Frontiers Music Srl will release Scars, the upcoming debut solo album from Nasson (Sinner's Blood, Chaos Magic) on January 28. Nasson is a skilled guitarist, producer and songwriter, whom fans may recognize from his work with Sinner's Blood and Chaos Magic, and Scars sees him taking on the frontman role for the first time.


The new single and video, "Not Today" is out now. Watch the video below, and pre-order/save Scars here.


Nasson, a Chilean guitarist, songwriter, and now in-demand producer, has recently come to the attention of hard rock and metal fans through his work on the latest Chaos Magic album, Furyborn, and the outstanding debut record from Sinner's Blood, The Mirror Star. Based in Santiago, Chile, Nasson is a stellar writer, arranger, and musician and with this new solo project, he also reveals his abilities as lead vocalist.




On Scars, Nasson offers fine examples of contemporary melodic metal with influences ranging from Evergrey to Pretty Maids to Eclipse. Handling all the songwriting and arrangements, he also plays the bulk of the instrumentation on Scars, with the help of Rodrigo Leiva on drums and Caterina Nix (Chaos Magic) on background vocals. Caterina also appears together with her fellow talented Frontiers artists based in South America on the song “We Are The Army”,  where she is joined by fellow lead vocalists Gui Oliver (Landfall, Mayank), Mizuho Lin (Semblant, The Erinyes), and James Robledo (Sinner’s Blood). Other special guests on the album include Alessandro Del Vecchio for a vocal duet on “When it Rains”, Mistheria (Bruce Dickinson, Rob Rock) handling additional synth on “Mother Moon”, and Ignacio Torres handling lead guitars on “Not Today”, “Bringer Of Sorrow” and “We Are The Army”.


Scars is an outstanding, and quite personal album, showcasing the amazing abilities of this new star in metal music, Nasson.





Tracklisting:


"Not Today"
"Room 108"
"Mother Moon"
"Runaway"
"On The Other Side"
"Bringer Of Sorrow"
"King Of Lies"
"A New Beginning"
"When It Rains"
"We Are The Army"
"Rising"


"Not Today" video:





Lineup:


Nasson - Vocals, guitars, bass, piano, programming
Rodrigo Leiva - Drums
Caterina Nix - Backing vocals


Guests Musicians:


Caterina Nix, Giu Oliver, Mizuho Lin & James Robledo - Vocals on “We Are The Army”
Mistheria - Additional Synths on “Mother Moon”
Alessandro del Vecchio - Guest vocals on “When It Rains”
Ignacio Torres - Guitar (Solos on “Not Today”, “Bringer Of Sorrow” and “We Are The Army”)


(Photo - Sebastian Dominguez)

Red Fang has released their sizzling, ultra-heavy cover of AC/DC's iconic track "Hells Bells" as the fourth single from the forthcoming MER Redux Series installment Back in Black [Redux], out on December 3. Find preorder options here.





Bryan Giles comments: "I saw AC/DC in 1988 at the TCC in Tucson, Arizona," writes the guitarist and singer. "It was the second arena rock show of my young life.  What struck me then and still sticks with me today is how perfectly they harnessed the power of the blues for a rock style.  Even though they brought out cannons for 'For Those about to Rock' and had the requisite lights and pyros, it was a 100% no-bullshit, go for the throat show. They are the best band in the world at stripping all artifice and bringing pure beauty.  They are a constant reminder that in songwriting, less can be way more. Covering 'Hells Bells was pretty intimidating to me initially. How do you improve on a benchmark song like that?  It's expertly constructed and has so much personality that falling short of the original is guaranteed. When David played the intro guitar part at practice with a darker turn to it, I immediately felt more confident since it leaned more into our sensibility. If you can't play it better, make it your own animal. I hope people can enjoy our version in its own light.  Let there be rock!"




Back in Black [Redux] presents new takes on all ten cuts from AC/DC's seminal seventh album. This was the first record to feature "new" singer Brian Johnson following the death of original larger-than-life frontman Bon Scott, and music historians agree that there was massive pressure on both the new singer and the band to deliver. Even so, nobody could have anticipated that they'd create one of the most important rock albums ever, and Magnetic Eye cannot wait to present what many favorites from the stoner, doom, and riff-rock scene have done with some of the most iconic rock songs of all time.


Alongside Back in Black [Redux], Magnetic Eye Records publishes a by now traditional companion album containing even more amazing cover versions under the title Best of AC/DC. This 2-LP extravaganza features 13 bands offering their exciting renditions of all-time classics and deep cuts from across the AC/DC catalog.  Fielding an array of heavyweights and hungry up-and-comers from the heavy rock underground, there should be no doubt that fans of the riff-heavy will be stoked to experience these massive AC/DC interpretations unlike any that they've heard before.





Tracklisting:


“Hells Bell” (Red Fang)
“Shoot To Thrill” (Howling Giant fat. Udo Dirkschneider and Peter Baltes)
“What Do You Do For Money Honey” (Supersuckers)
“Givin The Dog A Bone” (Smoking Lightning)
“Let Me Put My Love Into You” (Heavy Temple feat. Valient Himself)
“Back In Black” (Besvärjelsen)
“You Shook Me All Night Long” (Jakethehawk feat. Patrick Waters)
“Shake A Leg” (Early Man)
“Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution” (Earthride)

About 3 years after their first digital single "The Call", French metal/melo-death/thrash crossover trio Haundead have premiered the debut full-length album, Freedom Won’t Save Our Souls, for exclusive full-streaming on BraveWords! 





After having postponed several times the release of their first album on social media due to the pandemic, Haundead will release Freedom Won’t Save our Souls supported by Domino Media on November 26, 2021. Preorder on Bandcamp.







In their first album, Haundead wishes to pose a violent universe tinted with melancholy. In this fictional universe where the "Haundeads" brutally take control of the world in a psychological way, the lyrics address the flight of those who have not yet been reached…

Raised during the 80’s debauchery on the Sunset Strip and still going strong in 2021 - Jizzy Pearl's Love/Hate present the third single for Golden Robot Records, titled "Gonna Take You Higher", which is out now on all digital platforms. Listen below.





"Gonna Take You Higher" comes off the upcoming album HELL, CA which will be released on February 11 on both CD and digitally and is available for pre-order here.




"Gonna Take You Higher" was preceded by two singles, "Wanna Be Somebody" and "Soul Mama" which both show Jizzy in fine form and gives a strong indication as to what to expect from HELL, CA. Hear both singles below.


The new single's surreal vocals and heavy guitars summon up visions of old Led Zeppelin and Richie Blackmore’s Rainbow. The song is about Jack Parsons, one of the pioneers of rocketry aviation who also happened to be a devotee of Aleister Crowley. It’s “gonna take you higher than you’ve ever been”!





HELL, CA tracklisting:


"One Hot Minute"
"Acid Babe"
"Gonna Take You Higher"
"Soul Mama"
"Hard to Say Goodbye"
"When You Gonna Come Home"
"Last Chance"
"Bruised and Battered"
"Wanna Be Somebody"
"Lonely Days Are Gone"


"Gonna Take You Higher":





"Wanna Be Somebody":


 


"Soul Mama":

Thunderor is a relatively new band, just having started up in the midst of the pandemic when JJ Tartaglia (Skull Fist) felt a calling to develop his singing and front his own band. He was joined by Skull Fist bandmate Jonny Nesta and Oscar Rangel (Operus, ex-Annihilator) creating a heavy ‘80s influenced power trio that knows how to rock fans. They are releasing their debut album Fire It Up early next year with the first single being “How We Roll”, which Tartaglia explains:


“How We Roll just felt like the right choice as the first single to come out with. It's a catchy tune, with a big emphasis on the song-writing, and that’s the main thing with


Thunderor. It’s got that anthem-like singalong chorus, feels like freedom and good times. It’s a song about friends, road trips, and not wanting to go home when it’s time to go home haha.”




The album is a fresh take on NWOTHM, with ‘80s synths, piano, and gong hits. Lyrically it’s an adventure, complete with motorcycles, romance, and danger. It inspires you to go after your life and to never give up. The video for the groovy, catchy single features shots of the band cruising on bikes; JJ Tartaglia is indeed an avid motorcycle rider and has been featured a couple of times in Adventure Bike Rider.


Tartaglia expects that the album will be a hit with Skull Fist fans who will find some familiarity in the music, and also will intrigue new listeners who will be drawn in by the originality and catchy hooks. He cites that being a singing drummer definitely adds a unique twist and will allow for a creative setup when they hit the stage. He sums up the album:


“I think we’ve created a truly original album with Fire It Up. It was a blast writing these songs and putting my personality into the lyrics for the first time. The songs on the album are meant to inspire a life journey – an adventure with friends, motorcycles, romance, danger, and victory. I hope it will be a soundtrack for your adventures.”


BraveWords is premiering the “How We Roll” video – watch below!





Fire It Up comes out on February 25th, 2022 via Boonsdale Records. Preorder here.





Tracklisting:


“Fire It Up”
“How We Roll”
“All Or Nothing”
“Dangerous Times”
“Thunderor”
“On The Run”
“Into The Storm”
“We Can Make It”
“Cold Tears”


Thunderor will hit Europe in March 2022 with Traveler and Toledo Steel:


March
11 – Selb, Germany – Rockclub Nordbayern
12 – Pisek, Czech Republic – Divaldo Pod Carou
13 – Hamburg, Germany – Bambi Galore
14 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Stengade
15 – Berlin, Germany – TBA
16 – Weimar, Germany – Kasseturm
17 – Essen, Germany – Don’t Panic
18 – Kassel, Germany – Goldgrube 


(Photo by: Rae Chatten)

Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon) is back with a new Star One album, titled Revel In Time. The new album comes more than 10 years since the previous release and is due out on February 18 via InsideOutMusic.


An update from Arjen, introducing a guest spot by former Whitesnake guitarist Adrian Vandenberg, states: "Adrian plays all the solos on the track ‘Revel In Time’ of the new Star One album. Check out this video to hear part of his solo and please don’t miss Adrian’s heartwarming message at the end. It’s so great for me to finally work with Adrian, I’ve looked up to him ever since the early 80’s. Even though I’m even taller than he is!"







Revel In Time will be available for pre-order on December 17 and it will come as Ltd. 2CD Digipak, Ltd. Deluxe 3CD+Blu-Ray Artbook (incl. a poster of the cover artwork), and as 180g Gatefold 2LP (incl. the album on CD & an LP-Booklet).


CD 2 features alternate versions of the same songs as CD 1, but with different vocalists. Also available will be a 5.1 mix, a high-res audio version, and an exclusive, hour-long Behind the Scenes video, on the Blu-ray included in the Artbook.





Revel In Time tracklisting:


CD1:


"Fate Of Man"
"28 Days (Till The End Of Time)"
"Prescient"
"Back From The Past"
"Revel In Time"
"The Year Of ’41"
"Bridge Of Life"
"Today Is Yesterday"
"A Hand On The Clock"
"Beyond The Edge Of It All"
"Lost Children Of The Universe"


CD 2 features the same songs as CD 1, but with different vocalists.


"Fate Of Man" video:





"Lost Children Of The Universe" lyric video:

Unchain the wolves! Napalm Records announces the signing of forceful Austrian unit, Roadwolf. The all-powerful four-piece stands for authentic heavy metal in the style of the legendary 80s and bands like Iron Maiden or UFO.


Hailing out of Austria, Roadwolf have already been around for a while, gifting their devotees with thrilling live sets and ensuring a loyal fanbase. The energetic outfit played at the world’s most famous metal festival in Wacken as well as support shows with Enforcer, Skull Fist, Bullet, Lizzy Borden, Vicious Rumors and Night Demon - just to name a few. Their uncompromising debut album Unchain the Wolf (2020) awakens the spirit of early Judas Priest  spliced with influences of bands like Saxon, UFO, Dio and Ozzy, that are flashing through the typical Roadwolf-sound creeping directly into the listeners head. The band easily handles the balancing act between celebrating their roots and still creating their very own fresh sound. The result are songs that Halford & Co would be proud of in this new decade.
 
Roadwolf comment: "We are really looking forward to this cooperation and we are extremely pleased to join forces with mighty Napalm Records! This totally feels like the right move at the right time to take the story of Roadwolf to the next level. Be assured the new material will shake you up and hit the world with the full strength of an Austrian double punch!"


Roadwolf are:




Franz 'Franky' Bauer - vocals
Valentin 'Vali' Strasser - guitars
Christoph 'Aigy' Aigner - bass
Emanoel 'Mano' Bruckmüller - drums


(Photo - Thomas Gobauer)

Powerwolf stand for epic metal moments of superlatives and that's why their masses, as they dignifiedly call their shows, always go one step further. When the wolves call their pack in front of the screen, gigantic things can be expected. The Monumental Mass: A Cinematic Metal Event will set new standards as the first streaming event in the band's history on Friday, December 17 at 7 PM, CET / 1 PM, EST.





