track as an "ideal introduction, not only to our new album but also to our upcoming shows." The ballad "Save Me", which Jüllich/Bonifer wrote some time ago and have now approved for release in view of the new lineup, presents a stark contrast.

"As far as I'm concerned, this number has an orchestral flair," Jüllich reckons. "It suits Tosse and his timbre perfectly." Talking of which: because of their new team, CREMATORY have honed the homogenous blend of frontman Felix Stass's raw growls and the clear voice of their new band member Tosse Basler even more finely than ever before. The album carries its symbolic title with justification and the twelve impressive songs are undoubtedly a real monument to this group's amazing creative powers. In line with this, the cover artwork is both classy and sublime: for the third time in succession, CREMATORY, worked with Hungarian artist Peter Sallai. As in the productional collaboration between Markus Jüllich and Kristian Bonifer, the band has relied on tried and tested collaborators without repeating or indeed copying themselves. CREMATORY is:

Felix Stass - VocalsHarald Heine - BassTosse Basler – Rhythm Guitar, VocalsRolf Munkes – Lead GuitarKatrin Jüllich – Keyboards, SamplesMarkus Jüllich - Drums

Los Angeles-based heavy metal outfit Holy Grail will mercilessly shred across the highways of North America this year as they serenade audiences new and old with material from their blazing new album Times Of Pride And Peril, scheduled for worldwide release via Prosthetic Records on February 12th. A new lyric video for the track “Crystal King” can be found below.

The band - who in recent weeks gigged alongside the likes of King Diamond, Flotsam & Jetsam and Death Angel, in addition to touring with Night Demon - will begin their assault with a stretch of dates in early February alongside iconic guitarist Marty Friedman before joining Georgia heavy metal trio Black Tusk on a full North American jaunt that extends into April.

Times Of Pride And Peril is the follow-up to Holy Grail's 2013 effort Ride The Void. Recorded with Grammy Award-winning producer John Spiker (Tenacious D, Filter), the album encompasses the rise and fall of an empire, showcasing a history of triumphs and defeats through the group’s quintessential shreddery. The album will be available for pre-order on CD, LP and digital download at the Prosthetic webshop.

Tracklisting:

“Crystal King”
“Waste Them All Away”
“Sudden Death”
“Those Who Will Remain”
“Descent Into The Maelstrom”
“Apotheosis”
“Psychomachia”
“No More Heroes”
“Pro Patria Mori”
“Black Lotus”

“Crystal King” lyric video:

“No More Heroes”:

Teaser:

Dates with Marty Friedman:

February
9 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
11 - San Antonio, TX - Fitzgerald’s
12 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
14 - Little Rock, AR - Juanita’s
16 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
17 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
18 - Orlando, FL - Backbooth
19 - St. Petersburg, FL - The State Theatre

Dates with Black Tusk:

February
23 - Charlotte, NC - Milestone
24 - Virginia Beach, VA - Shakas
25 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
26 - Boston, MA - Once Ballroom
27 - Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus
29 - Burlington, VT - Nectars

March
1 - Quebec City, QC - Le Cercle
2 - Montreal, QC - Foufounes Electriques
3 - Toronto, ON - Hard Luck
4 - Detroit, MI - Berserker Fest
5 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's
6 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
7 - Minneaplis, MN - Triple Rock
8 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
9 - Winnipeg, MB - The Windsor Hotel
11 - Saskatoon, SK - Amigos Cantina
12 - Edmonton, AB - Brixx
13 - Calgary, AB - The Palomino
14 - Kamloops, BC - The Office
16 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore
17 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
18 - Spokane, WA - The Pin
19 - Portland, OR - Panic Room
20 - Bend, OR - Volcanic Theatre Pub
22 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst
23 - San Francisco, CA - Thee Parkside
24 - Los Angeles, CA - Viper Room
25 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
26 - Phoenix, AZ - Pub Rock
28 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Bar
29 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
30 - Kansas City, MO - Riot Room
31 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar

April
1 - Indianapolis, IN - 5TH Quarter
2 - Newport, KY - Southgate House

 



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Turin, Italy’s Misteyes have signed a worldwide deal with Canadian label Maple Metal Records to release their debut album, Creeping Time, on April 8th.

