According to Music Business Worldwide, BMG, the Bertelsmann-owned company saw its revenues rise 11.4% year-on-year in the six months to end of June, hitting €269m ($305m), partly due to the extension of the company’s relationship with Black Sabbath

That was up on the €241m posted in the prior year period, with the increase “driven primarily by organic growth”, according to Bertelsmann.

In the first half of this year, said Bertelsmann, the share of BMG’s total revenues attributable to digital formats increased to 56%, “reflecting continuing growth in the digital streaming market”.

In February, BMG songwriters were behind a record 24 number-one hits across the Billboard charts, said Bertelsmann.

BMG launched its 15th international office, in Hong Kong, to further strengthen its footprint in the Asian market.

Read more at Music Business Worldwide.




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One of Montreal’s hardest to classify metal bands, Messora, has wrapped up production on their debut album and is ready for their listeners to succumb to the shifting and numinous music within. The Door is being released on October 4th, 2019.

The Door is comprised of seven challenging tracks that shift between many styles of metal, most noticeably death and progressive with hints of doom among the melodic riffs. The title track is the first single and is the reason this originally intended one-man project blossomed into a full band that has been bringing its malevolent and theatrical performance to stages throughout the local scene. Having played live many times, Messora expects this release to be taken well by fans, as they quote:

“We think that many people who became fans after seeing us live will be thrilled just by the fact that we’re finally presenting them with a record. I think that anyone who considers themselves a fan of ours only does so because of our live show. It’s a record that is kind of progressive but also kind of straight forward and we hope that it will appeal to those who are into progressive music and those who aren’t at all.”

The lyrics on the track “The Door” influenced every subsequent song on the album turning it into a continuation of the first track. Zach Dean explains the track in his own words:

“It’s very catchy and melodic, and it never gets as weird as certain other songs on the record. I really see it as this album’s only ‘single’. The middle section that contains the guitar solo is actually kind of weird. It serves as a great segue between what’s basically the part 1 and part 2 of the song, as well as giving the listener a taste of the more proggy and eccentric sounds that are more present later on in the record. Lyrically it’s about always seeing the problems in the world, and feeling like it’s all the fault of everything and everyone around you. You then get a glimpse at something else, a different place that is different from the one you’re in, and you want to get there.”

Messora crosses boundaries and is ultimately for anyone who likes technical, well-crafted metal, especially those who enjoy Opeth, Children of Bodom, and Lamb Of God.

Tracklisting:

“The Door”
“Tethered”
“The Veil”
“The Falling Star”
“The Pond”
“Untethered” 
“The Tide”

Show dates:

October
5 – Montreal, QC – O Patro Vys (album release show)
12 – Sherbrooke, QC – Le Murdoch 

(Photo by: Vladim Vilain)




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The official lyric video for "Best Days Of My Life", a song from former WHITE LION singer Mike Tramp, can be seen below. The track is taken from his latest studio album, "Stray From The Flock", which was released in March via Target Records.

Stadium concerts. Number one chart entries with solo releases. History of rock'n'roll written all over him. Tramp has had it all. Right now, however, after spending the last two decades studiously carving out a solid solo career for himself, Tramp is happy being Mike Tramp.

"Many years ago, I realized that going back to basics, demanding nothing and being surprised if there was a tray of sandwiches in the dressing room was the way forward," he says.

"Stray From The Flock" is the latest in a stellar collection of records written and released by Tramp since 1997. From the excellence of his solo debut "Capricorn" to "Maybe Tomorrow", the Danish singer has been on a distinctive, solo journey that has seen him reinventing himself and reach a consistency in look, feel and a sound that centers on some of the finest, acoustic-based-yet-hauntingly melodic songs you'll ever hear.

Recorded at Ark Studio in Denmark and mixed in Sweden by Peter Masson, "Stray From The Flock" essentially takes the template of the 2013 release "Cobblestone Street" one step further. It's also an album that pretty much wrote itself.

"I picked up the guitar and the songs just started flying out of me," Tramp said. "I thought, 'Fuck! There's an album that wants to come out of here."

"Stray From The Flock" was released on CD, double gatefold LP on black 140-gram vinyl, limited double gatefold LP on orange color LP, 180-gram (500 copies only), digital and cassette.

The members of STARSET have carved out a unique path as part cinematic rock band, part conceptual storytellers, weaving an intricate narrative through multimedia and redefining the concept of a truly immersive entertainment experience. Led by enigmatic frontman and PhD candidate Dustin Bates, the band has made a mission to take fans on a journey through music, video, AR-integrated performances, a Marvel graphic novel, and online experiences, blurring the lines of science, fact, and fiction.

The band just dropped its latest visual communication in the form of the "Diving Bell" video. Watch it below.

STARSET's third album, "Divisions", provides the soundtrack to the next chapter of their overarching narrative — one of a dystopian future world divided by the technology that has taken over in a war for human consciousness — those obeying and implementing it, and those fighting against it. Clues have been left behind by The Starset Society through a series of transmissions of what will occur in the future. These have been seeded throughout the campaign for fans to find and for them to become part of the story itself in a search for knowledge and to reveal new music.

Due on September 13, "Divisions" will feature the following track listing:

01. A Brief History Of The Future

02. Manifest

03. Echo

04. Where The Skies End

05. Perfect Machine

06. Telekinetic

07. Stratosphere

08. Faultline

09. Solstice

10. Trials

11. Waking Up

12. Other Worlds Than These

13. Diving Bell

A performance clip of the song "Razzle Dazzle" from Ian Gillan's "Contractual Obligation" album can be seen below.

