Frontiers Music Srl announces the release of King Of The Badlands, the upcoming debut album from Romania's Manic Sinners, on February 18. A melodic hard rock band formed by three of the country’s most accomplished musicians, Ovidiu Anton, Adrian "Baciu" Igrisan, and Toni Dijmarescu, Manic Sinners are a welcome addition to Frontiers' roster of talent.


The new single and video, "Drifters Union", is out now. Watch the video below, and pre-order/save King Of The Badlands here.


King Of The Badlands will showcase all the elements every memorable heavy rock album should have: soaring vocals, crushing riffs, ear candy hooks, blistering guitar solos, and a splendid power ballad. Produced by the band, they also brought in Alessandro Del Vecchio (Revolution Saints, Hardline, Jorn, etc.), the man with the magic melodic rock touch, to mix the album.




Vocal powerhouse Ovidiu Anton, indisputably one of the best new Romanian rock singers, gained major exposure in 2016 by winning the Eurovision Song Contest National Selection. He is also the lead singer and founder of the band Anton, and a successful solo artist.


Adrian “Baciu” Igrisan, who is in charge of drums, keyboards, and backing vocals, is best known for being the singer and guitarist of Cargo, Romania's most beloved rock band. With multiple gold records and countless sold-out concerts, Adrian has been knighted by the Romanian President for his cultural merits, and is one of Eastern Europe’s most iconic musicians.


Guitar slinger Toni Dijmarescu resides in the German region of Saarland. He is a busy and well-respected live and studio musician, with numerous productions and collaborations under his belt.


Manic Sinners have all the ingredients to quickly become one of the premiere melodic rock bands in the genre like labelmates One Desire, Perfect Plan, Chez Kane, Creye and other relative newcomers who have been quickly embraced by fans of the genre. Stay tuned.





Tracklistinig:


"Drifters Union"
"King Of The Badlands"
"Anastasia"
"Ball And Chain"
"Under The Gun"
"Out For Blood" (Instrumental)
"Carousel"
"Nobody Moves"
"Play To Lose"
"Crimson Queen" (Instrumental)
"A Million Miles"
"Down In Flames"


"Drifters Union" video:





"Down In Flames":





Lineup:


Ovidiu Anton - Lead vocals
Toni Dijmarescu - Electric & acoustic guitars, bass
Adrian “Baciu“ Igrisan - Drums, keyboards, backing vocals, bass (on "Play To Lose", "Nobody Moves", "A Million Miles"), and electric guitars (on "Nobody Moves", "A Million Miles")

Swiss extremists, Zeal & Ardor, continue apace towards the release of their self-titled, third album, with the release of epic, evocative new song, "Golden Liar".


Frontman Manuel Gagneux asserts, "’Golden Liar' is one of the tracks on this record I’m most proud of. Unlike singles released previously from the new album, it’s a slow burn. Rather than using harsh tones to convey heaviness, it uses lyrics and atmosphere to convey weight. It’s both smoke and fire."


Listen to "Golden Liar" here, and below:







Hissing and seeping justifiable rage from every pore - yet not an unrelenting musical battering - their forthcoming new album will be released February 11 via MVKA. The 14-track record was recorded by Marc Obrist and Manuel Gagneux at Hutch Sounds and mixed & mastered by Will Putney at Graphic Nature Audio. All songs were written and performed (except drums) by the softly spoken, multi-lingual Gagneux.


The avant-garde alchemists have been gradually sharing the highly anticipated album with fans, steadily unveiling new tracks in recent months. These include "Run", "Erase", "Bow", and most recently, the ferocious "Götterdämmerung". Pre-order here  to receive these songs immediately, plus any further advance tracks to come, as they're made available.





Zeal & Ardor will be available in the following formats:


- Digital
- CD digipack
- 140g black vinyl
- 140g white vinyl (indie store exclusive)
- 180g 45rpm, double black vinyl, gatefold sleeve (deluxe)





Tracklisting:


"Zeal & Ardor"
"Run"
"Death To The Holy"
"Emersion"
"Golden Liar"
"Erase"
"Bow"
"Feed The Machine"
"I Caught You"
"Church Burns"
"Götterdämmerung"
"Hold Your Head Low"
"J-M-B"
"A-H-I-L"


"Bow":





"Run" video:





"Erase":





"Götterdämmerung":





(Photo - Georg Gatsas)

Following the release of two incredible new singles from his forthcoming solo album American Vampire - one that featured the legendary guitar player for hard rock icon Billy Idol, Steve Stevens, and another featuring industrial metal renegade and ex-Marilyn Manson guitarist Tim Skold - what’s left for a goth metal idol like Helsinki’s Jyrki 69 to do? Naturally, he releases a third single, a collaboration with the quintessentially American pop superstar, Tiffany. It’s an odd coupling to be sure, but when you hear Jyrki’s beastly baritone blend with Tiffany’s beautiful and seductive voice, it will make you a believer.


“Don’t You Want Me” is the third single to be released from Jyrki’s sophomore solo album, and it’s the only track on the album where he shares vocal duties, trading verses with the supremely talented, All-American pop princess. The song, of course, was originally written as a male/female duet and became a megahit for ‘80s new wave band The Human League, but the new version transforms the bubbly keyboards of the original for some hard-hitting, industrial sounds and distorted guitars courtesy of producer DK-Zero. Amping the dark and brooding vibe even higher is British guitarist/producer Mark Gemini Thwaite (Lords Of Acid/The Mission), who mixed the track and provided additional production. The combined efforts of all involved make this one of the most compelling collaborations on an album stacked with contributions from indie experimentalists Xiu Xiu, UK electro duo The KVB, industrial veterans Leæther Strip, and more.


Jyrki had this to say about the song: “Whenever they open up Goth clubs again I hope this tune will bring people together to dance on very smoky dance floors in the deepest crypts where the sun never shines!”




Meanwhile, Tiffany declares: “It was great to work with Jyrki 69 on this. ‘Don't You Want Me’ is one of my favorite Human League songs. I enjoyed recording this track. So much fun!”


Stream/download the single here. Listen below:





American Vampire will be released December 17 on all formats including CD in a deluxe gatefold wallet, vinyl in your choice of blue or silver, and digital.


Pre-order the CD/vinyl here. Pre-order/pre-save the digital edition here.





Tracklisting:


"SexDrugsRockn'Roll" feat. Shotgun Messiah
"White Rabbit" feat. Steve Stevens
"Dreamtime" feat. Rosetta Stone
"Bite It You Scum" feat. Leæther Strip
"American Vampire" feat. Skold
"Don't You Want Me" feat. Tiffany
"Decision" feat. The KVB
"Deviant Carousal" feat. Xiu Xiu
"Clover" feat. Youlooktired
"Last Dance Not My God"


"American Vampire" video:





"White Rabbit" visualizer:





(Photo - Pasi Rytkönen)

Richmond, Indiana’s Wolftooth will release their colossal new Napalm Records debut, Blood & Iron, this Friday, December 3. Offering an immense slab of proto-metal influenced heaviness with a deep dose of doom essence and addictive stoner riffage, the album travels through a treasure trove of fantasy-themed lyrical influences - exploring mystical and often treacherous themes of mythology, lore and legend with a focus on sorcery, battle and non-stop adventure.


Following the release of charging previous singles “The Voyage” and "Broken Sword", Wolftooth have just revealed yet another gritty single, this time in the form of anthemic stoner metal-infused burner "Ahab". Accompanied by a naturally nautical lyric video, the track impresses from start to finish with an almost psychedelic intertwining of haunting guitar melodies, glorious vocals and winding riffage.


Wolftooth says about “Ahab”: “'Ahab' is a song about revenge and the consequences of achieving it. A classic story of a man's obsession that leads to his own demise. Sonically, the song stays true to our roots. It's a Sabbathian tribute to the music we grew up on."







Wolftooth launched onto the scene in 2017, swiftly grabbing the attention of fans, tastemakers and industry alike. Now, building upon the subterranean success of their lauded previous albums (2018’s Wolftooth and 2020’s Valhalla), the band unveils Blood & Iron, a true nod to classic, feel-good American heavy metal with modernized flair. If you enjoy your metal homegrown, larger-than-life and with a weighty dose of mystical storytelling.


Recorded, mixed and mastered by producer Jeremy Lovins, Blood & Iron begins ominously with “Ahab” - beckoning the listener to join Wolftooth’s fabled trek with an isolated guitar introduction before bursting into a sticky, metallic blues jam, instantly echoing the likes of Black Sabbath to Pallbearer while maintaining fresh delivery. The track effectively poises the album for greatness before leading into two tales of historic prevalence backed by trudging riffage - Xerces epic “Hellespont”, and mythical ode to triumphant Irish warrior Cú Chulainn, “Blood & Iron”. The tracks ebb and flow amid melodic solos, sludgy rhythms and charging drums, evident on songs like galloping, thrash-injected assault “Broken Sword” and headbang-inducing, lead-laden “A King’s Land”. Wolftooth continue their immense sonic storytelling with soaring saga “The Voyage” and frigid ballad “Winter White” before closing out the nine enormous tunes on Blood & Iron with two of its most standout offerings – cohesive and rhythmically-enticing “Garden Of Hesperides” and driving final epic “The Mare” - depicting stories of 100-headed dragons, witches, dark horses and mind control. What more could a true metalhead ask for?


Wolftooth adds about the album: "Blood & Iron is the culmination of all the work that we as a band have put into forging our sound over the last four years. Musically, we feel that we've honed what works well for us while expanding on what was already there. This album represents a more mature direction, relying on classic heavy metal influence with a strong nod to our proto-metal roots. Lyrically, the album focuses on kings, battle, conquest and myth. These elements together coalesce into a riff-laden slab of heavy metal that we are all proud of."





Blood & Iron will be available in the following formats:


- CD Digipack
- 1LP Gatefold Black
- 1LP Gatefold Gold Die Hard Edition w/ album cover slipmat and logo patch (Napalm Mailorder only – limited to 100)
- 1LP Gatefold Marbled Gold & Black (Napalm Mailorder only – limited to 200)
- CD Digipack & Shirt Bundle (Napalm EU/RoW Mailorder only)


Pre-order here.





Blood & Iron tracklisting:


"Ahab"
"Hellespont"
"Blood & Iron"
"A King's Land"
"Broken Sword"
"The Voyage"
"Winter White"
"Garden Of Hesperides"
"The Mare"


“Broken Sword” video:





"The Voyage" video:





Indiana-local fans, take note! Wolftooth will perform a hometown show on November 6 at E Street Pub in Richmond, Indiana with Rattlesnake Venom Trip and Steel Aggressor. Check local venue listings for more information.


Lineup:


Jeff Cole - Guitars
Johnny Harrod - Vocals, Drums
Terry McDaniel - Bass
Chris Sullivan - Vocals, Guitars


(Photo - Stephanie Harrison)

Steve Perry's new holiday album, The Season, recently landed at #1 on Billboard’s Seasonal Chart. The former Journey’s singer’s album also hit at #3 on Billboard’s Current Pop Album Chart, # 6 on Billboard’s Current Album Sales Chart, and #80 on the Billboard Top 200.


Today, Perry releases a visualizer for the album track, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town". Watch below:







Co-produced by Perry and engineer Thom Flowers, The Season embodies an immaculately arranged and richly nuanced sound inspired by such time-honored holiday albums as Nat King Cole’s The Magic of Christmas. “All the songs on this record were my favorites growing up,” says Perry, who hails from Central California. “I used to hear them on the Philco radio that my grandmother always had on in the kitchen when she was cooking the most amazing holiday food, and because of that they hold a very emotional place in my heart. I wanted to make sure to record them all in a simple way that honors how I first heard and fell in love with them as a child.”


For both artist and audience alike, The Season ultimately serves as a form of emotional time travel, a direct conduit for the kind of memories that sustain the spirit and restore a sense of joyous serenity. “Music has always been something that rescues me in difficult times,” says Perry. “I hope when people hear this record, they’re teleported in the same way I was when I recorded all these songs—I hope it brings them back to those golden moments with their loved ones, and gives them that feeling of joy and connection and comfort that we all need so much.”


Order here.





Tracklisting:


"The Christmas Song"
"I’ll Be Home For Christmas"
"Auld Lang Syne"
"Winter Wonderland"
"What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve"
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
"Silver Bells"
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"


"The Christmas Song" visualizer:





"Winter Wonderland" visualizer:





"I'll Be Home For Christmas":

Bruck Kulick recently announced: "Each week I will be sharing a video of the second set at the Stardust Theater, filmed by my wife Lisa from the balcony. It's a great way to 'be there.' Enjoy!"


Today he releases "Unholy" from the show, which can be viewed below:







Kulick and his band have performed on the last three KISS Kruises: KKXIII, KKIX, and KKX. His band plays songs from the '80s and '90s that aren't usually performed by KISS. Joining guitarist Bruce Kulick in his band are: Todd Kerns - lead vocals / guitar, Zach Throne - vocals / bass, and Brent Fitz - drums / vocals.





"December 30th, I will be live at Vamp'd in Las Vegas with my amazing KKX band," states a recent message from Bruce. "Todd Kerns, Brent Fitz and Zach Throne will join me for an exciting set of music. Tickets are on sale, and VIP packages are limited, so visit the links on my site. It will be a special Bruce Kulick set of great music!"

Capital Chaos TV has released multi-cam video footage of Death Angel performing "Ultra Violence/Evil Priest" at The Fox Theater in Oakland, CA on November 27. Watch below.


The concert, also featuring Testament and Exodus, was the only 2021 date on The Bay Strikes Back tour, which was pushed from October 2021 to April / May 2022.







The North American leg of The Bay Strikes Back tour featuring Testament, Exodus and Death Angel will now run through April and May 2022.


“We were really on the fence with this decision,” says Testament guitarist Eric Peterson. “But seeing other bands make it through with a few mild cases and other bigger bands just cancelling their entire tours, we felt it is in our best interest to postpone these shows to '22.”


Adds fellow guitarist Alex Skolnick, “It gives none of us any pleasure to be the bearers of bad news yet again, but here we are. Although Bay Strikes Back is a top tour package for theaters, the reality is this: It can’t afford to take the risks that top grossing larger venue tours have been taking. The type of disruptions KISS and other large outdoor venue tours have experienced could cause our shows to be permanently cancelled - a lose/lose for everyone. The fact that a lower budget tour such as ours is limited to indoor venues with tight backstage space only adds to the risk. It should go without saying that calling off these dates was a ‘last resort’ decision, and everyone involved would much rather this weren’t the case. However, this is the new reality we’re all in. All we can do is hope for everyone’s understanding, which we ask for sincerely.”


“We are saddened to announce that the Bay Strikes Back tour is being postponed, but the risk of cancelled shows due to positive tests leading to tour personnel being quarantined and isolated is just too great at this time,” says Exodus guitarist Gary Holt. “We want to feel safe, enjoy the tour and be able to hang out with our close friends. The silver lining in this is that Tom Hunting no longer needs chemo and will have more time to work his way back to doing a full tour. He will make his return behind the drums at Aftershock but a full tour requires more preparation, so that is the good part.”


Bay Strikes Back dates have been rebooked beginning in April and will include additional cities not originally scheduled for the tour.


“Usually when I’m asked to contribute a quote to an announcement it pertains to something I’m extremely excited about,” says Death Angel vocalist Mark Osegueda. “In this case I’m gutted… It pains me to announce that The Bay Strikes Back U.S. Tour is being postponed. No one was looking forward to this more than me. But, on the brighter side of things, the tour is in fact going to happen - just at a later time. And I can assure you that the already ravenous to play live members of Death Angel promise to provide a crushing set during a crushing tour. The Bay WILL Strike Back!”





Rescheduled dates:


April
9 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Fremont Theater
10 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
12 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
13 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
15 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
16 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
19 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
20 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
21 - Austin, TX - Emo's
22 - Dallas, TX -Amplified Live
23 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
26 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
27 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
30 - Sayreville, NJ -Starland Ballroom


May
1 - Baltimore, MD - Soundstage
2 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
3 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts
5 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount
6 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
7 - Cincinnati, OH - Madison Theater
9 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
10 - Cleveland, OH - The Agora
11 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
12 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic Theatre
14 - Joliet, IL - The Forge
15 - Joliet, IL - The Forge
17 - Minneapolis, MN - Skyway Theatre
19 - Denver, CO - Summit
20 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot


* More dates will be added


Death Angel recently released their new live record, The Bastard Tracks, via Nuclear Blast.


Recorded live at The Great American Music Hall in their hometown of San Francisco on May 22, 2021, and streamed live soon after, The Bastard Tracks is a deep cuts collection of rarely and never performed songs from the band's celebrated catalog that's available now digitally and on CD, Vinyl and Blu-Ray, and will be released on vinyl on April 29. Order here.

Grammy-nominated band TRIVIUM has announced two livestream shows set to unfold over two weekends in December. Both events will take place from the band's brand new headquarters, known as "The Hangar," in Orlando, Florida. This is the official streaming follow-up to 2020's massively successful "A Light Or A Distant Mirror" streamed event. While the band did conduct several free streaming events after the fact, this is the official follow-up.

These events are incredibly special and here's why. The weekend shows serve as the official debut of The Hangar. They coincide with the release of a new Hangar website portal, which is where the events will be broadcast from. This will be the online home of The Hangar and be the nerve center of future TRIVIUM events, merch drops, or other public activities from the space. It's also the 10-year celebration of the release of the band's critically acclaimed album "In Waves".

Ultimately, the streaming events are a summary of everything TRIVIUM is and everything the band has become over the last few years. They have reached a creative summit with their last three albums (2017's "The Sin And The Sentence", 2020's "What The Dead Men Say" and this year's "In The Court Of The Dragon") and remain ahead of the curve, as they were early adopters of the Twitch platform and have built The Hangar as their own house for content creation.

"The Hangar - In Waves" takes place on Saturday, December 11, with FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY as the pre-show.

"The Hangar - Deadmen & Dragons" is set for Saturday, December 18, also with FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY as the pre-show.

TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy commented: "'In Waves' is hailed as one of the greatest TRIVIUM albums of all time. While TRIVIUM has the greatest supporters on earth, The Shogunate is also incredibly passionate on their decision of the best classic record. The fanbase always seems to be resoundingly split on three albums when it comes to speaking of 'the best': 'Ascendancy', 'Shogun' and 'In Waves'."

He continued: "'In Waves' is an album where TRIVIUM embarked on a journey to a new world of sounds, textures, feelings, and visuals. 'In Waves' was the moment where TRIVIUM finally, truly realized everything of its visuals. The 'In Waves' album changed the course of history for TRIVIUM, and its influence and impact is vastly apparent in the current modern metal scene."

"'Deadmen & Dragons' is the celebration of the last two years — two albums, The Hangar, 'The Metal Tour Of The Year', and, of course, 'A Light Or A Distant Mirror'," said bassist Paolo Gregoletto. "The moment we knew that touring was off the table in 2020, we shifted focus back to the creative process. This stream is the closing of this unexpected chapter of TRIVIUM and the beginning of a new one full of many exciting possibilities with The Hangar."

From Cyber Monday, November 29 through Wednesday, December 1, tickets for both shows will be on sale for $20. From Thursday, December 2 through Tuesday, December 14, tickets for both shows will be $25. Fans can enter to win a guitar from The Hangar Vault when they purchase a ticket to the livestreams. Virtual GA tickets for one show will be $15. Both shows will feature an in-stream chat and a 72-hour, video-on-demand replay function. Meet-and-greets are also available.

Tickets are available here.

Schedule:

Saturday, December 11:

FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY pre-show

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET

"The Hangar - In Waves"

4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. BT / 10 p.m. EU

Saturday, 12/18:

FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY pre-show

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET

"The Hangar - Deadmen & Dragons"

4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. BT / 10 p.m. EU

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has blasted people who are hesitant to roll up their sleeves and receive the COVID-19 vaccine, saying that their refusal to get the shot is putting all of our health at risk. "If everyone would get vaccinated, [the pandemic] wouldn't have to go on," the 57-year-old musician told The Aquarian Weekly in a new interview. "People say that even when vaccinated, you could still get it. Well, if you could get a vaccine that reduces [a deadly disease] to a nasty cold, you don't have to overflow the hospitals and you wouldn't have to have the snowballing amount of problems it is causing. We could get back to normal. Unfortunately, some people are more willing to take a deworming agent than the vaccine. It is crazy. I wish people would realize that chemists, scientists, and the pharmaceutical companies are responsible for both the vaccines and the dewormer. There is no logic in the world anymore."

Holt also pointed out the fact that EXODUS has to be extra careful with exposing its members to the virus after drummer Tom Hunting underwent a total gastrectomy in July in his battle with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the stomach.

"Tom is immune compromised," Gary said. "He is done with his chemo. After his surgery, they waited enough time for his immune system to build back up and they were going to resume chemo, but after testing they told him that he did not need it. That was the best news we could have received, but right now, we want him at full strength before we immerse him in a petri dish of people."

Earlier this month, EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza railed against the federal and local vaccine mandates that have been implemented across the U.S. over the past few weeks, telling Australia's "Scars And Guitars" podcast (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "They're forcing you to get a vaccine. Do we live in a socialist society? What happened to 'my body, my choice'? I don't understand it. And it's not about the vaccine not being effective or whatever; it's about the choice that you're telling me to. We're playing a concert with TESTAMENT and DEATH ANGEL in Oakland, California [at the end of November]. You have to show proof of vaccination to even come in. I think that's socialist right there. That's bullshit. What about people that have AIDS? What if people have Hep C? How come they don't have to show [any kind of proof]…? To me, it's like anything else — why is this all of a sudden [something that] the government can mandate you?"

Souza, who was a vocal supporter of former U.S. president Donald Trump, clarified that he is not denying that COVID-19 exists and he is not denying that it's transmissible. "Yes, it's real. Yes, it kills people," he said. "It's no worse than the flu, though. You can't shut the world down. You can't ruin people's businesses that they built. Little mom-and-pop donut shops, how are they supposed to survive? I'm just using that as an example. My take is you cannot run from something. You need to hit it head-on. And once you hit it head-on, you're gonna beat it. You're gonna beat it. [But instead they are, like], 'Let's keep locking it down. Let's not do it anymore. Let's [postpone] the festivals till next year, and then the next year, and then the next year.' Just do it. What are you gonna do? Hide from this thing your whole life? It's been two years now — two years. It's fucking November. The shit hit in fucking December '19. I know 'cause I was in Europe when it went down. I had to fly home in the beginning of March [2020].

"Get it together, people," he concluded. "I just don't think our governments or our officials or the heads of the world really know what they're doing or know what to do with this. I wish they would just say they don't instead of trying to act like they do."

STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis recently said that he beat COVID-19 by taking ivermectin, a drug with no evidence of being a safe or effective treatment for the novel coronavirus. Back in May, fellow conservative rocker Ted Nugent revealed that he also used ivermectin, along with hydroxychloroquine and various vitamins, in his battle with COVID-19. A few weeks ago, podcaster Joe Rogan sparked backlash when he said that he had taken Z-Pak, prednisolone and ivermectin following his own coronavirus diagnosis.

Vaccines against COVID-19 have proven to be a safe and effective tool in fighting the virus that's killed more than 775,000 Americans.

In recent months, ivermectin has become a popular medication to treat COVID-19 among people who oppose vaccinations.

While ivermectin is used to treat horses for parasites and worms, it has been approved for human use to treat infections such as head lice and skin conditions like rosacea.

The Food and Drug Administration has not authorized or approved ivermectin for use in preventing or treating COVID-19 in humans and has warned against taking the veterinary form of the drug. The FDA said clinical trials are ongoing but currently available data does not show ivermectin is safe or effective against the virus.

There are only three vaccines approved by the FDA to prevent COVID-19: Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

EXODUS's new album, "Persona Non Grata", was released on November 19 via Nuclear Blast Records

METALLICA played the song "Damage, Inc." live for the first time in years during the band's second headlining set at the Welcome To Rockville festival on November 14 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Professionally filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below.

Prior to the Rockville gig, METALLICA had not played "Damage, Inc." for at least four years.

"Damage, Inc." is the last song on METALLICA's third album, "Master Of Puppets", which was the first LP METALLICA recorded after signing a major label deal with Elektra Records.

The set only reached No. 29 on the Billboard album chart but has sold over six million copies in the U.S. since.

It is the last record to feature bassist Cliff Burton, who was killed later that year in a tour bus crash.

Several songs from the album are still staples of METALLICA's live set, including "Battery", "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" and the title track.

Welcome To Rockville, a four-day rock festival, kicked off its 10th edition on November 11 at a new home in Daytona Beach.

METALLICA played another show at Welcome To Rockville with a different setlist on November 12.

Along with two nights of METALLICA, this year's Welcome To Rockville featured DISTURBED, SLIPKNOT, A DAY TO REMEMBER, LYNYRD SKYNYRD, LAMB OF GOD, SOCIAL DISTORTION, MASTODON and many others. The event was also livestreamed on Danny Wimmer Presents's Twitch channel, featuring select performances, interviews and behind-the-scenes content at twitch.tv/DWPresents.

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi says that he was "insulted" by the way he was portrayed in the band's released biopic "The Dirt".

Corabi joined CRÜE in 1992 as the replacement for the group's original singer, Vince Neil, who was dismissed due to personal differences. With Corabi on vocals, MÖTLEY CRÜE released one critically acclaimed full-length CD, which ended up being a commercial failure in the wake of grunge despite a Top 10 placing on the album chart. When Neil returned to the fold in 1997, Corabi was left on his own and formed the band UNION with ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick.

Corabi discussed the way he was name-checked in "The Dirt" in a recent interview with The Metal Summit. He said: "The portrayal in the movie, it was pathetic. It really made it look like I was really pissed when [the guys in the band are seen] basically walking into a high school gymnasium to, like, eight people. And I'm sorry — regardless of what the ticket sales were like [while I was in MÖTLEY CRÜE], it was never that bad. So I just kind of took it as a little bit of back-handed compliment — not even a compliment; it was like an insult. I was insulted. And I'm, like, you know, dude? If you're gonna be a fucking asshole about it, whoever's choice it was to put that in there… At the end of the day, I didn't appreciate it."

John, who is played by Anthony Vincent Valbiro in the adaptation of CRÜE's 2001 memoir "The Dirt: Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band", went on to say that he would have preferred it if he had been left out of the film altogether. "I think I'm in the movie 20 seconds," he said. "So, take that 20 seconds out and skim over it completely."

Released in March 2019, "The Dirt" currently has a 36% critic score from 74 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, the online review aggregation service that allows both critics and the public to rate movies. The same site has an 94% audience score for "The Dirt" from more than 6,000 reviews.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx addressed the fact that fan turnout was poor while the band toured to support 1994's "Mötley Crüe" album. "Maybe we needed to make that record that we did without Vince but not call it MOTLEY CRUE," Nikki said. "We were burnt the fuck out. But we made a great record and we went out on that tour and there was fucking no one there, dude."

Corabi in 2016 said that he would avoid talking about MÖTLEY CRÜE in the future because he didn't want his comments about Sixx to descend into a feud.

In an interview with Sweden Rock Magazine, Nikki said that writing the "Mötley Crüe" LP with Corabi was a prolonged and difficult experience. He went to call it "a very unfocused record" that was "painful for me, because John Corabi can't write lyrics, and I had to do all that work."

Corabi initially responded to Sixx's comments by saying that he didn't "give a shit" about what his ex-bandmate had to say, but later told an interviewer, when asked about it again, "I have no idea why Nikki feels that I'm the biggest piece of shit to roam the Earth." He then proceeded to take to his Facebook page to claim that he would "officially have nothing to say about any member of MÖTLEY CRÜE ever again," adding that he was "not backing this bullshit stirring that is happening to start a feud."

In February 2018, Corabi released a live album of his performance of MÖTLEY CRÜE's entire 1994 self-titled album, recorded on October 27, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. "Live '94: One Night In Nashville" documents the album in its entirety along with the bonus track "10,000 Miles", which was originally released as a bonus track on the Japanese version of the "Quaternary" EP.

Sabaton recently released the limited-edition, live-in-concert, double-DVD/Blu-Ray, The Great Show, and The 20th Anniversary Show, via Nuclear Blast. Both titles were filmed during the band’s 2019-2020 The Great Tour world trek, and both feature special guest performers. Orders can be placed here.


Sabaton have released this official live video for "Swedish Pagans", filmed at The Great Tour show in Prague, Czech Republic in 2020:







Sabaton's upcoming new album, The War To End All Wars, is out on March 4 via Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-order the album here.


Number One positions in 11 countries with their last record, Swedish Grammis nominations, sold-out arena shows: Sabaton indisputably wrote their very own fairytale during the last years, making it to the top of modern metal and beyond.


Written and recorded during the COVID global pandemic, Sabaton has crafted a concept album of 11 brand-new songs that once again dive deep into the atrocities, miracles, and events tied to the early 20th century’s World War I. The tenth album of the Falun-based five-piece will be available in an impressive variety of exclusive formats, including CD, vinyl, and cassette, with most available in limited editions. See below for all formats.





The War To End All Wars will be available in the following formats:


- Jewelcase CD
- Limited Gold CD [Supporter Edition - various versions with translated booklets]
- History Edition
- NB Mailorder Exclusive Edition [ltd. to 1500 copies]
- Earbook [limited to 6000 copies]
- Black Vinyl
- Azure Blue Vinyl [bandshop exclusive, ltd. to 300 copies]
- Inca Gold Vinyl [bandshop exclusive, ltd. to 500 copies]
- Copper Vinyl [ltd. to 500 copies]
- Fluorescent Orange Vinyl [ltd. to 500 copies]
- Leaf Green Vinyl [Sweden exclusive]
- Fluorescent Yellow Vinyl [Ginza exclusive]
- Dusk Vinyl [Levik exclusive]
- Soft Grey Vinyl [Nordics exclusive]
- Lavender Vinyl [FNAC exclusive]
- Rosewood Vinyl [Mystic exclusive]
- Fluorescent Green Vinyl [UK exclusive]
- Pacific Blue Vinyl
- Polar White Vinyl [limited to 300 copies]
- Dewdrop Vinyl [limited to 500 copies, EMP exclusive]
- Blue cassette [limited to 100 copies, bandshop exclusive]
- Green cassette [limited to 100 copies]
- Grey cassette [limited to 300 copies]
- Red cassette [limited to 500 copies]
- Black cassette [limited to 250 copies]
- Smokey cassette [limited to 200 copies]
- White cassette [limited 100 copies]





The War To End All Wars tracklisting:


"Sarajevo"
"Stormtroopers"
"Dreadnought"
"The Unkillable Soldier"
"Soldier Of Heaven"
"Hellfighters"
"Race To The Sea"
"Lady Of The Dark"
"The Valley Of Death"
"Christmas Truce"
"Versailles"


"Christmas Truce" lyric video:





"Christmas Truce" music video:





Following a 29-date headline tour of Sweden, Sabaton will launch the March 4, 2022 release of the new album with The Tour To End All Tours, a massive five-week European trek supported by The Hu and Lordi. Complete dates and ticket information are available here.


(Photo - Christian Ripkens)

Iron Maiden will return to North America and Mexico in 2022 and also take their Legacy Of The Beast World Tour further East into Europe. The show has already been seen by almost two million people across the globe, being hailed by fans and media alike as the most exciting and visually spectacular performance of the band’s career to date, with a decades-spanning set list of fan favourites.


Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood comments: “Next summer we will finally get to play the huge European stadium and festival tour for Legacy Of The Beast originally set for 2020. The new show will be even more spectacular so after our visit to Rock in Rio early September 2022 we have decided to take it back to our fans in North America and Mexico too, playing in cities or venues we did not get to last time we toured in 2019. We are also adding some of the great cities of eastern Europe we were not initially visiting!


We’ll be making a couple of additions and changes to the production and setlist to include some songs from our new album Senjutsu and are making the 2022 version of Legacy Of The Beast even more spectacular than the acclaimed original show. You can be sure that we will still be featuring all the “hits” and the key elements of the original tour like the Spitfire, Icarus, Hell, flamethrowers and pyro and the rest - but we will shake it up a bit and Trooper Eddie will have serious competition in the new Senjutsu ‘world’ we are adding.”




Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson adds: “I’m really excited about the new additions to the stage production and we can’t wait for everyone to see what we’ve got planned. The whole band has really enjoyed the Legacy tour and now we just can’t wait get back out on the road to play live, have fun and see everyone again.”


The Legacy Of The Beast tour production and set list is inspired by Maiden’s award-winning free to play mobile game of the same name which is available on iOS and Android platforms.


The new dates are listed below (support in brackets).





May
22 - Zagreb, Croatia - Arena Zagreb (Lord Of The Lost)
24 - Belgrade, Serbia - Stark Arena (Lord Of The Lost)
26 - Bucharest, Romania - Romexpo Open Air (Lord Of The Lost)
29 - Kyiv, Ukraine - Vdng (Airbourne & Lord Of The Lost)


July
13 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Arena Armeec (Lord Of The Lost)
16 - Athens, Greece - Olympic Stadium (Airbourne & Lord Of The Lost)


September
7 - Mexico City, Mexico - Foro Sol (Special Guests To Be Announced)
11 - El Paso, TX - Don Haskins Center (Trivium)
13 - Austin, TX - Moody Center (Trivium)
15 - Tulsa, OK - Bok Center (Trivium)
17 - Denver, CO, Usa - Ball Arena (Trivium)
19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Usana Amphitheatre (Trivium)
21 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center (Trivium)
25 - Chula Vista, CA - North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre (Trivium)
27 - Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion (Trivium)
29 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena (Trivium)
30 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena (Trivium)


October
3 - Sioux Falls, SD - Denny Sanford Premier Center (Within Temptation)
5 - Chicago, IL - United Center (Within Temptation)
7 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena (Within Temptation)
9 - Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena (Within Temptation)
11 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Centre (Within Temptation)
12 - Hamilton, ON - Firstontario Centre (Within Temptation)
15 - Ottawa, ON - Canadian Tire Centre (Within Temptation)
17 - Worcester, MA - Dcu Center (Within Temptation)
19 - Belmont Park, NY - Ubs Arena (Within Temptation)
21 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center (Within Temptation)
23 - Washington, DC - Capital One Arena (Within Temptation)
25 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum (Within Temptation)
27 - Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena (Within Temptation)


Fan Club pre-sales for shows in Europe and Mexico take place on Friday December 3, and for the US & Canada shows on Tuesday, December 7  - more info will be added here.


Ticketmaster Verified Fan presale for the US & Canada shows will be on Wednesday, December 8  - register here.


Tickets go on general sale:


Greece  - Saturday, December 4
Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria  - Monday, December 6
Mexico  - Wednesday, December 8
US & Canada  - Friday, December 10


For a full list of all 2022 dates, plus ticketing links for the above shows, please visit the tour page.

Guitar legend Steve Vai has announced that he will release his 10th studio album, Inviolate, on January 28. Vai announced his follow-up to 2016's Modern Primitive, stating: "Yup, it’s ready. And it drops on January 28th, 2022. It’s called Inviolate. Enjoy the ride."





Tracklisting:




"Teeth Of The Hydra"
"Zeus In Chains"
"Little Pretty"
"Candle Power"
"Apollo In Color"
"Avalancha"
"Greenish Blues"
"Knappsack"
"Sandman Cloud Mist"





Vai’s Inviolate tour will begin at House Of Blues in Las Vegas on January 27, and wrap in Los Angeles on April 2 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel. For tickets, visit Vai.com.


A variety of EVO Experience VIP bundles are available here. EVO Experience offerings, dependent upon tier purchased, include signed JEM Jr. guitars; an invitation to a pre-show group Q&A, meet-and-greet and photo with Steve; soundcheck viewing access; a guided tour of Steve's instruments and gear; exclusive merchandise; commemorative VIP laminates and access to premium tickets.


This run is the first excursion of many planned which together are a multi-faceted World Tour that will bring the guitarist and composer to most continents across the globe touching down in dozens of countries. Vai has been working on a new studio album and those details will be shared imminently. These appearances will present an all-new show featuring a lot of new music, with plans for performances to be staged for the next several years.


Vai will be joined by his long-tenured ensemble members Dave Weiner (guitar / keys), Philip Bynoe (bass), and Jeremy Colson (drums).


Vai shares, “A performer thrives on performing.  It’s been my life for the past 49 years, with the exception of the last two years, so we are chomping at the bit to get out there and play for people. A music concert has the ability to dissolve the many challenges we face, and celebrate one of the good things in life, live music.”





Confirmed dates:


January
27 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues
28 - El Cajon, CA - The Magnolia
29 - Riverside, CA - Fox Performing Arts Center
30 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre


February
1 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Rockwell at The Complex
2 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
4 - Oklahoma City, OK - Tower Theatre
5 - Austin, TX - Paramount Theatre
6 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
8 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues
9 - San Antonio, TX - The Aztec Theatre
11 - Birmingham, AL - Lyric Theatre
12 - Macon, GA - Hargray Capitol Theatre
14 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern
15 - Clearwater, FL - Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
16  - Orlando, FL - The Plaza Live
17 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Parker
18 - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
19 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Charlotte
21 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall
22 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere
23 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
24 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre
25 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount
26 - Port Chester, NY - The Capitol Theatre
27 - Providence, RI - The Strand


March
1 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall
2 - Boston, MA - The Wilbur
3 - Albany, NY - The Egg
4 - Rochester, NY - Kodak Center
5 - Harrisburg, PA - Sunoco Theatre
6 - Greensburg, PA - Palace Theatre
8 - Warren, OH - Packard Music Hall
9 - Detroit, MI - Masonic Cathedral Theatre
10 - Morgantown, WV - Metropolitan Theatre
11 - Louisville, KY - Old Forester's Paristown Hall
12 - Nashville, TN - CMA Theater
13 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
15 - Chicago, IL - Copernicus Center
16 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
17 - St. Paul, MN - The Fitzgerald Theater
18 - Kansas City, MO - The Uptown Theater
19 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre
20 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman Place
22 - Sioux Falls, SD - The District
23 - Fargo, ND - Fargo Theatre
25 - Billings, MT - Alberta Bair Theater
26 - Bozeman, MT - The ELM
27 - Missoula, MT - The Wilma
28 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
29 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
31 - Turlock, CA - Turlock Community Theatre


April
1 - Napa, CA - Uptown Theatre Napa
2 - Los Angeles, CA - The Theatre at Ace Hotel

About four years ago, the paths of Behemoth mastermind Adam "Nergal" Darski and guitarist & rock musician John Porter fatefully crossed. In great contrast to his previous career, Nergal joined forces with Porter to bring a whole new project to life: Me And That Man. After the first album, the two founding fathers parted ways, and Nergal went on to continue Me And That Man as a solo project featuring various prominent guest artists.


Only a few days after the release of the new Me And That Man album, New Man, New Songs, Same Shit, Vol.2 – and an incredible four years since the duo released their last track together – a brand new, standalone Me And That Man single, "Fight", has surfaced featuring the nostalgic vocal contributions of John Porter!
 
Right from the very beginning, "Fight" takes no detours and promises groovy melodies, deep basslines, dirty guitars and snare hits that shoot straight into the listener's mind. The spotlight shines on John Porter's raspy, spitting lead vocals that summon up the old spirits of Me And That Man's origins. Both new fans and especially those who have been following along from the beginning can look forward to this collaboration!
 
Nergal on the collaboration:"'Fight!' is a last minute endeavour Me And That Man committed with John Porter. This spontaneous collaboration was a reaction to the great vibes that were shared during our recent tour in Poland. While the lyrics themselves may not be positive and vital it captures John's frustration towards all the bullshit we, the human race have been fed in the recent decade... It's a straight up protest song! I love it!”







Me And That Man released their new studio album, New Man, New Songs, Same Shit, Vol. 2, via Napalm Records this Friday, November 19.


The fourth in a track-by-track video series has been released. Watch four segments below:


Part 1:





Part 2:





Part 3:





Part 4:





Following the chart-breaking and critically acclaimed antecedent, New Man, New Songs, Same Shit, Vol.1 (2020), the new offering showcases an abundance of heavy music icons, but this time, it's taken to a whole new level. Experience the likes of Gary Holt (Slayer, Exodus), Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy), Mary Goore, Randy Blythe (Lamb Of God), Myrkur, Devin Townsend, David Vincent, Doug Blair (W.A.S.P), Hank von Hell (Turbonegro) and Olve 'Abbath' Eikemo (Immortal, Abbath) intertwining with the album’s collection of occult anthems. This symbiosis of unfiltered blues, gothic-laced folk, essence of dark outlaw country and a touch of evil you’ll swear was either beamed straight out of hell or the most blackened of churches.





Tracklisting:


"Black Hearse Cadillac" (feat. Hank Von Hell, Anders Odden)
"Under The Spell" (feat. Mary Goore)
"All Hope Has Gone" (feat. Blaze Bayley, Gary Holt, Jeff Mantas Dunn)
"Witches Don't Fall In Love" (feat. Kristoffer Rygg)
"Losing My Blues" (feat. Olve Abbath Eikemo, Frank The Baptist, Chris Holmes)
"Coldest Day In Hell" (feat Ralf Gyllenhammar, Douglas Blair)
"Year Of The Snake" (feat. David Vincent)
"Blues & Cocaine" (feat. Michale Graves)
"Silver Halide Echoes" (feat. Randy Blythe)
"Goodbye" (feat. Alissa White-Gluz, Devin Townsend)
"Angel Of Light" (feat. Myrkur)
"Got Your Tongue" (feat. Chris Georgiadis)


"Under the Spell" video:





"Angel Of Light" video:





"Got Your Tongue" video:





Me And That Man are:


Adam 'Nergal' Darski - Vocals and Guitars
Łukasz Kumański - Drums and Percussion, Backing Vocals
Matteo Bassoli - Bass, Synth and Backing Vocals
Sasha Boole - Guitars, Mouth Harp, Banjo

Mr. Big / Racer X guitarist Paul Gilbert is gearing up to release his new Christmas album, 'TWAS, and has released a live jam performance of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas". Check it out below.





Gilbert’s 17th solo album features a dozen recordings, two of which are new, original compositions. The global release date for digital and CD is November 26. The LP will follow on December 10. Pre-order here.




Today, Gilbert and the label share the third instant gratification track, “I Saw Three Ships”. A video can be viewed below.


Gilbert states: “It was 104°F in Portland, Oregon, on August 12th, when the band and I recorded 'I Saw Three Ships'. I was trying to get extra sounds from my A/DA Flanger by attaching a foot-operated, mechanical knob-turning device. But the device kept coming loose, and I kept getting angrier and angrier at it. I finally decided to give up on the knob-turning, and convert my frustration into pure guitar playing energy. The result was a slightly worried band, subtle flanging, and a good take! Thanks to Nat King Cole and George Thorogood for the arrangement inspiration. And thanks to England for the song.”





Gilbert adds: "Many will agree that in recent times, challenging events have been pouring down upon our heads like an Exploding Waterfall of Molasses. At least it sometimes feels like that to me.  But while I was jamming Christmas songs with my friends, playing an assortment of red, green, and white Ibanez electric guitars, I felt like life was THE BEST.  I hope that this music can put a smile on your face as well. 


"Ten of the songs are classics. I was inspired by the Christmas recordings of Nat King Cole, Loretta Lynn, Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis, Ella Fitzgerald, and The Ventures. And of course, inspiration came from my guitar heroes, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Lifeson, Johnny Winter, Robin Trower, Frank Marino, Pat Travers, Jimi Hendrix, and Jimmy Page, to name a few. I also wrote some of my own new Christmas songs. As I have been doing recently, I begin with lyrics and a melody. Then I let my guitar take over, as it sings better than I do."


He continues. "'Three Strings For Christmas' refers to the 3-string guitar that I used on my double-neck. I tune the strings in octaves, which allows me to play ridiculously fast arpeggios, and very little else (which is why I have a normally strung guitar for the other neck.) 'Every Christmas Has Love' was written quickly, inspired by my panic-driven mental state of album making. When I know that the recording sessions are coming, my brain shifts into survival mode, and melodies start popping out. Then I take all the chords I learned by listening to 70s AM radio, and build a song. The lyrics are nice too. I'll be printing those in the liner notes of the album. Merry Christmas to all. And to all, a good night."


Gilbert formed a band of Portland, Oregon's finest jazz and blues musicians for these sessions. The players are Dan Balmer (guitar), Clay Giberson (keyboards), Timmer Blakely (bass), and Jimi Bott (drums). He reflects, “All brought supreme musical goodness to these arrangements and performances. They certainly steered me to make wiser musical choices than I would have made on my own. And as you will hear, my metal guitar instincts still breathe fire when they get the chance.” The album was recorded in Jimi Bott's studio, who also engineered and mixed the recordings. The approach was to record two songs every day, for six days, delivering the collected body of work. 


Gilbert: "All songs were recorded live, although I think Jimi snuck some cowbell overdubs in. If anything should be added to a live track, I believe cowbell is the right choice."





Tracklist:


"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
"Frosty the Snowman"
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
"The Christmas Song"
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
"I Saw Three Ships"
"Every Christmas Has Love"
"Three Strings for Christmas"
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
"Silver Bells"
"Winter Wonderland"


"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" video:





(Photo - Jason Quigley)

After the great success of the Vera Cruz album, with more than three million streams on digital platforms, former Angra frontman Edu Falaschi releases the music video for "Land Ahoy". Besides that, the vocalist announces the pre-sale of the book that tells the story of his first solo album, in partnership with the publisher Estética Torta. The literary adaptation was written by the musician Fabio Caldeira and has 300 pages in deluxe format.


Watch "Land Ahoy" below.


Falaschi: "The music video for 'Land Ahoy' was a great challenge, but also a great personal and professional achievement! When I set out to start a solo career, from the beginning I structured myself to always deliver the best, both in terms of quality and production. I work with the best professionals to produce for the best fans worldwide. This concept will be in everything I will do from now on, even on the next tour! Fans don't lose by waiting!"




Directed by Junior Carelli, from Foggy Filmes, “Land Ahoy” tells the story of the moment when Pedro Álvares Cabral's squadron arrived in Brazil. The scenes were recorded in several locations in Campinas, Guarujá, São Sebastião, Forte da Barra, Ilha das Ilhas and in the capital São Paulo – at Casa Medieval and Espada de Prata. Edu Falaschi (vocals), Aquiles Priester (drums), Roberto Barros and Diogo Mafra (guitars), Raphael Dafras (bass) and Fábio Laguna (keyboard) are involved in an intriguing story, starring Jorge, character played by the actor Fabio Encantado.


Based on research into the types of weapons and clothing that were used at the time of discovery, the shooting take place in the spring of 2021 over thirteen days of location plus two months of post-production. The video features internal images of an original caravel from the Portuguese campaign to discover Brazil.


After exhausting training with director Junior Carelli, the actors prepared themselves for the sword fight in the video to look real. The fight choreography was directed by Fábio Encantado. The bassist Luis Mariutti (Shaman), Mi Alvelli, Junior Carelli, Aria Carelli, Giovanna Di Natale, Viviane Barroso, Tiago Mineiro, Luiz Carlos de Souza Leite and Shirley Aparecida Pereira Lopes also participate in the video.


“Besides directing a work that I'm a fan of and with friends that I love, this was the biggest challenge in the history of Foggy Filmes, because it mixes band, drama, acting, and action in the same plot! Writing and telling this story making everything make sense was a very special mission for me!”, says Junior Carelli.





Written by the Brazilian musician Fabio Caldeira (Maestrick), the Vera Cruz book’s history is set at the time of the great sailings, having as its starting point the Portuguese city of Tomar. In 1482, a child left at the door of a convent arouses everyone's curiosity: he has a birthmark that centuries before was mentioned in a mysterious prophecy about the extinction of the evil Nero’s Order of the Cross.


“The writing of the book took place in a few stages. First, it was necessary to understand the elements that Edu had in mind. Then came the research so that, as far as possible, historicity was respected in its broadest sense. In turn, the fictional part, balanced with the real facts, provided a scenario for the development of the depth of each character gradually, as well as each event. I'm very happy with the result and I look forward to everyone feeling all the love, effort, and work that went into this story,” says Caldeira.


It is from this characteristic that the story of Vera Cruz unfolds and presents Jorge, the bearer of the birthmark, who grew up under the care of the church and full of doubts: what messages do the nightmares so present in his nights want to convey, after all? About exploring the seas, Jorge is faced with dilemmas about his identity, mission, love, friendship, and intrigues.


Developed from the combination of historical and fictional elements, Vera Cruz is a story mainly about Manicheism, human relationships, love, and hate. With research in the literature of the time, Vera Cruz reached its peak in Brazilian soil, with Jorge as an adult, joining the squadron of the master of the Order of Christ, Pedro Álvares Cabral.


The Vera Cruz book can be purchased in two formats:


– Blue version


– Golden limited version with several gifts: 1 Vera Cruz CD (slipcase), 1 poster A3, a 2022 calendar, and 1 bookplate autographed by Edu Falaschi.


Both versions contain the same content, luxury finish, hardcover, spot varnish, and embossing. Shipments will be made from December 15th. Pre-sale is available with the benefit of free shipping to Brazil.


Buy the book here.





 


 

Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess has shared a new performance video from home. Check it out below


Rudess: "Time for some blues. My old musical cohort and I joined forces to do a little blues for you. Mr. H (Harry Jacobson) is a master of the pitch bend. Enjoy this collaboration."







Dream Theater's new album, A View From The Top Of The World, is available in a limited Deluxe 2CD+Blu-ray Artbook, Special Edition CD Digipak, Gatefold 180g 2LP+CD+LP-booklet. The Blu-ray contains a 5.1 surround sound mix with full album animations, plus ‘Digging For A Spark - A View From Inside DTHQ’, a specially filmed documentary that gives a glimpse behind the scenes of the band’s new home-base and the making of the new album.


A View From The Top Of The World was produced by John Petrucci, engineered and additional production by James “Jimmy T” Meslin and mixed/mastered by Andy Sneap and is available for pre-order here.


Dream Theater - comprised of James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, John Myung and Mike Mangini - was in the middle of a sold-out world tour in support of their last release Distance Over Time and the 20th anniversary of Scenes From A Memory when a Global Pandemic brought the world to a stop. The musicians found themselves at home with LaBrie in Canada and the rest of the group in the States. As fate would have it, they’d just finished construction on DTHQ (Dream Theater Headquarters) - a combination live recording studio, rehearsal space, control room, equipment storage, and creative hive. With LaBrie in Canada, he initially wrote with the band via ZOOM on a monitor in DTHQ. In March 2021, he flew down to New York, quarantined, and recorded his vocals face-to-face with Petrucci. The album ultimately threaded together lean and uncompromising hooks with tried-and-true technical proficiency.


“We just love to play our instruments,” observes Petrucci. “That never goes away. I love to be creative, write, and exercise that part of my mind. We’ve been able to do this for a long time, and we don’t take it for granted. Whenever we get together, we know we can’t disappoint ourselves or our fans, so we manage to try even harder.”


“We approach every album like it’s our first,” adds LaBrie. “It’s been such a great ride, but we’re not going to stop.”





A View From The Top Of The World tracklisting:


"The Alien" (9:32)
"Answering The Call" (7:35)
"Invisible Monster" (6:31)
"Sleeping Giant" (10:05)
"Transcending Time" (6:25)
"Awaken The Master" (9:47)
"A View From The Top Of The World" (20:24)


"Invisible Monster" video:





“The Alien” video:





Deluxe Box Set trailer:

Cloakroom’s Dissolution Wave is a space western in which an act of theoretical physics—the dissolution wave—wipes out all of humanity’s existing art and abstract thought. In order to keep the world spinning on its axis, songsmiths must fill the ether with their compositions. Meanwhile, the Spire and Ward of Song act as a filter for human imagination: Only the best material can pass through the filter and keep the world turning. 


This is the philosophical universe that Cloakroom guitarist/vocalist Doyle Martin conceived as a way of processing the last few years. “We lost a couple of close friends over the course of writing this record,” he says. “Dreaming up another world felt easier to digest than the real nitty-gritty we’re immersed in every day.” 


With lyrics based on an imagined cosmology, Dissolution Wave also marks a grand expansion of Cloakroom’s dynamic space-rock palette, which is strongly felt on the album’s airy and pastoral lead single, “A Force At Play”. Written from the perspective of the album’s protagonist—an asteroid miner who writes songs by night—“The miner is talking about ‘bottling lightning beams,’ which is a new take on the old music industry term ‘lightning in a bottle,’ which can pertain to a fire ass track or a good bottle of homemade booze,” Martin points out. “As you can imagine, bottling lightning is a pretty hard thing to do.”




“A Force At Play” is available today across all digital retailers along with an accompanying video directed by Cloakroom and Colorshift, shot by Vin Romero and Julius Jimenez.


Dissolution Wave’s melancholy title track captures the miner’s regret as they lament that they signed up for such a long stint on the job, while closer “Dissembler” describes their anxiety about the revelator who will judge their work. “If you don’t write a good enough song in this universe, you run the risk of being forgotten and lose the opportunity to return as a meaningful form of life,” Martin explains.


Essentially, the system is a karmic wheel measured by the worth of a song. “Can this existential dread be applied to our own world and mirror some Sanskrit cosmologies?” Martin posits. “As far as a cyclic existence and the actual fear of death processed by human abstraction are concerned, one hundred percent yes.” 


Dissolution Wave lands for Cloakroom’s tenth anniversary as a band. It’s their third album, and first with drummer Tim Remis who joined in 2019. Recorded at Earth Analog in Tolono, IL, the album features loops and piano on “Doubts” by Matt Talbott (HUM), exterior percussion on “Lost Meaning” by Jason Gagovski (Sweet Cobra) and was engineered and mixed by Cloakroom’s longtime soundman (and childhood friend), Zac Montez.


Dissolution Wave is out January 28 on Relapse Records. Preorder / pre-save here.