The new album consists of 12 songs, with the finalized tracklisting and album cover art to be revealed shortly. Misteyes are unique in the sense of having two front persons, male and female co-lead vocalists. But, as the day could not exist without the night, in each part of their music, ‘contrast’ is the fundamental element.

In 2012, the band started out having a melodic death/black metal sound, but their path changed radically in 2014, with the decision to add a female co-lead vocalist, and a keyboard player to the project. In 2015 this musical evolution came to a fundamental point, and now a 7-member band, Misteyes decided to sum this all up with their debut album. This is how Creeping Time was born.

Misteyes have shared the stage with such acts as Arcturus, Cadaveria, Opera IX, Whyzdom, and Rublood, as well as performing at some Metal Festivals in their home country of Italy. Misteyes will be touring Italy, and Europe in support of their new album, with the dates and locations to be announced.

A demo version of the song “Lady Loneliness” is streaming below. The official version appears on Creeping Time.

Also, a live clip of Misteyes, can be viewed below:

Misteyes is:

Edoardo "Irmin" Iacono - lead vocals
Denise "Ainwen" Manzi - lead vocals
Daniele "Insanus" Poveromo - guitars
Riccardo "Decadence" Tremaioni - guitars
Gabriele "Hyde" Gilodi - keyboards
Andrea "Hephaestus" Gammeri - bass
Federico "Krieger" Tremaioni - drums

 



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Skol Records presents the first release in the series of the CD replicas of the legendary NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) singles: Elixir - "Treachery (Ride Like The Wind)", which will be out on January 30th.

The debut single of the London based heavy metallers was originally recorded and released in 1985, and includes two songs: the title track, which became the band's ultimate classic, and which was later re-recorded for the legendary The Son Of Odin LP from 1986, and the rare song "Winds Of Time", which also appeared on the demo tape which the band released in 1985. Both songs from the debut single have never been released together in a CD format.

Each CD release in the Skol Records' series of the replicas of the original NWOBHM singles will be limited to only 500 copies, will include original cover artwork and layout design, like the original single released back in the day, and will be available at a special, low, fan-friendly price.

Coming out next in the series: Overdrive - "On The Run", Aragorn - "Black Ice" and others.

 



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Finnish metal sextet AMORAL will release its seventh studio album, "In Sequence", in Japan on January 29 via Ward Records, and in the rest of the world on February 5 through Imperial Cassette (Gordeon Music, GSA).

The second song to be released from "In Sequence", titled "The Next One To Go", can be streamed below.

"'Rude Awakening', the first single off 'In Sequence', presented the more modern, metallic side of the new album, whereas on 'The Next One To Go', the riff assault has changed to painting landscapes with chords, and the guitars make some room for vintage keyboard sounds," says AMORAL guitarist and founder Ben Varon. "The lyrics look into the write's block syndrome, and what pain such a state can bring to those who work in the creative field. We are also reminded of the dangers of postponing doing things of importance."

The cover artwork for the follow-up to the critically acclaimed "Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows" was designed by Aki Siltala, who is also one of the most well-known tattoo artists in Finland.

"In Sequence" track listing:

01. In Sequence (Prologue)02. Rude Awakening03. The Betrayal04. Sounds Of Home05. The Next One To Go06. Helping Hands07. Defuse The Past08. From The Beginning (The Note Part 2)

Said Ben Varon: "We went into making the seventh album with an Yngwie Malmsteen state of mind: more is more! Once we got our original singer Niko Kalliojärvi back in the band — expanding the group into a six-headed monster, with two vocalists and three guitar players — it was time to start the writing process, which was one of the most inspiring ones for me so far. More guitar parts, more keyboards, more back and forth between clean and growling vocals."