The band states: “Wolves, we are stoked to finally announce something very special that we have been working on the concept of for the past few months: The Monumental Mass - A Cinematic Metal Event!




Be prepared for a world unseen, a setlist unheard and a story untold! This event is not just a live stream, but a journey beyond reality. You will experience breathtaking visualizations, pyrotechnics in a class of its own and a multitude of fascinating and exclusive show interludes you have never seen before from Powerwolf!


We sincerely invite you to celebrate the monumental mass with us on the 17th of December!”


If you already want to get an idea of what to expect, you should definitely watch the trailer below, which allows the first spectacular glimpses.


With this extraordinary event Powerwolf close a year that is all about the wolf. On July 16, 2021, Call Of The Wild, their 8th studio album, was released, which stirred up the German charts for 16 weeks. The co-single “Dancing With The Dead” was also awarded platinum.


The Monumental Mass: A Cinematic Metal Event will be a worthy continuation of this success story and will captivate all fans of the Wolves worldwide. Visit powerwolfstream.com for tickets and merchandise.





(Photo - Matteo Vdiva Fabbiani for VD Pictures)

DEFTONES, DREAM THEATER, GOJIRA, MASTODON and ROB ZOMBIE have been announced as the "Best Metal Performance" nominees at the 64th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on January 31, 2022, at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly the Staples Center) in Los Angeles, California.

"Best Metal Performance" nominees:

* "Genesis" - DEFTONES

* "The Alien" - DREAM THEATER

* "Amazonia" - GOJIRA

* "Pushing The Tides" - MASTODON

* "The Triumph Of King Freak (A Crypt Of Preservation And Superstition)" - ROB ZOMBIE

"Best Rock Performance" nominees:

* "Shot In The Dark" - AC/DC

* "Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)" - BLACK PUMAS

* "Nothing Compares 2 U" - CHRIS CORNELL

* "OHMS" - DEFTONES

* "Making A Fire" - FOO FIGHTERS

"Best Rock Song" nominees:

* "All My Favorite Songs" - WEEZER

* "The Bandit" - KINGS OF LEON

* "Distance" - MAMMOTH WVH

* "Find My Way" - PAUL MCCARTNEY

* "Waiting On A War" - FOO FIGHTERS

"Best Rock Album" nominees:

* "Power Up" - AC/DC

* "Capitol Cuts - Live From Studio A" - BLACK PUMAS

* "No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1" - CHRIS CORNELL

* "Medicine At Midnight" - FOO FIGHTERS

* "McCartney III" - PAUL MCCARTNEY

The eligibility period for the 64th annual Grammy Awards is September 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021.

The nominations were announced during a livestream from the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, which featured Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. and Board Of Trustees chair Tammy Hurt, as well as some special guests.

The Recording Academy will present the 2022 Grammy Awards on Monday, January 31 on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on demand on Paramount+ from 8:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. PT. Prior to the telecast, the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony will be held at the Microsoft Theater at 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on Grammy.com and The Recording Academy's YouTube channel.

The 2022 ceremony will be the first since The Recording Academy announced that it has made significant changes to its awards process to ensure that the Grammy Awards rules and guidelines are transparent and equitable. The show no longer uses anonymous review committees to determine its nominees. Now, all nominees are based solely on thousands of votes from the Academy's voting members. They also changed the number of categories in which Academy members can vote and added two new awards.

In January 2020, former Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan filed a discrimination charge against the Recording Academy of Arts & Sciences, alleging she was being retaliated against for reporting misconduct within the Academy. In the 46-page complaint, Dugan further alleged that "the Grammy voting process is ripe with corruption," detailing secret committees the group used to "push forward artists with whom it has relationships." She said that as many as 30 artists who were not selected by the 12,000 voting members were added to the possible nomination l

SLIPKNOT has announced the postponement of the 2022 edition of Knotfest Japan.

In March 2020, SLIPKNOT was forced to cancel its Asian tour, including the band's appearance at the 2020 edition of Knotfest Japan, due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. The festival was eventally moved to January 10-11, 2021, and then, a few months later, to April 9-10, 2022.

Knotfest Japan will now take place on April 1-2, 2023.

More than just a festival, Knotfest is an event that celebrates all cultural aspects of heavy music. Knotfest is a gathering of the biggest and heaviest bands in the world, a phenomenon created by the multi-platinum act SLIPKNOT. Launched in 2012, the festival established itself in the United States and has consistently expanded its offerings across the globe, with events in Japan, Mexico, Colombia and France.

SLIPKNOT performed its new single, "The Chapeltown Rag", live for the first time ever at Knotfest Los Angeles on November 5. The event was livestreamed as it happened, giving fans access to both the studio version and SLIPKNOT's live performance of "The Chapeltown Rag" within only hours of its premiere.

The studio version of "The Chapeltown Rag", which was released that same day, was produced by Joe Baressi, who has previously worked with AVENGED SEVENFOLD, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and CHEVELLE, among many others.

SLIPKNOT has just completed the "Knotfest Roadshow" tour, featuring support from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, FEVER 333 and CODE ORANGE. The 29-date run, produced by Live Nation, kicked off following the band's Knotfest Iowa hometown show in Des Moines on September 25.
























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Ozzy Osbourne's previously announced European tour dates with guests JUDAS PRIEST, originally set for 2019 and then rescheduled three times, have once again been postponed. All tickets remain valid and will be honored for new dates in May and June 2023.

Ozzy says: "Due to the ongoing uncertainty with full capacity events and travel logistics in much of Europe, we have come to the difficult decision to postpone my 2022 tour to 2023. Original tickets remain valid for the new dates. I want to thank all of you and JUDAS PRIEST for your continued patience and support."

A complete list of shows can be found at this location.

Ozzy's tour with JUDAS PRIEST tour will now take place more than four years later than originally planned, and almost five years after tickets first went on sale in September 2018.

Back in 2019, Ozzy was forced to postpone his "No More Tours 2" European run with JUDAS PRIEST following injuries he received from a fall in his Los Angeles home while battling pneumonia. That fall "aggravated years-old injuries" from an ATV accident that occurred in 2003. Soon after, he was forced to cancel his European dates as his recovery took longer than anticipated. Then last year, Osbourne delayed his farewell tour once again due to ongoing health issues.

Earlier this year, it was revealed that Ozzy was due to undergo a major surgery to help correct neck and spine issues following the 2019 fall. Those injuries have continued to keep the legendary heavy metal singer from returning to the stage.

Less than a year after Ozzy's fall, the family revealed publicly that the BLACK SABBATH frontman had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

In July 2020, Ozzy said that he was still "not back to 100 percent" after suffering from several medical issues last year, including the fall, neck surgery and hospitalization for the flu. Ozzy also said that he was looking forward to performing again once he has regained his health and the coronavirus pandemic has subsided.

In May 2020, Ozzy's son Jack said that his father will "probably" retire "within the next five to ten years." But Ozzy, who will turn 73 in December, has repeatedly said that he is not calling it quits, despite the fact that his "No More Tours 2" — whenever it ends up happening — is being billed as his last major global trek.

Ozzy was also forced to cancel an April 2020 trip to Switzerland to see a doctor who specializes in treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Finnish death doom pioneers, Swallow The Sun, have released their new album, Moonflowers, via Century Media Records. Listen to the entire album below, and order here.





Tracklisting:




CD1
"Moonflowers Bloom In Misery"
"Enemy"
"Woven Into Sorrow"
"Keep Your Heart Safe From Me"
"All Hallows’ Grieve"
"The Void"
"The Fight Of Your Life"
"This House Has No Home"


CD2
"Moonflowers Bloom In Misery" (Classical Version)
"Enemy" (Classical Version)
"Woven Into Sorrow" (Classical Version)
"Keep Your Heart Safe From Me" (Classical Version)
"All Hallows’ Grieve" (Classical Version)
"The Void" (Classical Version)
"The Fight Of Your Life" (Classical Version)
"This House Has No Home" (Classical Version)


Album stream:





"Woven Into Sorrow" video:





"Enemy" video:





Swallow The Sun, with support from from Abigail Williams and Wilderun, are touring the US through December 19. Remaining dates below.





Tour dates:


November
23 - Austin, TX - Come and Take it Live*
24 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
26 - Orlando, FL - The Haven
27 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
28 - Baltimore, MD - Angels Rock Bar
29 - Clifton, NJ - Dingbatz
30 - Brooklyn NY - The Monarch


December
1 - Montreal, QC - Cafe Campus
2 - Quebec City, QC - La Source de la Martiniere
3 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground
4 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
5 - Detroit, MI - The Sanctuary
6 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Crafthouse
7 - Joliet, IL - The Forge
8 - Madison, WI - The Crucible
9 - Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze
10 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room
11 - Denver, CO - Herman’s Hideaway
12 - Salt Lake City, UT - Liquid Joe’s
14 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
15 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
16 - Portland, OR - Bossanova Ballroom
17 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Upstairs
18 - Santa Ana, CA - Stages
19 - West Hollywood, CA - Whiskey A Go-Go


* no Abigail Williams


Swallow The Sun have also announced a European headline tour in winter 2022, with special guest Avatarium.


Starting on January 24, the band grasps the opportunity to celebrate the release of Moonflowers with 35 shows through 15 countries across Europe ending on February 27.





Tour dates:


January
24 - Backstage (Halle) - München, Germany
25 - Orto Bar - Ljubljana, Slovenia
26 - Legend Club - Milano, Italy
27 - Secret Place - Montpellier, France
28 - Bóveda - Barcelona, Spain
29 - Sala - Caracol, Madrid, Spain
30 - Le Rex - Toulouse, France
31 - CCO Villeurbanne - Lyon, France


February
1 - Backstage - Paris, France
2 - Essigfabrik - Köln, Germany
3 - Matrix - Bochum, Germany
4 - Pumpehuset - Copenhagen, Denmark
5 - Nalen - Stockholm, Sweden
6 - Parkteatret - Oslo, Norway
7 - Valand - Götebord, Sweden
8 - Headcrash - Hamburg, Germany
9 - UT Connewitz - Leipzig, Germany
10 - Schüür - Luzern, Switzerland
11 - Caves Du Manoir - Martigny, Switzerland
12 - Undertown - Meyrin, Switzerland
13 - Le Ferrailleur - Nantes, France
14 - Underworld - London, UK
15 - Slay - Glasgow, UK
16 - Limelight 2 - Belfast, UK
17 - Voodoo Lounge - Dublin, Ireland
18 - The Bread Shed - Manchester, UK
19 - Het Entrepot - Bruges, Belgium
20 - Le Grillen - Colmar, France
21 - Universum - Stuttgart, Germany
22 - Colos-Saal - Aschaffenburg, Germany
23 - Doornroosje - Nijmegen, Netherlands
24 - Nova Chmelnice - Prague, Czech Republic
25 - Drizzly Grizzly - Gdansk, Poland
26 - Proxima - Warsaw, Poland
27 - Hole44 - Berlin, Germany


Swallow The Sun are:


Juha Raivio - guitars
Matti Honkonen - bass
Mikko Kotamäki - vocals
Juuso Raatikainen - drums
Juho Räihä - guitars

Ted Nugent has once again denied ever saying COVID-19 was a hoax — almost a year after he said the virus was "not a real pandemic."

The outspoken conservative rocker, a staunch supporter of former U.S. president Donald Trump, fired back at critics seven months after announcing he had contracted the novel coronavirus.

Nugent, who tested positive for COVID-19 in April, discussed his battle with the disease in a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station. Asked why he chose to go public with the fact that he had contracted COVID-19 when he knew that he would be blasted by "haters and detractors," Nugent said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "They have no influence on my life whatsoever. The haters and detractors are such idiots. Why would you want a fellow American to die? Why would you claim that I called it a hoax when I never even used the 'H' word. I've never used the word 'hoax.' I identified that [Dr. Anthony] Fauci [the nation’s top infectious disease expert] is a scam artist and [House Speaker Nancy] Pelosi is the devil and [former U.S. president] Barack Obama went to the Wuhan lab to use our tax dollars to create a weapon for the communist Chinese. I mean, that's not a Ted Nugent hunch; the evidence is irrefutable — unless you've got your head up Joe Biden's ass, which has really gotta be uncomfortable.

"The point is I'm an open guy," he continued. "I don't have anything to hide. I do a Ted Nugent 'Spirit Campfire' for the globe every Monday night on my Facebook and YouTube, and I do media every day. I'm not afraid of anything or anybody. When I have an experience, I like to share it with people. I'm a communicator. I've been doing radio interviews since 1963. You know when you have me on, it's a dialogue. I know it turned into a monologue for the most part, but you have me on and you asked me a question, so I'm gonna answer the damn thing.

"The point is the Wuhan weaponized virus is financed by Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and punk-ass Fauci. It's a gain-of-function weapon. Everybody has got it or everybody's gonna get it — that's what 'gain of function' is. And it's a weaponized virus by the communist Chinese. If that's not proof that the worst threat against America is the U.S. government, I can't help you out. That's treason to a tee. And until we charge this government with treason, especially punk-ass Biden… What creature is that? What is that? I mean, I know people, I know human beings, but I don't know what that is.

"My point being is that I have the American DNA — it's called defiance," Ted added. "I question authority. That's what the founding fathers wanted all of us to be. And when you start acting like a sheep and obey illegal, immoral, anti-constitutional decrees, you are in the liability column. I'm in the asset column, and that pisses punks off, and I couldn't be more proud, I tell you. I dance — I dance the more these punks hate me, because it proves I'm so wonderful."

According to USA Today's fact-check article published in May 2020, "it is misleading to claim that the Obama administration gave funding to a Chinese research institute. It is true that funds were provided to a project where an American research group worked alongside a Chinese organization. Claims that the funding helped produce the pandemic are unsubstantiated. A total of $3.7 million was not given to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, only about $600,000." The article also noted: "The grant was provided by the National Institutes of Health to EcoHealth Alliance, a research group that tracks emerging diseases. The grant is directly overseen by the NIH, and it continued under the Trump administration until it was recently rescinded."

The lab-leak theory says the virus was spread from a research facility in Wuhan, the city where the contagion was first reported. The theory remains unsubstantiated, and China has repeatedly rejected it. According to a an article published by The Washington Post on Thursday (November 18), new research strongly suggests the virus spread to humans from animals at the Huanan Seafood Market, several miles from the lab.

In April, Nugent talked about the darkest days of his battle with COVID-19, saying that he had "never been so scared" in his entire life. The 72-year-old pro-gun activist said: "It was really scary. I didn't think I was gonna make it. I literally couldn't function for about 20 hours, and then they came and they rescued me… The six-foot-two, 225-pound headache [this time] was like nothing I have ever experienced. I mean, from my tip of my toes to the top of my hair, I literally was dizzy and weak and struggled to get up to go to the bathroom. And I would lay in the bathtub a couple of times a day with the water as hot as I could take it just to divert."

Ted also said that he was being treated for COVID-19 by a group of doctors who made a video last year calling for the use of hydroxychloroquine to battle the novel coronavirus, despite warnings from public health experts. Nugent went on to detail his clinical management of COVID-19, saying he was taking hydroxychloroquine, "a proven drug for 65 years," as well as ivermectin, "another proven drug."

In the past, Nugent had referred to the virus as a "leftist scam to destroy" Donald Trump. He had also repeated a narrative pushed by conservative media and disputed by health experts that suggests the official death count from the coronavirus is inflated.

Last December, Nugent expressed skepticism that coronavirus was as dangerous as health officials said it was, calling it a "scamming pandemic" and vowing not to take any vaccine.

"It's not a real pandemic and that's not a real vaccine. I'm sorry, I ain't taking no vaccine," Nugent said in a Facebook Live stream.

"You come at me with a needle and I will be in fear of my life. You know what I'll do if you come at me with a needle. 'Hi, I'm from the government. This needle's good for you.' Fuck you."

Nugent has also mocked people who wear face masks, despite that both the CDC and World Health Organization have urged their universal use.

Former L.A. GUNS drummer Steve Riley has blasted Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns, saying the singer and the guitarist "don't like each other" and insisting that the musical reunion between the pair has already "stalled."

Guns and Lewis began working on new music together again in 2016 after playing periodic dates together — billed as "L.A. GUNS' Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns" — around the tour schedule of the other long-running incarnation of L.A. GUNS, which Lewis continued to front. The singer eventually teamed up with Guns full-time and the duo have since released three albums under the L.A. GUNS moniker: 2017's "The Missing Peace", 2019's "The Devil You Know" and this year's "Checkered Past".

Left out of the Guns/Lewis reunion was longtime L.A. GUNS drummer Riley, who sat behind the kit for Phil's other version of L.A. GUNS. After leaving W.A.S.P. in 1987, Riley joined L.A. GUNS and played on the band's most commercially successful albums. However, he and Guns have a fractured relationship, which came to a head in 2002 when Tracii left L.A. GUNS to focus on BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION.

Riley discussed the breakdown of his working relationship with Guns and Lewis in a brand new interview with Waste Some Time With Jason Green. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "The real effort from Tracii to stop me came when Phil just blew on me that he was gonna get back with Tracii. And that in itself is amazing because… I've told it before, and me and [former L.A. GUNS bassist] Kelly Nickels talk about it, how can those two guys be together right now 'cause they do not like each other. I don't care what anybody says; I know what I know. I was the only one constant factor in L.A. GUNS through all the changes. I know how they talked about each other. I know how they got along when they were together, and they do not like each other. So when Phil came to me saying, 'I'm gonna go and start doing some shows with Tracii,' I was, like, 'Woah! Really?' We were out on the road doing a bunch of dates, and that just came out of nowhere. And I was, like, 'Wow. If that's what you wanna do.' He goes, 'Yeah, it's just gonna be a few dates 'cause he's out of his mind, Steve. I don't know how long it's gonna last.' And I was, like, why even do them? But anyways, he ended up doing them. Then he came back and said, 'I'm going to be leaving and doing Tracii full-time.' And that was midway through 2016 — it was midway through that summer tour. So I had to go for six months knowing he was a lame duck; he was gonna be splitting."

According to Riley, he knew from the get-go that Phil "was making a bad call." He added: "To call that an L.A. GUNS reunion with just the two of them… First of all, it's not a reunion. And then second of all, to do it with him and know their past relationship, know how they tore each other up in interviews and in the press and just said the worst things about each other, I just couldn't understand it; it wasn't registering to me. Why would you wanna do this when you could, at this age, at this point in your career, don't you wanna be comfortable and do it around people that you really dig? So it wasn't really registering why he would wanna do it. I guess they saw big dollar signs, and that didn't happen.

"The thing is you've gotta build a machine," he continued. "I know that the machine that they have around them right now is not good. I know that they have some people working for them that probably don't know how to direct them, how to get the most out of what they have. So the thing is gonna stall, and it has stalled."

This past April, a settlement was reached between drummer Riley and Guns and Lewis over the rights to the L.A. GUNS name. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Guns and Lewis will continue to operate under the L.A. GUNS trademark, while Riley and his bandmates from the other version of L.A. GUNS will now operate under the new name RILEY'S L.A. GUNS.

RILEY'S L.A. GUNS features Riley alongside Orlando, Florida-based guitarist/vocalist Kurt Frohlich, Nickels and guitarist Scott Griffin (who played bass for L.A. GUNS from 2007 until 2009, and then again from 2011 to 2014).

RILEY'S L.A. GUNS released its debut album, "Renegades", in late 2020 — made available under the L.A. GUNS banner, before a settlement between the various parties was reached — and is currently in pre-production for a follow-up effort. "It's going really well, 'cause we've got four really great songwriters," Riley told Waste Some Time with Jason Green. "So this is something I'm having fun with right now."

In an interview with Sonic Perspectives, Guns addressed the fact that Riley's version of L.A. GUNS played at the M3 Rock Festival in 2019 and released a full-length album under the L.A. GUNS name. He said: "Dude, when they did those couple of shows, we got so much angry e-mail from our fans. People were, like, 'What the fuck? None of you guys were there!' We would have to explain it's a different band with the same name. When I say a lot, I'm talking over a thousand e-mails. Then they put out a record using the name L.A. GUNS, [and] the e-mails just escalated. That was the point where some from our family stepped who had unlimited funds, which we used to stop this. It was what we needed to do, and it is done. Can you imagine, now they have to make up their legal fees? In what reality is it worth it? For Steve Riley to spend $80,000, and they will never make that back with RILEY'S L.A. GUNS. There is no logic, and it's so bizarre."

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman spoke to Terrie Carr of the Morristown, New Jersey radio station 105.5 WDHA about what it's been like returning to playing concerts after spending almost two years without being able to perform live. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Everything that we live for and everything we know and everything we do and everything that defines us was stolen — temporarily, but stolen — and you had to adapt and pivot very quickly. Not even necessarily for your own livelihood or monetary survival, but for your own sanity. It was a very trying time. It's still a trying time. But at the very least, we're seeing the light now at the end of the tunnel. We are starting to see live events happening and no massive repercussions from said events with the exception of the debacle that we just saw recently at the Astroworld festival, which is incredibly unfortunate, incredibly disheartening — and I think, dare I say, the symptom of a much larger problem and a much larger psychosis that we're in the middle of."

He continued: "Those two years of isolation and every person for themselves warped us in a way. It led to some sort of post-traumatic stress. We're all hyper sensitive of ourselves and our immediate bubble. And I think that it's going to take more and more positive live experiences for people to remember what it's like to come back together and to look out for each other and to protect one another and to defend and protect the innocent as opposed to not caring or filming on your cell phone or to actually be an active part of the solution in a real positive, peaceful way as opposed to in a destructive and separating and divisive way. I think that that's what hopefully is going to continue to happen. And if we can learn anything from the debacle, maybe that's it."

The catastrophic Astroworld festival left 10 people dead during a performance by Travis Scott in Houston. Since then, dozens of lawsuits have been filed and a slew of questions remain unanswered about what went wrong.

DISTURBED performed live for the first time in nearly two years on September 25 as one of the headliners of the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky. The band also played earlier this month at the Welcome To Rockville festival at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

In March, DISTURBED's "The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour" was officially canceled. The amphitheater tour, with very special guest STAIND and BAD WOLVES, was originally slated to take place in the summer of 2020 but was rescheduled to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was eventually scrapped altogether.

"The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour" was supposed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of DISTURBED's seminal album "The Sickness". On this tour, the band was expected to perform songs off the album, as well as tracks from "Evolution" and DISTURBED's extensive catalog.

In September 2020, DISTURBED released a cover version of Sting's 1993 single "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You".

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill believes that the band's current touring lineup — in which he is joined by singer Rob Halford, guitarists Andy Sneap and Richie Faulkner, and drummer Scott Travis — is the version that's going to make it to the end. "I can't see any reason why not," he tells 519 Magazine in a new interview. "We're all realists. None of us are getting any younger, so there is an end in sight, although when we don't know. I think everybody's happy with one another and with the current lineup, which is also almost as important as musical competence.

"You get the best musicians in the world, but if you've got a bunch of idiots, you're not going to last very long," he explained. "We're all getting along with each other. We're all family, really. And we'll continue with this lineup for as long as we can."

Hill is the sole remaining original member of PRIEST, which formed in 1969. Halford joined the group in 1973 and guitarist Glenn Tipton signed on in 1974. Rob left PRIEST in the early 1990s to form his own band, then came back to PRIEST in 2003. Founding guitarist K.K. Downing parted ways with the band in 2011, and was replaced by Faulkner.

The members of PRIEST have dealt with various health setbacks in recent years. Halford recently publicly revealed that he battled prostate cancer during the pandemic. He previously mentioned his cancer battle in the new chapter added to the updated paperback edition of his autobiography, "Confess". In "Confess", Halford revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer after experiencing symptoms for at least a couple of years.

In July 2020, Rob underwent prostatectomy, an operation where the entire prostate gland is removed plus some of the tissue around it, including the seminal vesicles. After more cancer was found earlier this year, he went through radiation treatments in April and May and eventually got then all-clear in June. He also had an appendectomy after a tumor was discovered on his appendix.

Faulkner suffered an acute cardiac aortic dissection during the band's performance at the Louder Than Life festival in late September. Faulkner was rushed to the UofL Health - Jewish Hospital where the cardiothoracic surgery team needed approximately 10 hours to complete a life-saving surgery.

Tipton was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease seven years ago — after being stricken by the condition at least half a decade earlier — but announced in early 2018 he was going to sit out touring activities in support of "Firepower". He was replaced by "Firepower" producer Sneap, who is also known for his work in NWOBHM revivalists HELL and cult thrash outfit SABBAT

Musclebound metal superhero, Thor, has released a lyric video for "Ode To Odin", featured on his newest album, this year’s Alliance. The song features Striker singer, Dan Cleary, and you can watch the clip below:





Be sure to check out Alliance, which features stellar guest appearances from the likes of W.A.S.P.'s Chris Holmes, Raven vocalist John Gallagher, Danko Jones, Anthrax's Neil Turbin, Ross “The Boss” Friedman and many more.




Order the CD and vinyl here. Order/save the digital edition here.





Tracklisting:


“We Need Musclerock” feat. John Gallagher (Raven)
“Niflhel (Realm Of The Dead)” feat. Björn Strid (Soilwork)
“The Ultimate Alliance” feat. Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.), Ross “The Boss” Friedman (Manowar), Nina Osegueda (A Sound Of Thunder) & Fang VonWrathenstein (Lords Of The Trident)
“Ode To Odin” feat. Dan Cleary (Striker)
“We Will Fight Forever” feat. Neil Turbin (Anthrax)
“Because We Are Strong”
“Rock Around The World” feat. Danko Jones
“Queen Of The Spiders” feat. Frank Soda (The Imps)
“Power Hungry”
“Bounty Hunter” feat. Frank Meyer (The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs) & Dennis Post (Warrior Soul)
“Battlements” feat. Trevor William Church (Haunt)
“Thor vs. The Juggernaut (War Of The Gods)” feat. Sean Peck (Death Dealer)
“Generation Now” feat. Joey Killingsworth (Joecephus & The George Jonestown Massacre)
“After The Laughter” feat. Martin Gummesson (Thundermaker)
“Good Stuff” feat. Al Harlow (Prism)
“Congregate” feat. Joey Roads & Sheldon Byer (Roadrash)
“We Will Fight Forever” (Reprise)


"Queen Of The Spiders" video:





“Because We Are Strong” video:





Niflhel (Realm Of The Dead)":





“The Ultimate Alliance” video:

Former Turbonegro frontman Hank Von Hell (real name Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby) was found dead in a public park in Oslo, Norway on Friday, November 19th. He was the frontman for the band from 1993 - 2009.


Husby's former bandmates have paid tribute to him via social media with the following statement:


"It is with immense sadness we received the tragic news that Hans-Erik «Hertis» Dyvik Husby has passed away. 




We are thankful for the times, the moments and the magic we shared with Hans-Erik in Turbonegro during the years 1993-2009. 


As a charismatic frontman who equally channeled humor and vulnerability, Hans-Erik was crucial for the band’s appeal. He was a warm and big hearted human, a spiritually and intellectually seeking person who loved having a conversation with anyone. We are proud of what we created together as rock brothers in Turbonegro - the music, the characters, our whole universe. 


Hank Von Helvete remains an iconic figure in the history of Norwegian rock and popular culture, and also made a mark as a profile in the international rock´n´roll community.


Actor, romantic and entertainer - through his life Hank left no doubt that he was a man for the stage, loving the spotlight and the room’s attention. 


Our thoughts and hearts go to his family. Rest In Peace."


Husby's manager and best friend, Boye Nythun, has shot down reports and rumours that cause of death was suicide Speaking with Se Og Hør, Nythun issued the following statement:


"In recent days, we have seen and observed a lot of rumors about Hans-Erik's death. I can deny that Hans-Erik took his own life. Hans-Erik had optimistic plans for the future and much to look forward to. It was no secret that Hans-Erik has lived a hard life at times. He has also been open about this before. The last few months have been extra hard for him, and unfortunately the sum of a hard-lived life became too much for him. Hans-Erik's body could no longer stand it. He was found in Slottsparken. His body had simply said 'stop.' It is tragic, and now we ask for peace.


We will not say anything more about the case, but (we have decided to go public) so that we avoid more speculation and rumors."


Husby recorded six studio albums with Turbonegro: Never Is Forever (1994), Ass Cobra (1996), Apocalypse Dudes (1998), Scandinavian Leather (2003), Party Animals (2005) and Retox (2007). He left the band in 2009 and would go on to release two solo albums, Egomania (2018) and Dead (2020).

Rock supergoup, Mr. Big, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their chart-topping Lean Into It album with a remastered and expanded anniversary edition reissue, available digitally, on CD and as a highly collectible limited edition box set made up of five individual colored 7” singles via evoXS.


Check out unboxing videos featuring guitarist Paul Gilbert and vocalist Eric Martin below.










The 30th anniversary release of Lean Into it includes the previously unreleased track, "Stop Messing Around", fully produced by Kevin Elson, from Mr. Big’s 1990 Lean Into It studio session. Check out the just released official lyric video below.





First released in 1991, Lean Into It is the second studio album by the group, consisting of Paul Gilbert, Eric Martin, Billy Sheehan and Pat Torpey. This is the band's breakthrough album, with Lean Into It peaking at #15 on the Billboard 200 charts, while the single “To Be With You” hit and remained number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks. The follow-up single, “Just Take My Heart,” was a Top 20 hit, peaking at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100.


The million-selling album also contains the popular tracks “Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy,” “Alive and Kickin” and “Green-Tinted Sixties Mind.” Lean Into It shows that Mr. Big could also strip away all the flash and 7-minute solos and simply create well-written songs with rhythm, groove and good melodies, making the band one of the iconic new wave of progressive “musician’s bands” who could play mind-blowing complicated riffs on their instruments at lightning speeds.


evoXS has remastered the album using the hi-resolution digital transfers from the original analogue master tapes for MQA-CD (2 CD), hybrid SACD, 180g Vinyl LP and Hi-Res digital. The hybrid multi-channel SACD plays on both SACD and regular CD players. MQA is an award-winning technology that delivers the sound of the studio. MQA-CD plays on all CD players. When a conventional CD player is connected to an MQA-enabled device, the CD will reveal the original master quality. The SACD has a new multi-track mix in 5.1 surround sound which provides the ultimate sound quality experience. The MQA-CD (2 CD) - Disc 1 contains the remastered tracks from the original album and Disc 2 contains the previously unreleased Kevin Elson produced tracks, “Stop Messing Around” and “Wild Wild Women,” hard to find bonus tracks and versions minus bass and guitar tracks, specially made for musicians to jam with.