Gillan, together with Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne and a few others, is considered one of the legendary voices that shaped hard rock. Despite his commitment to DEEP PURPLE, the singer has built an impressive solo career. "Contractual Obligation" is a collection of performances during a recent tour through Eastern Europe containing three shows which were released on different formats via earMUSIC on July 26.

Still fresh from the success of the studio album "NOW What?!", and just a few months before the release of the latest and equally successful album "inFinite", Ian Gillan accepted the offer to tour for a month in Eastern Europe with a full rock show, accompanied every night by a different local orchestra. Gillan decided to recruit the DON AIREY BAND, which features the guitar talent of Simon McBride.

All shows were truly unique, with Airey and McBride delivering perfect performances night after night. DEEP PURPLE material (including rarities like "Razzle Dazzle" or "Anya") went hand in hand with Gillan solo songs and surprises for those into the deepest catalog.

The title is a humorous reference to Gillan's notorious reticence to pay any attention to his own or DEEP PURPLE live releases (as he explains in the album liner notes). This live album and video might well be one of the nicest chapters in Gillan's solo production ever and a reminder about how great his solo music and concerts have been over the years.

Curiosity: The last DEEP PURPLE album was named "Infinity" (which later turned into "inFinite") during the afternoon preceding the Warsaw show that ended up being immortalized for its CD release.

CD1

01. Hang Me Out To Dry

02. Pictures Of Home

03. No Lotion For That

04. Strange Kind Of Woman

05. Razzle Dazzle

06. A Day Late 'N' A Dollar Short

07. Lazy

08. Rapture Of The Deep

09. When A Blind Man Cries

CD2

01. You're Gonna Ruin Me Baby (with Grace Gillan)

02. Ain't No More Cane On The Brazos

03. Difficult To Cure (Beethoven's Ninth)

04. Anya

05. Perfect Strangers

06. Hell To Pay

07. Demon's Eye

08. Smoke On The Water

09. Hush

10. Black Night

SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS will release "Living The Dream Tour" on DVD+2CD, Blu-ray+2 CD, 3LP black vinyl, limited-edition 3LP red vinyl, digital video and digital audio on September 20 via Eagle Vision.

A new performance clip of the song "Ghost", taken from "Living The Dream Tour", is available below.

"Living The Dream Tour" was shot on location on February 20, 2019 in front of a rabid crowd at London, England's Eventim Apollo. It features Slash and company roaring through a highly charged two-hour set of tracks from all four of Slash's solo albums. The set includes "Call Of The Wild", "Driving Rain", "By The Sword", "Back From Cali", "Starlight", "World On Fire" and "Anastasia". There's a searing live version of "Shadow Life", as well as "We Are All Gonna Die" and "Doctor Alibi", during which lead singer Myles Kennedy switches vocal duties with bassist Todd Kerns. Watch a "first look" of the "Living The Dream Tour" as the band performs "Anastasia" below.

Earlier this year, Slash told Loudwire about the London concert filmed for the live release: "Whenever you do a live recording, all you can do is just wing it. You can hope that that particular show is not going to be the worst one on the tour. Very rarely do you plan to do a live record and it's the most magic show of the whole tour. That's a kind of luck that just doesn't really happen all that often."

He continued: "It was one of the best London crowds that I played in front of with THE CONSPIRATORS, for sure. It was a really great, great, great live [experience], the whole vibe of the thing was great, and it was great that it was at Hammersmith, which is just one of those historical venues. It was a good, energetic show, and I listened to the live recording, or at least some of it, and it's totally raw, and all the mistakes are in there. We don't really doctor any of it, so it's a pretty honest representation of what happened that night."

DVD/Blu-ray bonus feature: "Live In London" mini-documentary, including interview with Slash and Myles, plus behind-the-scenes footage of the tour.

SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS' 2019 worldwide tour in support of their most recent studio album "Living The Dream" continues with the launch of their North American headlining tour through July 15 in San Francisco. The trek will include festival stops at Heavy Montreal in Quebec on July 28 and at Lollapalooza on August 4 in Chicago, Illinois.

"Living The Dream Tour" track listing:

01. The Call Of The Wild

02. Halo

03. Standing In The Sun

04. Ghost

05. Back From Cali

06. My Antidote

07. Serve You Right

08. Boulevard Of Broken Hearts

09. Shadow Life

10. We're All Gonna Die

11. Doctor Alibi

12. Lost Inside The Girl

13. Wicked Stone

14. Mind Your Manners

15. Driving Rain

16. By The Sword

17. Nightrain

18. Starlight

19. You're A Lie

20. World On Fire

21. Avalon

22. Anastasia

"Living The Dream" was released in September via Slash's own label Snakepit Records, in partnership with Roadrunner Records.

"Living The Dream" is Slash's fourth solo album, and third with Slash and his bandmates Myles Kennedy (vocals), Brent Fitz (drums), Todd Kerns (bass and vocals) and Frank Sidoris (guitar and vocals). The artwork was created by renowned visual artist Ron English.

"It's a natural progression from 'World On Fire', for sure," Slash said of the new album. "I think it has a little more diversity — some of the ideas are not really what I would consider to be predictable." At the same time, he adds, "The record is also a bit more structured, with songs that are shorter and more to the point than last time." Kennedy concurred. "I don't know that there are as many of those sort of 'epic sonic journeys' that we took on the last record," he said. "Although there are songs that take you on a trip, like 'Lost Inside The Girl'. But overall, a lot of these songs — things like 'My Antidote', 'Read Between The Lines', 'Slow Grind' — they're pretty precise statements, and they definitely fall in line with the type of sound we're known for. There's a certain type of sonic calling card that we've developed over the years, and you can hear it front and center on this record."

"It's just a snapshot of where we're at," Slash continued, summing up "Living The Dream". "Which is what we're going for with each new album — to be present in what we're doing and come up with something that is representative of and reflects this moment in time."

Rare footage has surfaced of Pink Floyd performing their classic, "Wish You Were Here", on June 30 1990 at the Silver Clef Awards Winners concert at Knebworth, Hertfordshire, UK. The event was in aid of the Nordoff Robbins Music Centre and The BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology.

Pink Floyd's lineup here includes David Gilmour (guitar, vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals) with Guy Pratt (bass, vocals), Jon Carin (keyboards, vocals), Tim Renwick (guitar), and Gary Wallis (percussion).




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In a recent interview with Metal Injection, OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt said that he approaches each new album as if it could be his final one. "It's been in the back of my mind every time I start writing for a record that it might be the last one," he said (see video below. "It might be people just abandon us and we don't have a career or we can't afford [to keep going], or whatever. Or you get tired, or you can't write. I don't take anything for granted with this band, even though we have almost a 30-year… I've been in the band almost 30 years now. I almost said '30-year career,' but it took a good 10 years before we had what could be considered a career.

"It's good for me to write music thinking that this might be it," he continued. "Then I don't slack. It's good. It's such an important thing in my life, I don't wanna treat it in any other way than with the utmost respect. Especially if I'm writing music myself, it needs to be there. And it can't be corrupted by business [people]. I mean, it will be in the end anyway. Once I give the record away, business takes over. But when it comes to music, if somebody tries to suggest things to me, I'll off them. That's all I care about."

OPETH's 13th album, "In Cauda Venenum", will be released on September 27 via Moderbolaget / Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Recorded last year at Stockholm's Park Studios, the disc will be released in two versions, in both Swedish and English languages. Various physical and digital formats will be available.

"Nowhere To Run", a brand new song from FOZZY — the band featuring former WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's forthcoming follow-up to 2017's "Judas" album, tentatively due in the spring of 2020 via RED Music.

Jericho recently said that FOZZY would have a new single out in time for the band's September 14 concert in Los Angeles with IRON MAIDEN and a new full-length record in January or February of 2020.

According to Chris, FOZZY will take the time it needs to make a worthy follow-up to "Judas", whose title track has 31 million YouTube views, was No. 1 on iTunes charts in eight different countries and spent nine weeks in the top ten on the Active Rock Charts in the USA.

"The thing is you can't rush something like this, because 'Judas' had three Top 10 singles on it," he explained. "So it was a huge breakthrough for us — it really took us to the next level. Your next record has to be better — not as good; it has to be better. And so there's no reason to rush it. I find in this biz, 'Here today, gone later today,' if you make the wrong decisions, is very easy, and also, 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder.' So while people are waiting, as long as we know we've got some of this, like, 'Wow, this is very, very good, and we're gonna really continue this build that we've got,' then we'll be ready. Until then, we're gonna take the time it takes to get it right."

There is no danger, however, that FOZZY fans will undergo the same struggles experienced by followers of GUNS N' ROSES, who spent more than a decade waiting for the arrival of "Chinese Democracy" before it was finally released in 2008.

"I guarantee it won't take 14 years to put out the next FOZZY record," Chris said. "And I think you see that with [other] bands — METALLICA [taking] eight years between records. I don't think there's any reason for that — especially not for us. We wanna get it done, but we don't wanna rush it. But we also know there's a black hole, like a window that you have to go through. If you wait too long, people forget about you. So I think it's been… It'll be two years in October [since the release of 'Judas']. Probably another six to eight months after that's the perfect time frame."

FOZZY recently signed a major deal with Sony Music and Jericho told Loudwire in a recent interview that he is open to releasing music in any way that the label suggests. He said: "Maybe we just do nine singles and don't do a full album. We're excited to do a record if they want us to, or if they want us to release singles like they do in the Top 40 world, that's fine too. All that matters is that people hear your music and get a chance to see you live."

American death metallers Visceral Disgorge have premiered the third and last single "Fucked Into Oblivion" from their upcoming album Slithering Evisceration, which will be released on September 13th via Agonia Records. Listen to the new song now:

Vocalist Travis Werner commented on the new release: ""We had a lot of bumps in the road over the years that we had to overcome, but I think that essentially it made the band stronger and more ferocious over time.This album is much faster and more aggressive than our last album, with lyrical themes inspired more by Science Fiction and Cosmic Horror as opposed to the old hack and slash. V.D. is back... the beast has awaken from its ancient slumber ready to obliterate all who stand in its way!".

Slithering Evisceration was recorded, mixed and mastered by Drew Lamond at Wright Way Studios (Dying Fetus, Misery Index). The album artwork was created by Stephen Somers.



Tracklisting:

"Fucked Into Oblivion"
"Architects Of Warping Flesh"
"Saprogenic Deformation"
"Absorbed By The Swarm"
"Siphoning Cosmic Sentience"
"Necrotic Biogenesis"
"Spawn Of Putridity"
"Transfixed In Torture"

Pre-order your copy now at this location.

Catch Visceral Disgorge on tour at the following shows:

September
13 - Los Angeles, CA - Catch One
14 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Metro
15 - Portland, OR - Bossanova Ballroom
16 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
18 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall
19 - Denver, CO - The Roxy Theatre
20 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room
21 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
22 - Minneapolis, MN - Amsterdam Bar
24 - Milwaukee, WI - Club Garibaldi
25 - Chicago, IL - Cobra Lounge
26 - Indianapolis, IN - The Citadel
27 - Detroit, MI - Sanctuary
28 - Toronto, ON - The Rockpile
29 - Montreal, QC - Foufounes Electriques
30 - Quebec City, QC - L’Anti Bar

October
1 - Manchester, NH - Bungalow
2 - Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus Bar
3 - Stanhope, NJ - Stanhope House
4 - Frederick, MD - Cafe 611
5 - Spartanburg, SC - Groundzero
6 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
8 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
9 - Austin, TX - Come and Take It Live
10 - Fort Worth, TX - Tomcats West
11 - El Paso, TX - Rockhouse Bar
12 - Mesa, AZ - Club Red
13 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick




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Blasphemous black metal legion Profanatica have shared "Eucharist In Ruin," the second single from their upcoming new record, Rotting Incarnation Of God. The album is due on October 11th via Season Of Mist, making it the band's debut to the label. "Eucharist In Ruin" can be heard below:

The band comments on the upcoming effort, "The only problem with the new Profanatica is that it eventually ends.” Rotting Incarnation Of God is available for pre-order in various formats at this location.

The album art and tracklisting can be found below, as well as an audio stream of the title track

Tracklisting:

"Liturgy Of Impurity"
"Prayer In Eclipse"
"Broken Jew"
"Washed In The Blood Of Lord"
"Sacramental Cum"
"Mocked, Scourged And Shit Upon"
"Tithing Cunt"
"Rotting Incarnation Of God"
"Eucharist In Ruin"
"In My Kingdom"

"Rotting Incarnation Of God":

Profanatica lineup:

Paul Ledney - drums & vocals
Adam Besserer - guitars
Richard Olsen - bass

(Photo - David Parham)




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Italian black metal band, ShadowThrone, will release their sophomore album Elements’ Blackest Legacy on September 27th via Non Serviam Records.

Today the band unleashes the new single taken from the follow up album to Demiurge Of Shadow, released in 2017. Behold the “Path Of Decay” lyric video:

ShadowThrone guitarist Steph comments: “Finally time has come to release ‘Path Of Decay’, the first single from Elements’ Blackest Legacy. This track has been taken from the first demo ‘Through The Gate Of Dead Sun’. The original version was just a shy attempt to research the right sound. It was the first track that I wrote before calling the band ShadowThrone and there was a different lineup. Personally, I define ‘Path Of Decay’ as atmospheric violence, arctic and cosmic dimension. It’s an open gate for the new album. Hope you enjoy it.”

Pre-order Elements’ Blackest Legacy now at this location.

Elements’ Blackest Legacy features a more powerful and black metal-oriented sound, along with a cold and sidereal dimension. Death / black metal riffs, epic synths and violent growls / screams are the elements of a new black metal era.

The album was produced by ShadowThrone and mixed and mastered by Riccardo Studer (Stormlord). The artwork was created by occult artist Nestor Avalos (Dark Funeral, Rotting Christ, Vital Remains).

Tracklisting:

"Endless Dance Of The Universe"
"Black Dove Upon My Shoulder"
"All Is One"
"Curse Of The Royal Blood"
"Descent"
"Every Moment Burns In My Chest"
"Path Of Decay"
"ShadowThrone"
"L’Autunno Di Bacco"
"Faded And Cold Humanity"

For further details, visit ShadowThrone on Facebook.

 




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Professionally-filmed video of Killswitch Engage's August 13th performance from The Space in Las Vegas can be seen below.

Setlist:

"Unleashed"
"Hate By Design"
"The Crownless King" (live debut)
"My Last Serenade"
"A Bid Farewell"
"Beyond The Flames"
"I Am Broken Too"
"Rose Of Sharyn"
"In Due Time"
"The Signal Fire" (live debut)
"Always"
"My Curse"
"This Is Absolution"
"The End Of Heartache"
"Strength Of The Mind"
"Holy Diver" (Dio cover)

Killswitch Engage recently released their new album, Atonement, via Metal Blade Records (North America) and Music For Nations (Europe). Find worldwide order options here.

With over 45,000 copies sold worldwide, Atonement has made an impressive entry on global charts, including:

US:
#1 - Rock Albums
#1 - Hard Rock Albums
#2 - Billboard Top Albums
#13 - Billboard Top 200

Canada:
#1 - Top Digital Chart
#2 - Top 200
#2 - Current Artists
#2 - Hard Music

Says the band: "You've proven to us time and time again that music and community is without borders. We are all one across the world. We are humbled and THANK YOU. We'll be seeing you."

Atonement tracklisting:

"Unleashed"
"The Signal Fire" (feat. Howard Jones)
"Us Against the World"
"The Crownless King" (feat. Chuck Billy)
"I Am Broken Too"
"As Sure as the Sun Will Rise"
"Know Your Enemy"
"Take Control"
"Ravenous"
"I Can't Be the Only One"
"Bite the Hand That Feeds"

"The Signal Fire" video:

"I Am Broken Too" video:

"I Am Broken Too" lyric video:

"Unleashed":

Find the band's complete tour itinerary here.




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Sabaton celebrated the band’s 20th anniversary at the 30th edition of Wacken Open Air with a set packed with highlights and surprises. Watch three songs from this epic two hours below, and find the complete show here.

Meanwhile, the Sabaton History Channel has released Episode 030 - "Salingrad" - World War Two.

A message states: "The Sabaton song ‘Stalingrad’ is about the devastating Battle of the Russian City of Stalingrad, which lasted for 5 months from August 1942 till February 1943. The Battle is infamous for its brutal street fighting and high casualties on both sides."

Sabaton's new album, The Great War, is out now. Details below.

The Great War tracklisting:

"The Future Of Warfare"
"Seven Pillars Of Wisdom"
"82nd All The Way"
"The Attack Of The Dead Men"
"Devil Dogs"
"The Red Baron"
"Great War"
"A Ghost In The Trenches"
"Fields Of Verdun"
"The End Of The War To End All Wars"
"In Flanders Fields"

"Great War" video:

"The Red Baron" lyric video:

“Fields Of Verdun” video:

"Bismarck" video:




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Returning from their performance at the metal holy land known as Wacken Open Air in Germany, Toronto’s melodic proggers, The Slyde, are sharing live video from the festival of their track "So Blind", which is off their latest album, Awakening.

The Slyde performed at the festival after winning the 2019 Wacken Metal Battle Canada competition and being selected to represent their home country at the Wacken Metal Battle international final. BraveWords is premiering the new live video, which can be seen below.

Vocalist/ guitarist Nathan Da Silva: “It was a real honour and pleasure to perform on the Holy Lands of Wacken. We made a lot of awesome friends and connected with a lot of bands in the Metal Battle. The festival does such an amazing job to keep all metalheads happy. We were also pleasantly surprised with how the weather held up this year, except for, ironically, during our soundcheck, where there was a 2-hour weather delay that forced us to cut two songs from our set. Despite these last-minute changes, we rocked the hardest we could and gave it our all. To say that we played the world’s biggest heavy metal festival means a lot to us. Thank you to all the organizers, judges and fans for making this possible. In addition, we have found even more drive to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of our band, with eight shows in September and October and new music and a music video to release in the next few months. ”

Now back on Canadian soil, The Slyde will be kicking off their 10 Years And Counting Tour to celebrate their 10 years of performing and recording their melodic prog rock since first forming in Ottawa, ON in 2009 to later re-locate permanently to Toronto, ON.

Dates:

September
6 - Hamilton, ON - Corktown
7 - Cornwall, ON - Lola’s
13 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks
27 - London, ON - Call The Office
28 - Peterborough, ON - Red Dog

October
3 - Barrie, ON - Foxx Lounge
4 - Toronto, ON - Rivoli
5 - Kingston, ON - The Mansion




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Israeli metallers, Walkways, have released a video for "Thank You", a track from their new album, Bleed Out, Heal Out, available via via Nuclear Blast. Watch the clip below.

The album journeys through six chapters. It begins with a heart break and a deep disappointment, goes into a struggle with the urge to avenge and let a darker side take over, from there comes the chapter of release and unchaining from the burden of trauma. Then comes the step of letting someone new in to your life, the stage of loving again. Following that is a contemplation of the outside world - being horrified by our ways as human beings (wars, environmental pollution and animal abuse) and a strong desire to correct and evolve as one and a shout out to change as a whole.

To end the album, there is a recurring chapter of convergence due to the shock from the outside world, which is again flooded with great disappointment and a kind of despair from the current situation, but the deep desire to correct and transcend the internal and external chaos is always preserved.

Tracklisting:

"Till The End"
"Hell Born Shove (Impossible)"
"Despair (For Heaven's Sake)"
"Half The Man I Am"
"Trumpet Call"
"Levitate"
"Bleed Out, Heal Out!"
"You Found Me"
"Unbearable Days"
"Enough"
"Humane Beings"
"Care (In This Together)"
"Thank You"
"Bone Deep"

"Thank You" video:

"Care (In This Together)" video:

"Hell Born Shove (Impossible)" video:




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Swedish hard rockers, Perfect Plan, have released a cover of the Survivor song, "Didn't Know It Was Love". Listen below:

The band previously released covers of Giant's "Stay", and Foreigner's "That Was Yesterday", which are available below:

The band's 2018 debut album, All Rise, is available here.

(Photo - Charlotte Nordin)




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Japanese thrashers United released their 10th album, Absurdity, on July 18th, 2018 via Spiritual Beast. The band has signed with Reaper Entertainment Europe and the album will be officially released in European territories on September 27th.

The tracklist is as follows:

"Absurdity"
"Settle My War"
"Arise"
"Trapped Fake World"
"Dead by Dawn"
"Don’t Ever Let Me Down"
"May (feat. Anza from Head Phones President)
"Alive"
"Empty Eyes"
"Fabricated The Justice"




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Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH will release a limited-edition four-song EP. Titled "O Pentagram Ignis", it will be available for purchase at venues on the band's "Ecclesia Diabolica Baltica" tour. The 10-inch vinyl will be made available on clear and white vinyl, with each pressing limited to just 333 copies and each copy signed by the members of BEHEMOTH.

BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski says: "The 'Ecclesia Diabolica Baltica' tour will not only bring the most innovative concert production and a surprising setlist, but will also offer new special merchandise made especially for this tour.

"A lot of things will be premiered and the most important one being the beautiful 10-inch EP 'O Pentagram Ignis', which will be strictly limited and available only during the concerts taking place in September and October.

"All copies will be signed by the band! Don't miss out on this!"

BEHEMOTH is currently on the road in North America with SLIPKNOT as part of the "Knotfest Roadshow" tour.

"O Pentragram Ignis" track listing:

Side A

01. O Pentagram Ignis

02. Sabbath Mater (Live)

Side B

01. Wolves ov Siberia (Live)

02. Ecclesia Diabolica Catholica (Live)

British rock icons MAGNUM have been hard at work in the studio all year creating their 21st studio album, due for release early 2020. Almost all the recording has now been completed and mixing will be starting very soon. The album will be the first to feature the thunderous rhythms of new bassist Dennis Ward, who has also supplied some truly spectacular backing vocals. Lee Morris has done a sterling job giving the offering drive, power and excitement. Rick Benton has surpassed himself with keyboard arrangements of huge scope and majesty. All of which provides a sublime compliment to the band's stalwarts — the exhilarating guitar work of Tony Clarkin and Bob Catley's inimitable vocal talents.

After the phenomenal success of "Lost On The Road To Eternity", the band has also invited Wolf Kershek to contribute orchestration. In addition, there have been several guest musicians involved, with recording going on not only in the band's usual base of M2 studios in Wolverhampton, but in other studios and even other countries. Everything is being brought together by longtime studio engineer Sheena Sear.

Rodney Matthews has once again provided a fantastic and beautiful piece of art for the front cover. And Al Barrow remains very much an active member of the extended MAGNUM family; putting together the booklet and remaining artwork.

Says the band: "We're all very excited about this one. We think it's truly going to be something special. We can't wait for you all to hear it."

MAGNUM has announced the first dates for its 2020 spring tour. "We will be joining forces with Swiss rockers GOTTHARD as part of the German leg of our tour," says the band.

In an unexpected and surprising lineup shuffle, vocalist John Corabi and bassist Marco Mendoza have both left The Dead Daisies. Announced as a two-in-one replacement is singer / bass player Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Black Country Communion).

The Dead Daisies is now a four-piece comprised of: guitarist David Lowy and Doug Aldrich (Dio, Whitesnake), drummer Deen Castronovo (Journey, Ozzy Osbourne), and vocalist / bassist Glenn Hughes. The quartet has released a new song, "Righteous Days", which can only be heard on the band's official website.

A statement from the group reads:

"The Dead Daisies are a musical collective, whose members come together through a common love for great rock music. It’s a living, breathing, musical organism with the credo, 'Rock is indeed alive & well!'

From the band’s inception, the idea was for members to bring their own ideas to the table but also have the flexibility to come and go when working on their other projects.

Both John and Marco are, and always will be, a part of The Dead Daisies musical family, but at this point in time they have decided to do some work on their own solo projects.

Yes, the guys have recenty been in the studio in LA recording some new music with legendary singer & bass player Glenn Hughes. ‘Righteous Days’ is airing exclusively across the planet this week.

David, Doug, Deen & Glenn head back into the studio later in the year to finish the album and look forward to seeing you on the road in 2020!!

Get out there, live your life and just enjoy the music!!"

 




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The world premiere of the video for "Never Enough For You" - the first song written by all-Canadian cover band Toque - took place August 27th as part of the Never Enough CD Release Party at Nashville's in Winnipeg, MB. Now the clip is online for all to enjoy.

"Never Enough For You" comes from Toque's new album, Never Enough, available now. The cover art and tracklisting can be viewed below.

"Armageddon"
"Innocence"
"Never Enough For You"
"Ironic"
"Enough Is Enough"
"The Spirit Of Radio"
"Down Again"
"Lunatic Fringe"
"Don't It Make Ya Feel"
"What Kind Of Love Is This"
"Remember"
"Hot Child In The City"
"Armageddon Reprise"

Check out the lyric video for Toque's cover of "Ironic" by fellow Canadian Alanis Morissette.

To celebrate the release of Never Enough, Toque has announced the following appearances and shows:

August
29 - John's Music Store - Moose Jaw, SK - Meet & Greet
30 - B Sharp Music Store - Regina, SK - Meet & Greet
31 - Shake The Lake - Regina, SK

September
1 - Party In The Park - Calgary, AB

For further details, visit Toque on Facebook.




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Tides From Nebula share their new single "Ghost Horses" along with a music video. It's the second new song taken from their 5th studio album From Voodoo to Zen coming September 20th via Long Branch Records (SPV) and Mystic Production.

"It seems that being a three piece made us work harder and challenged us to write better music. I’m pretty sure this is one of the reasons the album ended up sounding so rich and epic," states guitarist Maciej Karbowski. "Musically and visually this new record is a sidestep for us, which came subconsciously. We just followed our gut feeling and as we were recording in our own recording studio, we could work on every small detail and I am sure that this album will develop with every listen. We are super curious about the listeners reaction."

From Voodoo To Zen is without a doubt the most epic and huge sounding album that Tides From Nebula have created so far. The LP is self produced and recorded by the band at Nebula Studio as well as mixed and mastered by Jacek Miłaszewski at 4dB Ride.

From Voodoo To Zen is available for pre-order here.

Tracklisting:

"Ghost Horses"
"The New Delta"
"Dopamine"
"Radionoize"
"From Voodoo To Zen"
"Nothing To Fear And Nothing To Doubt"
"Eve White, Eve Black, Jane"

"Ghost Horses" video:

Lineup:

Maciej Karbowski - Guitar / Keys
Przemek Węgłowski - Bass / Keys
Tomasz Stołowski - Drums

(Photo - Bartek Kuzia)




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Finland's dark rockers, The 69 Eyes, will release their 12th studio album, West End, on September 13th via Nuclear Blast. Packed with 11 up-tempo rock anthems full of heaviness, black memento mori moments and dark humour, the new full-length features several top notch guest vocalists including Cradle Of Filth's Dani Filth, Wednesday 13 and Beastö Blancö's Calico Cooper. Massacre Records will be releasing a limited edition Gatefold Vinyl LP (black or white vinyl) on September 20th. There is also a special edition on purple vinyl available directly and exclusively at the band's web shop.

Get your copy of the digipak (including the album + Blu-Ray with a special band documentary directed by Ville Lipiäinen) or digital download, here. Special bundles with vinyl / CD-digipack / t-shirt / hoodie, are available for Europe and North America.

West End tracklisting:

"Two Horns Up" (Feat. Dani Filth)
"27 & Done"
"Black Orchid"
"Change"
"Burn Witch Burn"
"Cheyenna"
"The Last House On The Left" (Feat. Wednesday 13, Calico Cooper & Dani Filth)
"Death & Desire"
"Outsiders"
"Be Here Now"
"Hell Has No Mercy"

"Black Orchid" lyric video:

"Cheyenna" video:

"27 & Done" video:

In November, The 69 Eyes will hit the road to play a European tour and have announced the German gothic rock institution Lacrimas Profundere as support for their West End Tour 2019. You will find all tour dates here.

(Photo - Pasi Klemetti)




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Calgary, Alberta-based band, Die Another Day, have released their debut single, "Broken Youth", a fun track that is creative, bouncy and upbeat.

The single was mixed by Jesse Kopala, and mastered by Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, He Is Legend, Scale The Summit) and is available now. Listen via the YouTube clip below, or at Spotify.

Started in the spring of 2019 with a variety of influences, Die Another Day expands into multiple genres, getting fans excited to embrace different styles of music. The band is really proud of the single which has plenty of energetic riffs, aggressive lyrics, and melodic harmonies that everybody can really enjoy and get into.

The band states: “We all really love the single and I’m hoping fans feel the same as we do about it. We’re hoping fans wind up being as excited about the single as we are. We’re a new band in town and we have a different style of music that other bands. Hopefully, we leave them wanting more and hyped for another single in the future from us.”




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Mokomokai have released their latest music video, for their track "World Of Sorrow", from the 2018 release Shores Of The Sun.

Taking a new age hard rock sound with a taste of some old school influences such as Diamond Head, Judas Priest, Motörhead, and Black Sabbath, Mokomokai’s explosive lineup starts with originals John Ellis on high-octane guitar and Halfordesque vocals matched by the heavy bottom of bassist Jermy Pastic along with Bobby Deuce (of east coast heavyweight quartet Iron Giant). Mokomokai recently firmed up their assault with the addition of JJ Tartaglia (of renowned Toronto bands Skull Fist and Final Trigger).

The music video for the track "World Of Sorrow" is incendiary and artistic capturing the well-refined range of the vocals alongside the bluesy bass lines, and tight guitar work that rounds out into a gripping heavy rocking ballad.

Stepping it up from inner-city Toronto, Canada by way of the province of Ontario’s pastoral Lakeland frontier of Peterborough, Mokomokai is a hard-rocking foursome whose thundering stage assault has set the Canadian rock and metal tour circuit alight since first forming in 2011.




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Live At The Sydney Opera House is a brand new live album from two-time Grammy-nominated blues rock titan Joe Bonamassa, featuring recordings from his 2016 performance at one of the world's most legendary venues. This includes previously unreleased live versions of tracks from his coveted #1 album, Blues Of Desperation.

As a UNESCO Heritage Monument, The Sydney Opera House sits alongside the Great Pyramids Of Egypt, the Great Wall Of China and the Taj Mahal. For those that have the honour to play a venue as sacred as the Opera House, they bring their absolute best to the stage. Bonamassa is no exception to the rule, always rising to the challenge and bringing his A-game, so the praised musician brought with him a band composed of some of today's best musicians and singers to support him in delivering a masterful concert to be cherished for years to come. This stellar band includes Late Night with David Letterman's Anton Fig (percussion), Nashville recording legend Michael Rhodes (bass guitar), Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and member of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Reese Wynans (keyboards), Paulie Cerra (sax), and Lee Thornburg (trumpet), with Mahalia Barnes, Juanita Tippins, and Gary Pinto on backing vocals.

Now everyone can relive that evening's celebration with this special release of Live At The Sydney Opera House, compiled for a premium listening experience available digitally, CD with beautiful packaging that includes a collector's booklet, and vinyl 180 gram double LP which features the exclusive bonus track "Livin' Easy", via J&R Adventures on October 25. Pre-order here.

Fans can download the first track "This Train" here, and watch the live music video below.

Bonamassa is one of today's top live performers and his enthusiastic live shows are one of the biggest parts of his career, and a favorite for music lovers everywhere. Live At The Sydney Opera House captures the incredible talents a man who's toured nearly every city, country, and major venue over the world, perhaps even twice over. Currently, he has just completed his second sold out Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea cruise this year, and is now in preparation to hit stages in Australia and New Zealand in September, with an upcoming third instalment of US dates for 2019 this fall. With Live At The Sydney Opera House, fans can enjoy Bonamassa's live talents any time they want, at home or on the way to an upcoming show.

Live At The Sydney Opera House is also Bonamassa's newest live album, following the 2018 release of British Blues Explosion Live, which marked his milestone 20th #1 album, and preceded his latest studio album Redemption that took the blues world by storm later that year, bringing him his 21st #1 album on the blues charts.

In addition to Live At The Sydney Opera House, Bonamassa has mentioned a studio album on the horizon. He's currently in the process of writing new songs, with plans to hit the studio this winter, and as fans can see from his Instagram and extensive ever-growing list of international tour dates, the diehard musician is rarely without a guitar in hand, curating new melodies, solos, and endlessly developing his craft, never ceasing to amaze his listeners.

CD tracklisting:

"This Train"
"Mountain Climbing"
"Drive"
"Love Ain't A Love Song"
"How Deep This River Runs"
"Mainline Florida"
"The Valley Runs Low"
"Blues Of Desperation"
"No Good Place For The Lonely"

Vinyl tracklisting:

Side A
"This Train"
"Mountain Climbing"
"Drive"

Side B
"Love Ain't A Love Song"
"The Valley Runs Low"

Side C
"How Deep This River Runs"
"Mainline Florida"
"Livin' Easy" (Bonus Track)

Side D
"Blues Of Desperation"
"No Good Place For The Lonely"

"This Train" video:




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Australia's Voyager will release their new album, Colours In The Sun, on November 1 via Season Of Mist. The band have revealed the album art and tracklisting, which can be viewed below. Pre-order the album here.

In conjunction with this announcement, Voyager have shared the energetic new single, "Colours", along with a music video. The video, which was created by Dark Spirit Photography, can be found below.

Vocalist Danny Estrin comments on the video: "We wished to continue having Australian landscapes as a feature point in our music videos following on from the epic music video for ‘Brightstar.’ So, to incorporate more of a cityscape vibe for this dark, yet uplifting synth number inspired by Steve Winwood, ‘Colours’ was intended to demonstrate that we are all colours in the sun, and that we as a band are progressing on our onward journey to the next release, as can be visualised in the video."

Danny Estrin comments on the album: "Colours In The Sun is the most transcendent, layered, and effervescent album we have written and recorded. It’s poppy, but still holds weight with crunchy, powerful riffs. It's a true reflection of Voyager - five individuals from different roots coming together and creating a unique sound under the Australian sun."

Tracklisting:

"Colours"
"Severomance"
"Brightstar"
"Saccharine Dream"
"Entropy"
"Reconnected"
"Now Or Never"
"Sign Of The Times"
"Water Over The Bridge"
"Runaway"

"Colours" video:

Lineup:

Danny Estrin - Vocals
Simone Dow - Guitars
Alex Canion - Bass
Scott Kay - Guitars
Ash Doodkorte - Drums




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Hammerfall has only just released their eleventh studio album, and second with Napalm Records, Dominion, and they’re already breaking the charts worldwide.

Hammerfall prove once more that they are one of the biggest heavy metal bands today. Dominion is currently ranked #2 on the Swedish and Swiss charts, #4 on the German and #11 on the Austrian charts. In the United Kingdom, the album is currently ranked #4 on the Rock Album charts, #8 on the Current Hard Music Album Charts in the United States, as well as #9 on the Canadian Top Hard Rock Music Album Charts. In Finland, they are currently placed #5 on Physical Album Charts. See the placements below.

Singer Joacim Cans on the chart entries: “We are so proud and happy with the current chart success of Dominion and want to thank all our fans for the great support. This makes us even more eager to start touring to be able to play some of these songs live.“

Having released their album on the day they played at Summer Breeze Open Air 2019, Hammerfall arranged a huge release party for their fans - cake included! The event was a total success and everyone involved, including Hammerfall themselves, was utterly elated. Take a look at how the Swedes celebrated their album release:

Hammerfall have released this new track-by-track video, discussing "Scars Of A Generation" from Dominion:

To view a variety of the Dominion merchandise, head here.

Dominion tracklisting:

"Never Forgive, Never Forget"
"Dominion"
"Testify"
"One Against The World"
"(We Make) Sweden Rock"
"Second To One"
"Scars Of A Generation"
"Dead By Dawn"
"Battleworn"
"Bloodline"
"Chain Of Command"
"And Yet I Smile"

"Dominion" video:

"One Against The World" video:

“(We Make) Sweden Rock” live video:

"(We Make) Sweden Rock" lyric video:

Hammerfall have announced that their World Dominion 2020 tour will include special guests Battle Beast, and support from Serious Black.

On the topic of the upcoming tour, frontman Joacim Cans elaborates, “’Good is not good enough, it has to be great’ also applies on the upcoming European tour. Not only are we bringing one of the most promising new metal bands, Battle Beast, as special guest, we also have support from Serious Black. We are also upgrading the venues in many cities, and will play arenas, where we will present the biggest and most badass tour production ever. Can’t wait to meet all the awesome Hammerfall fans all over Europe. If you can attend only one show next year, this is the one to choose!“

Dates:

January
30 - Bremen, Germany - Aladin *
31 - Hamburg, Germany - Sporthalle

February
1 - Osnabrück, Germany - Hydepark
2 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle
3 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje
5 - Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
6 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
7 - Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
8 - Kaufbeuren, Germany - All Kart Halle
9 - Milan, Italy - Live Club
11 - Langen, Germany - Stadthalle
12 - Leipzig, Germany - Werk 2  
13 - Prague, Czech Republic - Forum Karlin
14 - