"Intolerance", the new album from the Southern California metal act THROWDOWN, can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. Due on January 21 via eOne Music, the follow-up to 2009's "Deathless" was recorded at Hurley Recordings in Costa Mesa, California with rising producer Davey Warsop and mixed at Planet Z.

"Intolerance" features guitar solo contributions from Dave Nassie (BLEEDING THROUGH, NO USE FOR A NAME, INFECTIOUS GROOVES), who joined THROWDOWN's recent touring lineup alongside DEMON HUNTER drummer Tim "Yogi" Watts and "Deathless"-era bassist Mark Mitchell.

Comments THROWDOWN frontman Dave Peters: "Completing this record felt great in so many respects, most important of which was the opportunity to finally give longtime supporters of the band this music that I've had swirling around in my head over the past four years.

"The variety of people from different places and scenes who have found the band through vastly different avenues over the past 15 or so years will each get into it for their own unique reasons, I think. And for those who think it’s junk, it's only about 28 minutes they have to regret."

"Intolerance" combines the massive production punch of the moody, sludgy and powerfully diverse masterpiece "Deathless" (which spawned the Sirius XM staples "This Continuum" and "The Scythe") with the focused resolve of the band's genre-classic-filled back catalog.

The big sound that developed on "Deathless" works magic upon the brutal missives found all over "Intolerance", nearly all of which clock in around two minutes.

"Deathless" and "Vendetta" collaborator Chris "Zeuss" Harris (HATEBREED, CROWBAR, DEMON HUNTER) returned to mix the new record.

Drummer Jarrod Alexander (AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, SUICIDE FILE, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE) made his first recorded appearance with THROWDOWN on "Haymaker", returning as a session player again for "Deathless" and the brand new album, "Intolerance".

"Intolerance" track listing:

01. Fight Or Die02. Borrowed Time03. Avow04. Hardened By Consequence05. Defend With Violence06. Suffer, Conquer07. Cut Away08. Intolerance09. Without Weakness10. Born And Buried Alone11. Condemned To Live

New Jersey-based metalcore band NEGATIVE SKY has signed with RockArmy Records for the worldwide release of its new five-song EP, "Death Of The Sun".

Formed in 2009, NEGATIVE SKY — vocalist Dan Caputo, guitarist J.J. Sammataro, bassist George Pond, and drummer Tom Fitzgibbon — has become a fierce presence in New Jersey's thriving heavy music scene, earning Top Heavy Rock Act nominations at the Asbury Park Music Awards in 2012 and 2013, and being named listener favorites on the nation's top-ranked hard rock/metal broadcast radio station, WSOU 89.5 FM "Pirate Radio."

RockArmy Records — an Austin, Texas-based independent label owned and operated by PODUNK bassist Paul Soroski — features Doug Pinnick (KING'S X), Joseph King (DEADBEAT DARLING), and other artists on its roster, and has a worldwide distribution deal through MVD Entertainment Group.

NEGATIVE SKY is represented by Zenergy Entertainment (Corey Glover, Doug Pinnick). They have supported a who's-who of notable metal and hardcore bands over the past few years, including BIOHAZARD, LIFE OF AGONY, VISION OF DISORDER, CRO-MAGS and MADBALL.

Southern Lord has announced the signing of California punk henchmen OBLITERATIONS. Comprised of Stephen McBean on guitar, Austin Barber on bass, Sam James Velde on vocals and Flo Schanze on drums, OBLITERATIONS unites former and current members of BLACK MOUNTAIN, SAVIOURS, BLUEBIRD, NIGHT HORSE and PINK MOUNTAINTOPS. The band came together in a mere two rehearsals in December 2012. McBean and Barber both individually relocated to Los Angeles, and continued to cross paths with friend Sam James Velde. The three had known each other for years continually intersecting over various tours. Discussing their similar music tastes reaching from the obvious hardcore and punk to obscure psych or even early '80s British shoegaze, the three decided to jam on a whim one Saturday after talking about the idea over beers at divvy watering hole. Two rehearsals later they had four songs completed; they recorded them quickly before their other respective bands left on winter tours, without any real intent, yet the results were inspiring. Velde was introduced to Schanze through the folks in OFF!, in which they implied "We have a good feeling about this guy." Schanze visited Los Angeles with the intent to join a "punk band," jamming with Sam and Stephen on separate occasions. McBean auditioned Schanze for his alter ego side project PINK MOUNTAINTOPS but instead jammed VOID and BLACK FLAG covers for three hours. The next thing they all knew they had the right fit for a new band which they dubbed OBLITERATIONS. Dealing out heavy classic punk and hardcore like every era of BLACK FLAG, DIE KRUEZEN, BORN AGAINST or POISON IDEA yet quick to reference ALICE COOPER, SPACEMEN 3, THE STOOGES or THE LAUGHING HYENAS as inspiration, the blueprint isn't the point here, it's the results. OBLITERATIONS' sound is abrasive and raw, driving and aggressive, yet catchy. The band has no grand scheme other than to play as much as possible, anywhere and everywhere. They've already created a small frenzy within their home region with chaotic live shows, having shared the stage with TRASH TALK, BLACK BREATH, DEATH, MAMMOTH GRINDER and more. OBLITERATIONS released its debut four-song seven-inch EP on Outer Battery Records in October 2013. Hot on its heels, the band has another new four-song EP titled "The Hole" coming out this month via the Volcom Entertainment Vinyl Club (ST. VITUS, HIGH ON FIRE, THE SHRINE). Following that, OBLITERATIONS has etched plans to record their debut full-length for Southern Lord in March at Dave Grohl's Studio 606, preceded by a Southwest tour including multiple performances at this year's SXSW festival.

Austin, Texas heavies DEAD EARTH POLITICS have released the first track from their forthcoming EP unto the masses. The band's first recorded output since 2010's The Weight Of Poseidon, ‘Redneck Dragonslayer’ is a hook-laden and heavy-as-hell tune that shows why Dead Earth Politics was voted Austin's No. 1 Metal Band of 2013.
As the first band in four years to unseat THE SWORD as Austin's Best Metal Band, Dead Earth Politics is back in the running. For details on how to cast your vote for the Austin Chronicle sponsored award, go here.
In other news, Dead Earth Politics have been invited to the official SXSW 2014 lineup. Date and times for Dead Earth Politics official and unofficial SXSW performances will be announced soon.

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Quality fan-filmed video footage of KATAKLYSM's January 11 performance in Essen, Germany can be seen below.

KATAKLYSM's new album, "Waiting For The End To Come", was released on October 29, 2013 in North America via Nuclear Blast. The artwork by Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, HATEBREED) was featured on the deluxe digipak and LP versions of the effort. The cover by Peter Sallai (SABATON) was featured on the standard jewel case and limited edition cassette tape versions.

The follow-up to 2010's "Heaven's Venom", "Waiting For The End To Come" was recorded by KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-François Dagenais, who has previously worked with MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX and DESPISED ICON, among others, and mixed by Chris "Zeuss" Harris (SUFFOCATION, HATEBREED, ARSIS).

As previously reported, KATAKLYSM has recruited ex-NEURAXIS drummer Oli Beaudoin to sit behind the kit during the recording sessions for "Waiting For The End To Come". Beaudoin is also playing all of KATAKLYSM's currenty announced shows. Drummer Max Duhamel announced on April 8, 2013 that he was taking a break from KATAKLYSM to deal with issues related to alcohol abuse.

Candlelight Records has announced the singing of the Japanese alternative experimental metal band VAMPILLIA.

The Japanese metal scene is well known for its imaginative and often eccentric approach. It is rich and varied with new alternative and experimental bands appearing and collaborating often. Breaking through the crowds is Osaka-based "brutal orchestra" VAMPILLIA.

Trying to put VAMPILLIA into a neat genre box is almost impossible but when you factor in original band member Yoshikawa Toyohito is an ex-member of Japanese experimental noise rock collective BOREDOMS, you begin to get a sense of the sublime madness contained within VAMPILLIA's Candlelight Records debut, "Some Nightmares Take You Aurora Rainbow Darkness", which was produced and recorded by Ben Frost at Greenhouse studios, well-known as Bjork and SIGUR ROS's studio in Iceland.

Recently VAMPILLIA welcomed drummers Tatsuya Yoshida from Japanese noise duo RUINS and Talow The Tornado from hardcore band NICE VIEW to the group and they, alongside Toyohito, perform alongside a cast of ten (sometimes more) musicians to create an "experimental pop-style brutal orchestra." Chaotic vocals, discordant guitars, beautiful piano, elaborate strings, unsettling noise and several powerful drum sounds are harmonized as one into a sound the band calls "a beautiful chaos."

"We hope the music gives a strong impression of overwhelming speciality and mysteriously universal sounds," the band says.

Watch the video for "Endless Summer" below.

Danish metallers MANTICORA have announced the addition of guitarist Stefan Johansson to the group's ranks.

Says the band: "Stefan is not all new to the band, as he did tour with us nine years ago, on the European tour with ANGRA. He also joined us for festival shows in both USA and Romania at that time.

"Stefan is a shredder in the vein of Jeff Loomis [NEVERMORE] and John Petrucci [DREAM THEATER], and he is an overall positive and genuine guy, who will bring some good spirit into the band."

Adds MANTICORA guitarist Kristian Larsen: "I had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Stefan some nine years ago, and we did have a great time. He knows his way around that fretboard, and he is at the same time quite tight and aggressive in his approach to the rhythm parts. This is a must for me, as we have a lot of parts in our music, which demand two tight rhythm guitarists."

Says Stefan Johansson: "I don't have much to say other than thanks to the guys for giving me the chance to step into this awesome band.

"MANTICORA is a legendary band, having released seven amazing albums and having toured so many times.

"It was quite a ride, back in 2005 (debuting in front of 1200 screaming fans in Milano — my first show EVER!), and I hope this ride will be even more fun.

"I'm here to stay for good this time around."

In other news, MANTICORA has parted ways with bassist Kasper Gram who "has chosen other musical paths." A replacement bassist has not yet been announced.

MANTICORA is working on material for its eighth full-length album. The band previously released seven CDs over an 11-year period, completed six European and one U.S. tours and played a number of festivals in Europe and the U.S. Due to a lot of personal tragedy, the band went into a writing/touring hiatus following the release of 2010's "Safe" and has only been playing festival shows for the last couple of years. However, MANTICORA promises all of its fans that it will be back, re-energized a and stronger than ever and ready to deliver another 15 years of dark and powerful metal.

Portugal's MORE THAN A THOUSAND has inked a deal with New York's eOne Music via a partnership with Good Fight Music. The band's latest album, "Vol. 5 Lost At Home", will be released in North America on February 18.

The band will spend the spring on the road in Europe with CHELSEA GRIN, THE BROWNING and SILENT SCREAMS.

MORE THAN A THOUSAND guitarist Filipe Oliveira states: "We feel so grateful for signing with Good Fight Music/eOne! It's amazing to be a part of their family of bands and to finally bring our music to the U.S. We've been working toward this for a long time!"

Carl Severson of Good Fight adds: "This is a band that is just incredibly passionate about their music and it jumps out of every second of this record.

'"This is my favorite kind of find in music, a record you put on and are just taken aback by. It reminds me of how excited I was the first time I heard EVERY TIME I DIE or KILLSWITCH ENGAGE."

Nuclear Blast Records has announced the signing of British punk legends THE EXPLOITED.

Founded in 1980 in East Kilbride, Scottland by Wattie Buchan, the band is working on its new album for a late 2014 release. Comments Wattie: "At last, after giving my word four years ago that we would sign to Nuclear Blast, it's now official!

"For us, it's a big deal to be signing to the biggest indie record company in Europe.

"One of the main reasons we signed to them is the fact that Markus [Staiger], the owner, is a big EXPLOITED fan and I know he will give us 100% backing to make the next album as great as the last ones." Adds Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger: "Having THE EXPLOITED sign a deal is a longtime dream coming true.

"In my youth, I listened to hardcore and punk almost exclusively and THE EXPLOITED have been one of my absolute favorites ever since. Records like 'Punks Not Dead', 'Troops Of Tomorrow' and later on also 'Beat The Bastards' and 'Fuck The System' have been on heavy rotation constantly.

"The shows of this band have always been and still are a very special experience. Honest, hard and snotty — just like punk should be.

"A true highlight for me, of course, was their performance at the Nuclear Blast HQs on my birthday in 2013. After that, the deal has been set via handshakes and we've been celebrating 'till the break of dawn!

"Welcome to Nuclear Blast, guys. Punks not dead!!" Nuclear Blast Records will re-release several THE EXPLITED classics on March 14 (March 18 in the U.S.). The will include great bonus material and will be made available as CD digipaks and on gatefold vinyl.

* "Beat The Bastards" (+ "Official Live-Bootleg" Bonus DVD)* "Fuck The System" (+ 4 Bonus Tracks)* "The Massacre" (+ 4 Bonus Tracks)

Fan-filmed video from the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA's January 10th show in Manchester, England, which kicked off their European tour is available below. As promised by guitarist Chris Caffery, the set features several SAVATAGE songs, some of which aren't usually part of the annual North American tour.

Caffery: "So much fun playing songs like 'Hourglass', 'This Is The Time' and 'Gutter Ballet' again!
The complete Manchester setlist was as follows:

'Time and Distance'
'Winter Palace'
'This Is the Time (1990)' (Savatage)
'Christmas Jam'
'Handful Of Rain' (Savatage)
'A Last Illusion'
'Gutter Ballet' (Savatage)
'Misery'
'Mephistopheles' Return'
'Mozart/Figaro'
'Sparks'
'The Hourglass' (Savatage)
'Someday'
'Child Unseen'
'Believe' (Savatage)
'Wish Liszt (Toy Shop Madness)'
'After the Fall'
'Wizards in Winter'
'Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night)'
'Carmina Burana'
'Epiphany'
'The Mountain'
'Beethoven'
'Requiem (The Fifth)'
'Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)' (Savatage)

Remaining dates on the tour are as follows:

15 - Porsche Arena - Stuttgart, Germany
16 - Mitsubishi Electric Halle - Dusseldorf, Germany
17 - Forest National - Brussels, Belgium
20 - The Arena - Nuremberg, Germany
21 - Festhalle - Frankfurt, Germany
22 - AWD Hall - Hanover, Germany
25 - Tempodrom - Berlin, Germany
26 - Stadthalle - Vienna, Austria
28 - Big Box - Kempten, Germany

TSO celebrated New Year's Eve by playing to over one million people in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany after two shows in the US, all in 27 hours.

A short documentary on the build-up to the show, as well as footage from the performance, is available below:

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Dubai-based metallers BENEVOLENT have released their new track 'The Seeker' which is taken from their upcoming debut album The Covenant which will be available digitally on March 18th.
Check out the song below, along with another new track called 'Radiate':
The Covenant will be the follow up to the band's EP Divided which was released in 2010. The album was mastered at 4D Sounds by TESSERACT's Acle Kahney, and also features drummer Andols Herrick (ex-CHIMAIRA) on the whole album.

Guitarist Hadi Sarieddine commented: "It feels absolutely amazing to get the new song out from the new album. The Covenant is a true representation of what we sound like and I think there's something for everyone to enjoy in it! I hope that people enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed and loved making it!"

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Trenton, NJ-based doom metallers PRIMEVAL REALM have signed a worldwide deal with Pure Steel Records. The official release date for the band's new album , Primordial Light, is set for March 14th. Complete details to follow.
Primeval Realm lineup:

Joe Potash - vocals, guitars, (keyboards, bass, drums)
Reed Thomas - bass and backing vocals
Mike White - drums and percussion
Brian Leahy - keyboards

Vocalist AMANDA SOMERVILLE (TRILLIUM, AVANTASIA) recently did a string of shows in Germany with the live project GO MUSIC (details here). Part of the set consisted of solo material from her extensive catalogue. Fan-filmed video is available below:
Somerville recently posted a video blog from her recent tour with her band TRILLIUM supporting ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN in Europe:

"Picking back up where we left off, here we are traipsing through Munich, Innsbruck and Milan with beer, mountains and Italian sweets (respectively, though not exclusively :-) abounding! Since there's a lot of talking in the vids, I'll rather refrain here and let the video speak for itself."

Danish epic sludge act, RISING, had a turbulent 2013, writing, recording and releasing their second album, Abominor, amidst losing two out of three members and leaving remaining member and main composer Jacob Krogholt to reconsider the band's future.

Since the departure of vocalist/bassist Henrik Hald and drummer Jacob Johansen in July, Krogholt has regrouped with the band's original drummer Martin Niemann, while forming his own label, Indisciplinarian, to release Abominor this past November; a grim, aggressive album adding punk and crust-influenced elements to the band's already inherent traits of heaviness, epic feel and melodic sense as heard on their previous releases including the debut album, To Solemn Ash. No shows will be played in direct support of Abominor as Krogholt and Niemann -- the core of a yet-to-be-complete new lineup -- has focused solely on writing new material for Rising's third album. The duo has just completed demos for five new tracks, and has a plethora of additional riffage and ideas penned for exploration over the coming months of songwriting.

Rising is to complete the new lineup, with tryouts for a new vocalist and bassist looming, and plans to be back on the road and recording the new album with the new personnel will take shape for the second half of 2014. Meanwhile Krogholt will be busy with other new Indisciplinarian releases including the new album from noise rock duo FOSSILS along with a new Krogholt-related metallic outfit yet to revealed.

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"Face Your Fear", a brand new song from Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track is taken fro the band's new album, "Retribution", which will be made available on January 31 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2012's "Black Flag" is described in a press release as a "first-class fist-in-your-face album, displaying heavy grooves and sheer power in the best of ways. Refining and bringing things to perfection was the goal, and this has been achieved impressively."

On the song "Numb And Sick", EKTOMORF welcomes ILL NINO vocalist Cristian Machado as a guest, and his duet with Zoltán "Zoli" Farkas gives another new flavor to a record that clearly points out that EKTOMORF, even 20 years after its foundation in 1993, is still a raging, energetic force with the intensity of a bulldozer.

"Retribution" was again mixed and mastered by the band's longtime producer Tue Madsen (Antfarm Studios).

"Retribution" track listing:

01. You Can’t Control Me02. Ten Plagues03. Face Your Fear04. Escape05. Who The Fuck Are You06. Numb And Sick07. Lost And Destroyed08. Souls Of Fire09. I Hate You10. Watch Me11. Mass Ignorance12. Save Me13. Whisper14. Collapsed Bridge

EKTOMORF's lyrics reflect this situation and deal with discrimination, society, pain and anger but show a strong will to survive and overcome all problems. Their music combines the burning fire of the primal gypsy music with modern elements: groovy, downtuned guitar riffs and aggressive drums, supplemented by powerful and raw screaming vocals became their trademarks.

"Deceiving Lights", the new video from Italy's READY, SET, FALL!, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's full-length debut, "Memento", which will be released on February 21, 2014 in Europe and four days later in North America via Lifeforce Records.

According to a press release, READY, SET, FALL! "combines Swedish melodic death with American metalcore and a strong preference for agile variability.

"Listening to 'Memento', you cannot avoid to think of SOILWORK, IN FLAMES, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE or ALL THAT REMAINS. This is exactly what READY, SET, FALL! want to achieve, without just copying those established acts. The quintet is driven by its internalization of modern-style metal, being played without any boundaries or restrictions."

READY, SET, FALL! was formed in Genoa in 2010. Some of the members have roots within the pop-punk genre (WHERE EVERYTHING IS, THE LAST BANNED) while others paid their dues as part of metalcore and metal acts such as BLOOD, SWEAT AND NO TEARS, ASPASIA and LIVING CORPSE.

A video for the song "Labyrinth", taken from "Memento", can be seen below.

"Deceiving Lights" video teaser:

"The Shadow Masters", the new video from the New Zealand metal band 8 FOOT SATIVA, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the group's latest album, which was released in August 2013.

Regarding the video, the band had this to say: "Our new video, 'The Shadow Masters', is the first video from the new album, 'The Shadow Masters'.

"We decided to return to our past and bring back an animated approach to the political viewpoint that this song is about: a controversial plant fighting back against corporate control and greed.

"We met with top New Zealand animators Mukpuddy to discuss and brainstorm the idea.

"'The Shadow Masters' is the first video in the trilogy we have planned, and as you will see, one pig down and still four to go."

8 FOOT SATIVA is a New Zealand based metal band formed in 1998. Their most famous single is the self-titled "8 Foot Sativa", which was number one on "M2", a late-night New Zealand music show for 12 weeks, and stayed on the chart for seven months. The band has toured and released albums internationally, and has played alongside artists such as KORN, CHILDREN OF BODOM and FEAR FACTORY.

"A Visitation From The Wrath Of Heaven", the new video from the experimental, dark ambient/noise trio LOCRIAN, can be seen below. The eerie clip for the eight-and-a-half-minute-long track was directed by J.P Bradburn.

Terrence Hannum (keyboards/vocals) commented: "John Bradburn has crafted a nightmare like vision from our song by flipping personas, timelines, settings to muse upon the nature of surveillance and identity."

"A Visitation From The Wrath Of Heaven" is taken from LOCRIAN's latest album, "Return To Annihilation", which was released in June 2013 via Relapse Records. The CD was recorded by Greg Norman (PELICAN, RUSSIAN, CIRCLES, SERENA MANEESH) at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago and was mastered by Jason Ward at Chicago Mastering Service.

A two-part concept album inspired by LOCRIAN's love for prog-rock progenitors GENESIS, YES and KING CRIMSON, "Return To Annihilation" is described in a press release as "the group's most ambitious recordings to date."

LOCRIAN lyricist/multi-instrumentalist Terrence Hannum comments on the album's concept: "I think for the album concept we were inspired by GENESIS' 'Lamb Lies Down On Broadway' and how it is a surreal narrative telling a story. We sought to make our own but we wanted to give our nod to the prog bands that inspired us; KING CRIMSON or YES with the multi-part songs. So we had looked at the novel 'Dhalgren' by sci-fi writer Samuel Delaney as a big influence too. How it is a circular narrative, ours is more of a mirror of itself, one that changes and shifts. It also borrows extensively from Walter Benjamin's 'Arcades Project'.

"Our story is about a cataclysm that changes the world and all manner of perception in two parts. I would say the real and the perceived. And it is all told to you through a narrator, one who you cannot tell if he is asleep or dreaming or sleepwalking through this shifting landscape. Part 1 begins at the end of a song whose lyrics discuss a dawn in which all of our monuments dissolved, the next track the wrath of heaven (a massive cataclysm) visits earth, then two moons appear in the sky (perhaps the most direct reference to Delaney's novel but also an homage to Nick Drake). It ends with the first multi-part track 'Return to Annihilation', a more metaphysical description of the changes apparent in the world. One in which minerals work against man, there is only evolution. We also gain insight into that what we've been told may be unreliable as the narrator admits to 'noctambulism' (sleepwalking). But it is intentionally unclear if this is his state or the state of everyone. Part 2 is a view back through this mirror or lens of Part 1. We exit the hall or vapor and light and enter a panorama of mirror, the entire world as reflection. It ends with a four-part piece about worshiping equilibrium in a world where it has been extinct (isostasy), discussing the qualities of the air that is now poisoned, witnessing the burial of urns (hydriotaphia) and finally awaking to awareness.

"One of the things we wanted to accomplish was a sense of texture with mirrors, prisms, lenses, etc. being referenced in the sounds and tone. I think it does."

Formed in late 2005, LOCRIAN consists of André Foisy (electric and acoustic guitars, arp avatar, electronics), Terence Hannum (vocals, synthesizers, piano, organ, mellotron and tapes) and Steven Hess (drums, electronics). The group, located in Chicago, Illinois and Baltimore, Maryland, has released over 20 recordings on an eclectic array of labels in their relatively short but prolific career, including a split with labelmates HORSEBACK.