Lean Into It MQA-CD tracklisting:


Disc 1
"Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)" (2021 Remastered)
"Alive and Kickin’" (2021 Remastered)
"Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (2021 Remastered)
"CDFF-Lucky This Time" (2021 Remastered)
"Voodoo Kiss" (2021 Remastered)
"Never Say Never" (2021 Remastered)
"Just Take My Heart" (2021 Remastered)
"My Kinda Woman" (2021 Remastered)
"A Little Too Loose" (2021 Remastered)
"Road to Ruin" (2021 Remastered)
"To Be With You" (2021 Remastered)


Disc 2
"Stop Messing Around"
"Wild Wild Women"
"Just Take My Heart" (acoustic)
"Shadows" (2021 Remastered)
"Strike Like Lighting" (2021 Remastered)
"Love Makes You Strong" (2021 Remastered)
"Alive and Kickin’" (early version)
"Green-Tinted Sixties Mindv (early version)
"To Be With You" (reggae version)
"Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)" (minus guitar version)
"Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (minus guitar version)
"Love Makes You Strong" (minus bass version)
"Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)" (minus bass version)


Lean Into It SACD tracklisting:


"Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)"
"Alive and Kickin'"
"Green-Tinted Sixties Mind"
"CDFF-Lucky This Time"
"Voodoo Kiss"
"Never Say Never"
"Just Take My Heart"
"My Kinda Woman"
"A Little Too Loose"
"Road to Ruin"
"To Be With You"
"Love Makes You Strong" (Original Japan Bonus Track)


The Lean Into It - The Singles 7” box set contains four 7” colored vinyl singles with their European picture sleeves: “Just Take My Heart (edit),” “Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song),” “To Be With You” and “Green Tinted Sixties Mind,” plus the bonus single “Strike Like Lightning” from the movie Navy Seals, which has never been released on 7” vinyl. The B-sides include the original hard to find tracks “To Be With You (live at NHK Hall Tokyo 1991)” and “Just Take My Heart (acoustic).”


The box set, which also includes a guitar pick and poster, is limited to 2,000 numbered copies.





Lean Into It - The Singles tracklisting:


Single 1


Side A: "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)"
Side B: "Road to Ruin"


Single 2


Side A: "To Be With You" (Single Version)
Side B: "Baba O' Riley" (Live at NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan, September 26, 1991)


Single 3


Side A: "Just Take My Heart" (edit)
Side B: "To Be With You" (Live at NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan, September 26, 1991)


Single 4


Side A: "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind"
Side B: "Just Take My Heart" (Acoustic)


Single 5


Side A: "Strike Like Lightning"
Side B: "Shadows"

In advance of the February 11, 2022 release of Dawn Of The Serpent, Night Cobra unleashes a music video for their new track, "Mortal Danger" - a searing, molten speed metal song that sets the pace for the impending LP's inspired intent. Directed by Dwayne Cathey, the cyber noir-laden "Mortal Danger" video captures both the immediacy and intensity of Night Cobra's vaunted live show. 





"In this modern world we are all in mortal danger!" says frontman Christian Larson, who doubles as guitarist/vocalist for the fast-rising Texas melodic black metal band Necrofier. "With our upcoming LP, Dawn Of The Serpent, Night Cobra dives deeper into the underbelly of this depraved world. Many things are happening that align with the tech-noir reality that we seem to be living in. All these moments will be lost in time."




With Dawn Of The Serpent, Night Cobra delivers dynamic, fiery music forged in the concrete and steel of punk and heavy metal. Ominous cover artwork by Adam Burke (Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats) portends the calamity that the record promises.





Dawn Of The Serpent tracklisting:


"Run The Blade"
"The Serpent's Kiss"
"Lost In Time"
"Black Venom Dreams"
"The Neuromancer's  Curse"
"For Those Who Walk The Night"
"Mortal Danger"
"Acid Rain"
"Electric Rite"


"The Serpent's Kiss":





(Photo - Violeta Alvarez)


 

Frontiers Music Srl announces the release of All The Way, the debut album from Kraemer, on January 28. Kraemer is a new musical collaboration that sees Finnish vocalist Erik Kraemer (Simulacrum) applying his vocals to melodic hard rock songs in the style of the classic Scandinavian school of the genre.


The first single and video, "Tonight" is out now. Watch the clip below, and pre-order/save All The Way here.


The musicians playing with vocalist Erik Kraemer on All The Way include Alessandro Del Vecchio on bass, keyboards, and background vocals, Andrea Seveso (Robin McAuley) on guitars and Michele Sanna (Brother Against Brother) on drums. With a set of songs written by Del Vecchio, Marco Sivo, Pete Alpenborg (ex-Arctic Rain), Kristian Fyhr (Seventh Crystal), Jan Akesson (Infinite & Divine), Ulrick Lönnqvist, Fabio Dessi, and Carmine Martone, and outstanding production from the always in demand Del Vecchio, this record showcases the talents of one of the hottest up-and-coming vocalists of the European scene and will be an absolute delight for the ears of all melodic music lovers.




Erik Kraemer is a singer and performer who has years of experience touring in his homeland of Finland with different bands and has also starred in various musical productions. He is also known for being one of the singers of Finnish progressive metallers Simulacrum. Additionally, he has collaborated with Timo Tolkki (Timo Tolkki's Avalon, ex-Stratovarius) on the guitarist's Infinite Visions project and more recently on the Circus Of Rock project masterminded by Finnish drummer Mirka Rantanen (Raskasta Joulua, King Company).


Erik's musical adventure started at the age of eight when his mother started taking him to choir practices at the Turku Cathedral. At the same time, he also started piano lessons. All together, he sang for ten years in the choir and played piano for nine years. Classical music didn't appeal to him much though and he started listening to hard rock and heavy metal. Later, Erik graduated from the Turku University of Applied Sciences with a Bachelor of Social Services degree in 2013 and as a musician from the Turku Conservatory in 2016. He has acted in many theatre productions and perhaps his most known role is the interpretation of legendary Finnish singer Rauli Badding Somerjoki.





Tracklisting:


"Moment For Me"
"All The Way"
"The King Will Come"
"Eat Your Heart Out"
"Tonight"
"Take Me Back To"
"How Can I Survive"
"Cold Spell"
"Loving A Stranger"
"I'm In Love Again"
"Forever"


"Tonight" video:





Lineup:


Erik Kraemer - Vocals
Andrea Seveso - Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio - Bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Michele Sanna - Drums

Rival Sons returned to the road in North America on the Pressure And Time Tour this fall. The six-week headline run saw the band celebrating the 10th anniversary of their 2011 album, Pressure And Time, by performing the landmark long player live in its entirety.





The tour kicked off on September 29 at Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and came to a close on November 13 at House of Blues in Anaheim, CA.




For the first time, Rival Sons performed their critically acclaimed and cult favourite second full-length album, Pressure And Time, from top to bottom. Upon its arrival in 2011, Pressure And Time garnered the band worldwide recognition and has since amassed over 40 million-plus streams and garnered widespread praise with the BBC affirming it is “simply stuffed with rollicking tunes.”


The band have released a recap video from the tour, stating: "Our own Todd Ogren put together this awesome highlight reel of the tour to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Pressure and Time. We'll never forget it."





(Photo - Rick Horn)