Another angle used to get a fresh touch for "In Sequence" was the decision to invite a whole bunch of guest musicians — including percussionist Teho Majamäki, INDICA singer Jonsu and ACYL singer/mastermind Amine Benotmane — to play on the album, which was a first for AMORAL.

Stated Ben: "The album is filled with stellar guest performances from many talented musicians, who added percussion, female vocals, analog syths and ouds to the songs, amongst other things. The guests definitely helped take the songs to the next level."

He added: "To me, 'In Sequence' is the logical follow-up to 'Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows', on which we took our love for grandieuse prog to new hights. 'In Sequence' continues on that path, though the return of Niko gives the new material some of that old school AMORAL vibe. And I think this one turned out a touch heavier as well, not least because of the real-life based concept of the album."

Following a single and a sold-out UK headline tour in December 2015, Tax The Heat announce the release of their full length Nuclear Blast Entertainment debut, Fed To The Lions.

The album shows why there is so much excitement at the release of this record. Previous singles “Some Sympathy”, “Highway Home” and “Fed To The Lions” sit alongside future classics such as “Caroline”, “Animals” and “Stood On The Platform To Leave”. The driving rhythms of Jack Taylor (drums) and Antonio Angotti (bass) overlaid with the powerful riffs of JP Jacyshyn (guitars) and distinctive melodies of Alex Veale (vocals, guitars). The album is available on CD and vinyl. Pre-order Fed To The Lions here.

Tracklisting:

CD
“Highway Home”
“Animals”
“Under Watchful Eye”
“Fed To The Lions”
“Hit Me Hard”
“Stood On The Platform To Leave”
“Some Sympathy”
“Devil's Daughter”
“Learn To Drown (You're Wrong)”
“Caroline”
“Your Fool”
“Lost Our Way”

LP
Side A
“Highway Home”
“Animals”
“Under Watchful Eye”
“Fed To The Lions”
“Hit Me Hard”
“Stood On The Platform To Leave”

Side B
“Some Sympathy”
“Devil's Daughter”
“Learn To Drown (You're Wrong)”
“Caroline”
“Your Fool”
“Lost Our Way”

“Some Sympathy”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7uuXZwFcLg

“Fed To The Lions” video:

“Highway Home” video:



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Wisconsin-based newcomers Product Of Hate chose their band name for a good reason. The five-piece honed their brutal and groovy thrash sound / NWOAHM by sharing the stage with Lamb Of God, Meshuggah, Gwar and Testament to name a few. The band is pumped and ready to introduce the world to their debut album, Buried In Violence. Check out their new video for the track “Monster”:

Product Of Hate has confirmed a February 5th release date for their debut album, Buried In Violence, via Napalm Records. The brutal artwork was designed Colin Marks of Rain Song Design. The album was mixed and mastered by the legendary James Murphy, known for his work with Death, Testament and Obituary.

"When you see the album art, right away you know what to expect. Dark, brutal, and unforgiving... The artwork was designed around the lyrics from our song, "Buried in Violence." It became the title track." says vocalist Adam Gilley.

Napalm Records A&R Representative Demetri Benoist added: "We are really looking forward to the release of Product Of Hate's debut album Buried In Violence! These guys are going to take the metal world by storm in 2016!"

Tracklisting:

“Kill. You. Now.”
“Annihilation”
“...As Your Kingdom Falls”
“Blood Coated Concrete”
“Monster”
“Buried In Violence”
“Vindicare”
“Nemesis”
“Revolution Of Destruction”
“Unholy Manipulator”
“Perry Mason”

"Blood Coated Concrete" video:

“Unholy Manipulator” video:



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According to NJ Advance Media, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has sold the Lincroft, New Jersey home that was condemned after massive flooding from Hurricane Irene in 2011. The house that was once featured on MTV's "Cribs" went for $272,500 — about $85,000 less than what he paid more than twenty five years ago.