"Return To Annihilation" track listing:

A:

Part I

01. Eternal Return02. A Visitation From The Wrath Of Heaven03. Two Moons04. Return To Annihilationa. Into One Lightb. Anathematac. All Mineral in Upheaval B:

Part II

05. Exiting The Hall Of Vapor And Light06. Panorama Of Mirror07. Obsolete Elegiesa. Isostasyb. Digression of Airc. Hydriotaphiad. In Felsic Splendor

Eddie Trunk — co-host of the VH1 Classic television program "That Metal Show" who has a long-running radio show, "Eddie Trunk Rocks" (formerly "Friday Night Rocks"), on New York's Q104.3 FM — has tweeted what appears to be the official ad for MÖTLEY CRÜE's farewell tour, apparently dubbed "The Final Tour", which will allegedly feature support from ALICE COOPER. It should be noted, however, that the authenticity of the poster has not been confirmed by an official source and Cooper's presence on the bill should be treated as a rumor only.

MÖTLEY CRÜE is expected to hold a press conference in Los Angeles on January 28 during which they will announce the first details of the farewell tour, which will reportedly kick off in May and last for a couple of years. Later that night, MÖTLEY CRÜE will be the musical guest on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The band will perform several songs on the show's outdoor stage in front of a standing-room-only crowd.

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil told Billboard.com back in August that the band's final tour would begin during the spring of this year and wrap up sometime in 2015.

"It's just kind of that time," Neil explained. "We'll do one more time and then kinda call it quits. We're going out on top. We don't want to be some band that people are like, 'Oh, they're playing a club now.' We still sell out arenas, have stadium stuff and things like that."

Neil and MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee previously made comments suggesting that guitarist Mick Mars' health issues were partly to blame for the band's decision to call it quits — something that Mars, who suffers from the spinal disease ankylosing spondilytus, has repeatedly denied.

"Any rumors regarding a farewell tour due to 'my poor health' are BS. I am doing fine, my AS has never kept me from touring and never will," Mars wrote on Twitter in August.

MÖTLEY CRÜE wrapped up its second Las Vegas residency at the Hard Rock Hotel's Joint last October.

Mansfield, England-based heavy rockers SAVAGE are planning to record their first live album in their hometown.

The four-piece band is playing the Old Library Theatre on Saturday, February 1 and will record the entire gig for release later in the year.

SAVAGE has not played in Mansfield for many years, concentrating mostly on European gigs in addition to performing in New York in 2000.

METALLICA famously covered one of SAVAGE's tracks ("Let It Loose") and often played it at early gigs in San Francisco.

The Old Library gig promises to be very special, as the band will play all the tracks from its debut album, "Loose N Lethal", as well as some newer material.

As well as preparing for this live recording, the guys are also writing a new album, which they intend to record after a short European tour in April. Both recordings will be released simultaneously later in the year under the title "Live n Lethal".

Chris Bradley, SAVAGE singer and bass player, says of the Mansfield gig: "This will be a special night for us.

"Even some of our family and friends have yet to see the band live. Also, everyone who buys a ticket in advance will be sent the new album free of charge when it's released!

"It will be the first time we've played the first album from start to finish in the U.K."

SAVAGE features Chris, Andy Dawson on guitar, Mark Nelson on drums, and interestingly, Chris's son, Kristian Bradley, on guitar. "The first time Kristian saw SAVAGE was from the stage, playing the songs!" says Chris.

Sacramento technical death metal militia ALTERBEAST will release its full-length debut on March 18 via Unique Leader. Titled "Immortal", the eight-track monster offering was meticulously assembled in several locals throughout 2013. With guitars and bass recorded at Augmented Audio in Los Angeles with former THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER bassist Ryan "Bart" Williams, vocals arranged at Mayhemeness Studios in Sacramento by Bob Swanson (RINGS OF SATURN, PLAGUE WINDOW) and drums tracked at Castle Ultimate Studios with Zack Ohren (LIGHT THIS CITY, ALL SHALL PERISH, FIRST BLOOD, CATTLE DECAPITATION, WARBRINGER), who also mixed and mastered the release, "Immortal" promises to deliver some of the most dynamic, instrumentally adept and plainly crushing material of the year. Elaborates vocalist Cam Rogers of the outcome: "'Immortal' is what was spawned from hard work, dedication, and downright brutal musicianship. It has intricate solos, absolutely crushing interludes and brutal circle-pit anthems.

"ALTERBEAST sets the scene with grievous piano preceding the onset of 'Flesh Bound Text', which comes in with blistering drums and guitars effortlessly making their way around the fret board.

"Every piece truly has its own personality on this record, whether it's the apocalyptic soundscapes of 'Ancient's Retribution', the devastating aggression of 'Vile Remnants' or the unmerciful grooves in 'Throne Of Maggots'.

"This album has something for every listener and comes together seamlessly to form as a breathtaking whole.

"Immortal' is exactly what we intended it to be: a gripping and intense death metal album." "Immortal" track listing:

01. Flesh Bound Text02. Of Decimus Divine03. Vile Remnants04. Ancient's Retribution05. Mutilated Marvel06. Into Oblivion07. Serpentspire08. Throne Of Maggots

The song "Flesh Bound Text" can be streamed below. Formed in 2011 under the working title GARY BUSEY AMBER ALERT (GBAA), ALTERBEAST combines the teachings of THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, NECROPHAGIST and SPAWN OF POSSESSION with the classic death metal mastery of band's like DISSECTION and MORBID ANGEL into an irate expulsion of sonic deviance. After a year of dedicated song crafting, ALTERBEAST unleashed its first demo in 2012 and officially waged war on the populace with numerous shows opening for DEICIDE, DYING FETUS, TESTAMENT, REVOCATION, EXHUMED, SEVERED SAVIOR and many others. Their crushing live assaults combined with a DIY ethos quickly earned them a revered place within the local death metal community. ALTERBEAST is:

Cam Rogers - VocalsRusty Cornell - GuitarAndrew Lamb - GuitarMichael Zamora - BassGabe Seeber (THE KENNEDY VEIL, DECREPIT BIRTH, ABYSMAL DAWN) - Drums

Toledo, Spain-based melodic death metallers DULCAMARA have inked a deal with Art Gates Records. The band's fourth album is due later in the year. Formed in 2003, DULCAMARA "combines the strength and toughness of its style with evocative orchestral passage, within the wide palette of most classic to most modern sounds," according to a press release. "Sharp and rabid riffs, a powerful rhythmic base, orchestral arrangaments, piano, synthesizers... all characterized by the original and unique sound of the band." DULCAMARA has releassed three studio albums and one EP ("Dulcamara", "Anatómicamente Imperfecto", "Asylum" and "Discordia") and has received rave reviews from the press and fans alike.

Markus Johansson, lead vocalist and guitarist for SYLENCER, has joined Melbourne, Australia-based metallers 4ARM as the replacement for Danny Tomb.

Johansson previously played guitar for 4ARM on the road in 2013 following the departure of John Paul Glovasa, who left the band due to "serious family issues."

Danny Tomb exited 4ARM earlier in the month for personal reasons.

4ARM's third studio album, "Submission For Liberty", was recorded at Melbourne Records with Danny Tomb and drummer Michael Vafiotis producing. Mixing the CD was U.K. engineer Matt Hyde (MACHINE HEAD, SLIPKNOT, TRIVIUM) and mastering duties were handled by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in New York City. The cover artwork was designed by Brent Elliot White, who previously worked on ARCH ENEMY's "Khaos Legions".

In regards to the musical direction of the new album, Tomb said, "'Submission' is far more energy- and passion-driven than anything we've done before. There is a lot more melody and a hell of a lot more thrash. The plan was to create an album that harnessed an energy to it that could be felt, not just heard."

Pure Steel Records will reissue U8's first two albums, Pegasus 1001 and The Shaber, on February 21st as part of the label's Heavy Metal Classics series.
The Austrians always were a well hidden secret of heavy metal. Founded in the early 80s, all three albums of the band (the third one was recently released for the first time) are a must-have for all fans of classic 80s metal.

The albums have been completely remastered, come with 5 bonus tracks, thick 24-page booklets, a colored silver-tray, holographic certificates and are hand numbered to 500 pcs.
Pegasus 1001 tracklisting:

'God Of The Highway'
'The Power And The Majesty'
'Sherpin' Man'
'Fly Away'
'Straight Into The Night'
'Long Nights'
'Fantasy For Dreamers'
'Fast Driving Mama'
'Pegasus 1001'
'Demon’s Tale'
'Living For A While'
'God Of The Highway' (demo version)
'Isabella'
'Same Old Lies'

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The Shaber tracklisting:

'I'm Ready'
'A Song For A Lonely Werewolf'
'Out Of Control'
'The Shaber'
'Stop The War'
'Rock And Roll'
'Turn It On'
'Till The End Of The World'
'Pushing On'
'Rip It Out'
'She’s Alright'
'Living For A While'
'All Day All Night (I Wanna Rock And Roll)'

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German extraterrestrial heavy rockers BLACK SPACE RIDERS have released the video for ‘Give Gravitation To The People’ off their forthcoming third release, D:REI.



D:REI is set for a January 24th release on the band's own BSR label with distribution through Cargo. CD preorders are being taken here and vinyl preorders can be seen at this location.

A press release says: “On the new opus Black Space Riders are even more colorful, louder, softer, harder, atmospheric, gripping, and above all exalted! D:REI is an exciting journey through rock, metal and psychedelia; the soundtrack to your very own sci-fi epic. The riffs are heavy, inspiring and enduring. The songwriting is classic, the arrangements full of devotion. The two lead vocalists play off each other without seam, interlocking and assuring that the music will lodge in your memory. D:REI is groovy! Sometimes slowly dooming, sometimes oppressively rocking, then irresistibly funky...and suddenly you are dancing around the warp core. And it is all wrapped up in a sound that is natural, transparent, open, yet powerful, and elegant, as it timelessly circumnavigates the retro-trap.”
D:REI tracklisting:

D: Defiance
‘Stare At The Water’
‘Bang Boom War (Outside My Head)’
‘Rising From The Ashes Of Our World’
R – Ruins
‘Give Gravitation To The People’
‘Way To Me’
‘Temper Is Rising’
‘The God – Survivor’
E – Escape
‘I See’
‘Leave’
‘Space Angel (MEMITIM)’
I – Beyond
‘Major Tom Waits’
‘Letter To A Young One’
‘The Everlasting Circle Of Infinity’
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Much to the excitement of JON ANDERSON and YES fans worldwide, Audio Fidelty is releasing Jon's critically acclaimed 1976 debut solo album, Olias Of Sunhillow, on a limited numbered edition Hybrid SACD on January 21st.
Jon Anderson's Olias Of Sunhillow was released in the summer of 1976 and is one of his most acclaimed solo works. It's one of five solo albums released by members of YES around that time and one of the most successful of those solo efforts, reaching #8 in the UK charts and breaking into the US Top 50.

“If you go to do a solo album you should be by yourself. That’s what I was thinking. I had all the instruments I was going to use like sitar and drums and things. It came out the other end four months later and for the first time I put ‘musician’ on my passport knowing that I was a musician,” Jon recently told Ultimate Classic Rock.

The music is written and performed almost entirely by Anderson using synthesizers, tape loops, ethnic instruments, sound effects and different voices. Some of the synthesizer sounds ring of those found on contemporary Vangelis pieces with whom Jon had just recorded the year before. He emphasizes his interest in Celtic and Central Asian musical ideas much more here than before and creates a rich, evocative world.

Anderson has stated the album's concept was inspired by Roger Dean's 1972 YES, Fragile cover art as well as works by J.R.R. Tolkien. It's all as detailed and rich as any fantasy novel. It is a progressive rock concept album which tells the story of an alien race and their journey to a new world, an interstellar exodus from Sunhillow on a spaceship designed by the architect, Olias.

Olias glides along seamlessly from one piece to another, showcasing Anderson's uncommon gifts for melody and harmony as well as for songwriting. Together with arrangements that veer from the rustic to sci-fi, the music appears to travel through Earth and Space, incarnating the elements of the material and ethereal worlds. The scope of the music is cinematic, freely pursuing concepts to every corner of its vision and fashioning an experience that is as breathtaking for its range as it is for its depth.

The packaging features a series of artworks by the artist David Fairbrother Roe.
Tracklisting:

'Ocean Song'
'Meeting (Garden Of Geda)'
- Sound Out The Galleon
'Dance Of Ranyart'
- Olias (To Build The Moorglade)
'Qoquaq En Transic'
- Naon
- Transic Tö
'Flight Of The Moorglade'
'Solid Space'
'Moon Ra'
- Chords
- Song Of Search
'To The Runner'

Produced bu Jon Anderson. Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. Purchase here.

On February 11th, Eagle Rock Entertainment /earMusic will release the Special Edition 2CD of MARILLION’s Sounds That Can’t Be Made album in North America.

Originally released in 2012, Sounds That Can’t Be Made was Marillion’s 17th album. It hit the Top 40 charts in the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Norway, and France, and followed the success of 2009’s Less Is More and the Live From Cadogan Hall album. This special edition boasts not only the original eight tracks, but a bonus second disc with radio sessions of 'Wrapped Up In Time', 'Power', and 'Pour My Love', a demo arrangement of 'Lucky Man', and live versions of 'Sounds That Can’t Be Made' and 'Invisible Ink'. The 2CD also includes enhanced artwork.

Considered one of Britain’s most original and innovative bands, Marillion has carved a niche as purveyors of soulful, powerful, and deeply moving songs, with a long-standing reputation of blistering live shows. Lead singer Steve Hogarth, guitarist Steve Rothery, keyboardist Mark Kelly, bassist Pete Trewavas and drummer Ian Mosley have enjoyed a rich, musical history, with 16 studio albums, over 20 UK Top 40 hits, and an impressive and faithful global fanbase.

In 2014, Marillion has assumed the status of a classic rock band – not just by their fans, but by their increased recognition in the music business and media at large.



Sounds That Can’t Be Made tracklisting:

Disc 1:
'Gaza'
'Sounds That Can't Be Made'
'Pour My Love'
'Power'
'Montréal'
'Invisible Ink'
'Lucky Man'
'The Sky Above The Rain'

Disc 2:
'Wrapped Up In Time' (Radio Session)
'Power' (Radio Session)
'Pour My Love' (Radio Session)
'Lucky Man' (Demo Arrangement)
'Sounds That Can’t Be Made' (Live In Holland 2013)
'Invisible Ink' (Live In Holland 2013)