Tracklisting:


“Lost Meaning”
“Dissolution Wave”
“A Force At Play”
“Dottie Back Thrash”
“Fear Of Being Fixed”
“Lambspring”
“Doubts”
“Dissembler”


“A Force At Play” video:





(Photo – Vin Romero)

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions have signed New Jersey's experimental progressive metal act Fernwah. The new album Approaching Oblivion is up now for pre-order and will be released December 31 on CD and Digital formats along with merchandise and bundles. Approaching Oblivion includes the track “Leaking Out” which features wretched guest vocals by Devin Swank of Sanguisugabogg (courtesy of Century Media Records). Preorder on Bandcamp.


Fernwah perform one of a kind experimental heavy metal and featuring Zakk Mild (Oxalate/Come Mierda) and Peter Martin (Black Kites/Bonjour/Holy Death). Approaching Oblivion is a progressive album that combines elements of black/death metal along with trippy, technical and psychedelic, stoner friendly fuzz. Fernwah are fueled by subconscious Jungian philosophies with a horror aesthetic, and these occult obsessed crushers are ready to take on the world with adventurous throttling riffs, staccato rhythms, swelling synths and crackling-yet-slippery guitar work. 







Tracklisting:


“Toska”
“Approaching Oblivion”
“Leaking Out”
“Conscious Dust”
“Amulet”
“Vertigo Of Freedom / Individuality Rendered”
“Corrosive Catharsis” 


“Approaching Oblivion”:

Belgium based progressive power metal band Max Pie have announced the release of their fourth opus, Passengers on December 3 via Rock City Music Label. Preorder at the Rock City Music Label webshop.


Max Pie invites us to embark on a powerful, epic power prog with grandiose orchestrations and sharp riffs. A journey through varied atmospheres where each title will take you to the confines of a rich and surprising universe.


The album was recorded and produced by MAX PIE. Mixed by Thibaut Basely. Mastering by Simone Mularoni (Sunstorm, DGM) at Domination Studio. Artwork by Thibaut Basely & Michael Callewaert.







Tracklisting:


“Ignition”
“A Thousand And One Lives”
“Lucy” feat. Simone Mularoni (Sunstorm, DGM)
“Only The Silence Remains”
“Grains Of Sand”
“Breath Of The World”
“Ariadne’s Thread”
“Last Goodbye”
“Drawing The Future”
“Love For Sale”
“Passengers”

American deathcore five-piece Abiotic are excited to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of their debut studio record, 2011's self-released A Universal Plague. Fresh off the release of their third studio album, Ikigai, Abiotic is releasing A Universal Plague: Mutation, their second offering on their new label The Artisan Era. The updated re-release features a new single, "Mutation", as well as a re-recorded version of the band's seminal single, "Vermosapien".


Speaking on revisiting their debut record, the band says:


"We're so grateful to get to celebrate the 10th anniversary of our debut EP with the re-release of A Universal Plague: Mutation. Fans have been asking us to release the EP digitally and on vinyl for what feels like forever and we're so pumped to be working with The Artisan Era to get this out to everyone with some bonus tracks for the fans. We decided to re-record the song that started it all for us, Vermosapien, with our new lineup and make some creative tweaks, including using 8 strings, to give the song new life while keeping true to our original sound."




The members of Abiotic go on to share:


"The idea was to show the mutation we've made as a band, hence the name of the EP. We also added a brand new song (Mutation), featuring our former vocalists Dickie Allen (Infant Annihilator) and Ray Jimenez (Acaedia), which is easily the heaviest song we've ever written. I think fans are going to lose their minds to this song, hearing the blend of voices that have been part of the band's 10-year span of plaguing the extreme metal scene. A huge thank you to everyone who has supported the band over the last decade. We are only able to do what we love to do because of you. Cheers!"


A Universal Plague: Mutation is out this Friday (December 3, 2021) via The Artisan Era. Find preorder options here.





Tracklisting:


“Metamophilia”
“Vermosapien”
“A Universal Plague”
“Conquest Of Gliese”
“The Singe”
“Exitus”
“The Graze Of Locusts”
“Mutation”
“Vermosapien (2021)”


“Mutation”:

Frontiers Music Srl will release Before The Sun Sets, the debut album from City Of Lights, on February 11.


City Of Lights is a new melodic hard rock collaboration between British newcomer songwriter/guitarist Neil Austin and Greek vocal sensation Manos Fatsis (Odyssey Desperado, Hideaway). They deliver hard-edged melodic anthems driven by crunchy riffs and lush keyboard textures combined with soaring, passion-filled vocal melodies.


The debut single and video, "Heart's On Fire", is out now. Watch the video below, and pre-order/save Before The Sun Sets here.




City Of Lights was born when Austin, armed with a collection of songs inspired by the classic hard rock sounds of the '80s and the new wave of current AOR bands, began the search for a vocalist who possessed the tone, range and emotion to take the songs to the next level. After hearing Fatsis' work on Odyssey Desperado's Don't Miss The Sunset and Hideaway's self-titled debut, he knew he had found the right man. The two connected via Facebook and together began working on honing the songs to perfection. When the time came to find a rhythm section, Austin reached out to members of his favourite band, brothers Robin (bass) and Mats (drums) Eriksson from modern Swedish melodic rock monsters degreed and after hearing the demos, both agreed to contribute to the album.


Guest guitar soloists Nathan Doyle, Daniel Johansson (degreed), Christoffer Borg (Taste/ex-Art Nation), and Mike Kyriakou join in on the fun and the album also features appearances from Creye's Joel Selfors (piano) and degreed/Paralydium's Mikael Blanc (keyboards).


Mixed and mastered by AOR producer extraordinaire Erik Gavfelin Wiss (Creye, Cruzh, Cap Outrun).





Tracklisting:


"Racing On The Redline"
"Heart's On Fire"
"Emily"
"Heat Of The Night"
"Dying Light"
"Give Me Back My Heart"
"Put Your Heart On The Line"
"Snake Eyes"
"Joanna"
"Midnight Club"
"How To Love"
"Before The Sun Sets"


"Heart's On Fire" video:

By releasing two new tracks - “Funeral Of The Earth” and “Artifacts Of The Black Rain”, a cover of the classic In Flames song - German melodic death metal force Deserted Fear already gave a promising foretaste of what to expect from their next full-length album, which can now proudly be announced.


Entitled Doomsday, it marks the group’s fifth studio album, and it was recorded, mixed and mastered by Deserted Fear guitarist Fabian Hildebrandt at Eisensound Studio and will be released on March 4 via Century Media Records, with a pre-order campaign starting on December 17, when a first single and video for the album will also be debuted.







Deserted Fear checked in with the following comments about Doomsday:


Simon: "Seemingly driven by the frustration of the never-ending forced break, we have been working on new songs for the last 1,5 years and recorded them in the last weeks. It's hard to believe that we were completely disillusioned and empty-handed in the middle of last year and now we're holding our most varied and mature record to date in our hands."


Fabian: "We recorded again at my Eisensound Studio and this time I also did the mixing and mastering myself. The creative freedom on this album was greater than ever, because we could still implement small details and ideas we came up with during mixing. A good preview of what's to come is given by our recently released 7inch "Funeral Of The Earth", whose mix was also a perfect starting point for the album sound, on which I was able to add a few more percent."


Manuel: "The album artwork was done by Rio Krisma and he realized our concept perfectly. “Doomsday” is not about the monster created in Superman whose only goal is the destruction of other life forms, but humanity seems to be on its way there and also destroying itself. We have a fucking problem, there's a lot going wrong socially too and as artists we want to bring attention to it."


Starting with the release of Doomsday, Deserted Fear will play a run of exclusive album release shows throughout Germany. See below for the exact dates and make sure to secure your tickets.





Dates:


March
3 - Hamburg, Germany - Logo (with Nyktophobia)
4 - Cottbus, Germany - Gladhouse (with Nyktophobia)
5 - Jena, Germany - F-Haus (with Nyktophobia)
6 - Essen, Germany - Turock (with Nyktophobia)
10 - Nürnberg, Germany - Z-Bau (with Hailstone)
11 - Göttingen, Germany - Exil (with Hailstone)
12 - Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof (with Hailstone)
13 - Köln, Germany - Volta (with Hailstone)
18 - Lörrach, Germany - Altes Wasserwerk
19 - Aalen, Germany - Rock It


“So mark your calendars and get your tickets! We can't wait to play concerts again and are really looking forward to seeing you all again!”, added Deserted Fear.








Lineup:


Manuel “Mahne” Glatter – Vocals/Guitar
Simon Mengs – Drums
Fabian Hildebrandt – Guitar


(Photo - Manuel Glatter)

Earlier this year, Season Of Mist announced the signing of Obsidious. The extreme metal outfit will be releasing their debut album via the label early 2022.


Obsidious' second single is called "Sense Of Lust". Pre-save it here. The track is accompanied by a new music video, which can be viewed below.


Vocalist Javi comments on the video: "The theme is about a dominant with his submissive in a BDSM relationship and the acts they perform during their intercourse. It reflects desire, lust and perversion, but also shows the aftercare, as each knows that the other is enjoying their role, which blurs the line as to who is the mastermind planning and initiating this encounter."