Bach, who has been living in Los Angeles for the past few years, tells NJ Advance Media, "To me, New Jersey is SKID ROW. That's why I moved there. That's the reason I bought a house there. New Jersey means so much to me about rock and roll. The Stone Pony, you know, Asbury Park. The beach. The boardwalk. The Count Basie Theatre, downtown Red Bank. Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash. Vintage Vinyl. I lived in those places for 20 years. For me, walking around Jersey is, like, haunted."

He continued: "I played Giants Stadium when I was 20 years old for 75,000 people. New Jersey is SKID ROW. We came from there. We are New Jersey. So without SKID ROW, I can't be in New Jersey."

Back in 2011, Bach's house was knocked off its foundation after a nearby reservoir overflowed, breaking the bridge next to his home and sending it into his garage. Among the items that he lost in his flooded basement were irreplaceable items such as SKID ROW master tapes, a KISS pinball machine and other band memorabilia.

"How I wish there was a reason to do a [SKID ROW] box set or something before Hurricane Irene hit," he wrote in a Facebook post at the time. "Nobody cared. Now it's too late. Don't know what you got 'till it's gone, indeed."

Bach put the house on the market in 2012, and at once point was asking as much as $669,000 for it.

Sebastian recently said that he "would love the chance" to bury the hatchet with his former bandmates in SKID ROW and reunite the group's classic lineup.

Sweden’s Adept have released a full preview (below) for their upcoming album, Sleepless, set to be released on February 19th via Napalm Records.

The band on the brand new signing with Napalm Records: "We are happy to announce that we have signed with Austria's finest Napalm Records. We can also reveal that our new album Sleepless will be released on February 19th 2016. Originally planned to be released summer 2015, this album has been an absolute roller coaster to make.

Recorded in January and then re-recorded in September we can finally shine a light on this album. Through the ups and downs we created something truly beautiful with Sleepless. A melodic hard-hitting album with its roots to our early days. Thanks to Napalm Records we have a new found strength and confidence to push us forward. We can't wait to show you what we've been working on. Bring on February."

Billie Klein - Napalm Records A&R: "We are more than happy to finally have Adept on board. Here is a young band that combines furious metal, uplifting and catchy melodies and post-rock atmospheres and is always ready to step on stage and rock, no matter the situation. Welcome to the Napalm Family!"

Sleepless tracklisting:

"Black Veins"
"Wounds"
"Dark Clouds"
"Carry The Weight"
"Rewind The Tape"
"Down And Out"
"The Choirs Of Absolution"
"Lights"
"The Sickness"
"Sleepless"

Preview:

“Dark Clouds” video:

Adept lineup:

Robert Ljung - vocals
Jerry Repo - guitar
Gustav Lithammer - guitar
Filip Brandelius - bass
Gabriel Hellmark - drums

 



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Taking flashlights and a simple HD cam, Calgary, AB-based progressive death metal band, Divinity, have created one of the cheapest but very much fulfilling music videos of their career. The band is premiering their video “Manhunt” in support of their upcoming EP The Immortalist Part 2 - Momentum, set to be unleashed on February 5th to follow 2013's The Immortalist - Part 1 - Awestruck.

Vocalist Sean Jenkins comments on the video: "We're very excited to release a new music video for our upcoming EP release! This video is raw, in your face, and will leave no doubt in your mind that we are back, stronger than ever. We're also very proud of the fact that we self produced and directed this video all in our band room using flashlights and an HD Cam. Who says you need a 10K budget to make a music video? We surely don't think so. Crank this new video up and rock on!"

The Immortalist Part 2 - Momentum was produced by Divinity and mixed and mastered by Chris Donaldson (Cryptopsy) at The Grid studio in Montreal along with artwork created by Justin Totemical. The EP is also part of Divinity’s EP trilogy series that will lead up to a full length release later in 2016.

Tracklisting:

“Manhunt”
“PsyWar”
“DMT”
“Momentum”

“Manhunt” video:



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Hammer Fight are a bunch whiskey-drinkin', beer guzzlin' bros who spawned from New Jersey. The band will release their Napalm Records debut, Profound And Profane, on March 25th. Today they have unveiled the artwork and track listing for the new album. The artwork was created by Raf the Might. Pre-orders for the new album are available here.

Vocalist/Bassist Drew Murphy on the album artwork: "We're very happy to unveil the cover art for Profound And Profane. Raf The Might did an incredible job. He really captured the theme of the record. And for the more savvy music consumers who purchase a physical copy, not only will you get a more expanded view of the cover art, you'll also get more amazing artwork from Mark Richards (heavyhandillustration.com) and The Living Corpse Crew (corpse-crew.com). The music is mad sweet too."

Hammer Fight brings a sound that many kids these days may have missed; hard rockin' metal. Versatile enough to share the stage with the most extreme death metal acts to classic hard rock bands and everything in between, Hammer Fight are ready to make an impression on the today's heavy music scene.

Profound And Profane tracklisting:

1. Picking Up Change
2. Target Acquired
3. Into the Dark
4. Good Times in Dark Ages
5. Gods of Rock n' Roll
6. Low & Broken
7. Private Stock
8. The Ultimate Sacrifice
9. Cell Mates
10. West Side Story
11. The Crate
12. Cult of Conceit

Hammer Fight lineup:

Drew Murphy - Bass, Vocals
Todd Stern - Guitar
Dan Higgins - Guitar
Justin Spaeth - Drums

 



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Iconic Norwegian black metallers, Ragnarok, have revealed the artwork and details of their eighth studio album. Titled Psychopathology, the 11-track album is set for release via Agonia Records on March 25th and is now available for pre-order via the label's webshop

Psychopathology was recorded at the Endarker Studio in Sweden with Marduk bassist Devo at the helm. Following last year's surprise announcement that Ragnarok founder and drummer Jontho would be stepping out from behind the drum kit to take on the role of frontman and Dauden’s Malignant would take his place on drums, the lineup on the album comprises Jontho on vocals, Bolverk on guitars, Malignant on drums, and, making his swansong appearance with the band, DezeptiCunt on bass.

Psychopathology tracklisting:

“Dominance And Submission”
“I Hate”
“Psychopathology”
“My Creator”
“Infernal Majesty”
“Heretic”
“Into The Abyss”
“The Eighth Of The Seven Plagues”
“Lies”
“Blood”
“Where Dreams Come To Die”

With artwork by the Brazilian graphic artist Marcelo Vasco (Slayer, Machine Head, Dimmu Borgir), Psychopathology will be available in Jewel Case CD and Limited Edition black vinyl formats, as well as in transparent brown vinyl with red, yellow, white and blue splatter, strictly limited to 133 hand-numbered copies. Additionally, Agonia will release a CD Box which will be limited to 666 copies and which will include Psychopathology in CD format, a logo pin, poster, booklet with rare photos and old interviews, and the bonus compilation CD Chaos And Insanity Between 1994-2004 (details of which can be found below ).

As mentioned above, in addition to Psychopathology, Ragnarok will also release a special compilation album titled Chaos And Insanity Between 1994-2004, which features a rare collection of the band's early demos and EPs. The compilation will be released on Agonia Records at the same time as Psychopathology and will also be available in Limited Edition black vinyl, as well as in a red vinyl version which will be limited to 133 hand-numbered copies.

Chaos and Insanity Between 1994-2004 tracklisting:

I.Pagan Land demo 1994
“Intro”
“Pagan Land”
“From The Darkest Deep”
“Et Vinterland I Nord”
“Hammerens Slag”
“Ragnarok”

II.Various Unreleased tracks:
“Et Vinterland I Nord” (Ørevox version)
“Under The Wings Of Satan” (pre-production)
“Fainted Eyes” (Celtic Frost cover)
“Live 2004”

Jontho recently had this to say about fans can expect from Psychopathology: "I can say with absolute certainty that this album will be the best in Ragnarok's career to date. It is the result of dedication, hard work, and the musical skills of our lineup, and is the next stage in the band's development, both musically and lyrically. Psychopathology is about to unleash total chaos upon you as it invites you to dive deeper into the dark recesses of the human mind.”

 



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