Obsidious previously released their first track and video, "Iconic". Watch a video for the track below:





In April 2020 guitarist Rafael Trujillo, bassist Linus Klausenitzer and drummer Sebastian Lanser decided to move on from their former band Obscura to continue their musical path with the completely new band Obsidious. Free from former boundaries, Obsidious merge extreme metal with other genres of music into a unique style that people will somehow find familiar, but haven‘t heard yet. Together with their singer Javi Perera they set out to create a musical evolution: With a fresh name, reaching for new fan groups utilizing modern marketing ideas. Obsidious’ band members have many facets and influences to build upon, using virtuosity & technique to write great songs.


Rafael Trujillo, Linus Klausenitzer and Sebastian Lanser built a strong bond after years of worldwide touring and recording together with Obscura. With their last record Diluvium, that was primarily composed by the trio, the band celebrated their biggest success to date. Formerly unseen chart positions alongside massive praise by prominent media outlets & magazines document the success of this team. Obsidious aims to expand the existing fan base that they’ve gained: All (ex-)formations of the Obsidious members were defined through their musical characters.


The four band members that are based in Europe are known for their high musicianship and virtuosity. Their advanced technical level is an essential and unique part of their compositions. Guitarist Rafael Trujillo has a multicultural background and studied music in different countries all around the globe. Linus Klausenitzer is one of the busiest session bassists in the scene and renowned for his 7-string fretless bass sound. Strong drum independence skills and stylistic diversity make Sebastian Lanser one of the most influential drummers of the new generation. The web community shares the Ex-Obscura members’ excitement about singer Javi Perera being celebrated for his diverse and charismatic vocal skills.


Obsidious' music consists of modern riffs, strong decisive energetic melodies, virtuosity and epic unison lines. They love music that’s heavy, catchy, fast, and wild.


Lineup:


Linus Klausenitzer - Bass
Rafael Tujillo - Guitar
Javi Perera - Vocals
Sebastian Lanser - Drums

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, German bashers Gamma Ray (led by Helloween co-founder Kai Hansen) decided to do a live streaming event in 2020 and set up a big stage in the ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany, on August 27.


On their new release, 30 Years Live Anniversary, the band would like to invite all of you to join their exclusive and only show in 2020, which has been streamed to all fans all over the globe. This extraordinary show is now released as a double live album on both audio and video via earMUSIC.







30 Years Live Anniversary is available as 2CD Digipak + DVD, as 3xLP on black vinyl (+ Blu-ray in some countries), and digital. Furthermore, there is a limited edition 3xLP on coloured vinyl (+ Blu-ray). Each of the three LPs is going to be pressed on a different vinyl colour.


Order here, and watch a new video for "Send Me A Sign" ft. Ralf Scheepers below.

Swedish saviors of heavy metal, HammerFall, let the hammer strike again with their twelfth studio album, Hammer Of Dawn, set to be released on February 25 via Napalm Records. The album’s release is preceded by the arrival of the first single and title track, "Hammer Of Dawn”, accompanied by a music video filmed at Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, and by famed director Patric Ullaeus.


Oscar Dronjak on the single: “The song itself was initially conceived in Germany during the World Dominion tour, with the rest of the work being done at home. I immediately knew this had the potential to be something important, and when Joacim added his vocal melodies we both felt it would be the perfect single. One with substance and power but also one you can’t stop singing when the music fades out."


Joacim Cans adds on the video: “We already had the idea to shoot a video at legendary amusement park Liseberg 20 years ago. But like any good bottle of Champagne this idea needed to rest and mature before taken into action. And FUCK I am happy we waited!
Together with director Patric Ullaeus we have created something unique and astonishing that totally blows me away every time I watch it. You can really tell that we haven’t played together for almost two long and never-ending years. We are as energetic as a pack of hungry wolves in the video ready to shred and deliver the heavy metal gospel!”




Watch the music video for “Hammer Of Dawn” below.


As one of the main forces in heavy metal, HammerFall have dominated not only the Swedish album charts, but album charts across Europe throughout their extensive career, while earning gold status thrice. Faced with the daunting task of following up the band’s last studio album, Dominion, an album that fans and critics hailed as one of the band's strongest releases, HammerFall collectively met the challenge head on and have delivered what many early listeners are predicting as the best metal album of 2022 and a high point of the band’s catalogue.


Joacim Cans on the new album: “It’s hard to describe in words how extremely happy and proud I am about the outcome of Hammer Of Dawn. It was a struggle, for sure, but in the end we pulled it off and delivered a solid, vital and positive new album. Everyone is on top of his game and together we have created yet another milestone in HammerFall history. Can’t wait to sing these songs live together with my sisters and brothers, The Templars of Steel!”


Oscar Dronjak adds: “We spent a long time creating the songs for this album, mainly due to the Coronavirus but also because we began working on the material very early. That’s definitely evident in the result, the attention to detail is very big. Another thing that is quite palpable is the energy level, and that can be contributed to the extreme and forced downtime we all had to endure during the pandemic. The atmosphere in the studio was relaxed and laid back and the lack of stress created the perfect working environment for turning up the heat when the red light came on. It was easy to peak when you had to since there was no outside distractions or immediate deadlines. This album is a product of the pandemic in some ways, but more importantly it’s a strong statement that we are experiencing the high point in our creativity at the moment. I’ve said it before: HammerFall has never sounded better than we do right now!”


Hammer Of Dawn starts off with remarkable opener “Brotherhood”, a hymn echoing the deep connection of bandleaders Joacim Cans and Oscar Dronjak with their loyal Templars of Steel worldwide. Other tracks on the album present one smasher after another, with songs like “Reveries”, “No Son Of Odin” and “Venerate Me” - the latter featuring an appearance by none other than King Diamond - making sure it will go down as another milestone in the career of the Swedes.


Hammer Of Dawn was produced by long time collaborator Fredrik Nordström (In Flames, Opeth etc), who handled mixing, mastering, drum recording, and shared the duty of recording guitars and bass with Pontus Norgren and Oscar Dronjak. Jacob Hansen (Volbeat etc), produced the lead vocals.


When HammerFall released their debut album, Glory To The Brave, in 1997, it signaled the second coming of heavy metal… Since that very day, HammerFall has proudly flown the heavy metal flag high and while doing so have influenced a generation of musicians. They have also left a twenty five year long trail of classic timeless music, sold out shows and an army of loyal fans, aka the Templars Of Steel, in their wake. Rest assured everyone, that legacy continues and in fact strengthens with the arrival of Hammer Of Dawn.





Hammer Of Dawn will be available in varying formats in various territories:


- Ltd Deluxe Box, incl CD Digisleeve, Hardcover Photobook, Plectrum Tin, Hammer Key Chain, Bottle Opener - strictly limited to 500 (Napalm Webstore exclusive)
- CD Digisleeve
- 1LP Gatefold Black
- 1LP Gatefold Marbled Orange Transparent/Black - strictly limited to 300 (Napalm Webstore exclusive)
- 1LP Gatefold Crystal Clear - strictly limited to 300 (EMP exclusive)
- 1LP Gatefold Curacao - strictly limited to 300 (Levy X & Ginza exclusive)
- Bundle CD + Shirt (outside North America only)
- Digital Album


Pre-order here.





Hammer Of Dawn tracklisting:


"Brotherhood"
"Hammer Of Dawn"
"No Son of Odin"
"Venerate Me"
"Reveries"
"Too Old To Die Young"
"Not Today"
"Live Free Or Die"
"State Of The W.I.L.D."
"No Mercy"


"Hammer Of Dawn" video:





Fans can already look forward to seeing Hammer Of Dawn live, as in 2022, HammerFall will go on an extensive co-headlining tour through Europe, together with German metal stars Helloween.





Tour dates:


March
25 - Oslo , Norway - Sentrum Scene
26 - Göteborg, Sweden - Partille Arena
28 - Helsinki, Finland - Black Box
29 - Talinn, Estonia - Noblessneri Valukoda


April
1 - Bamberg, Germany - Brose Arena
2 - Hamburg, Germany - Sporthalle
3 - Berlin, Germany - Verti Music Hall
4 - Regensburg, Germany - Donau Arena
8 - Madrid, Spain - Wizink Center
9 - Barcelona, Spain - St. Jordi Club
11 - Milan, Italy - Lorenzini District
12 - Kempten, Germany - Black Box
13 - Zürich, Switzerland - Samsung Hall
15 - Luxemburg, Luxemburg - Rockhal
16 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
18 - Katovice, Poland - MCK
20 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Arena Armeec
22 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
23 - Prague, Czech Republic - O2
24 - Zvolen, Slovakia - Ice Stadium
26 - Budapest, Hungary - Papp Laszlo Sportarena
29 - Bochum, Germany - Ruhrcongress
30 - Stuttgart, Germany - Schleyerhalle


May
1 - Frankfurt, Germany - Jahrhunderthalle
4 - Manchester, England - Manchester Academy
5 - London, England Brixton Academy
 
HammerFall lineup:


Joacim Cans - Vocals
Oscar Dronjak - Guitar
Pontus Norgren - Guitar
Fredrik Larsson - Bass
David Wallin - Drums


(Photo - Tallee Savage)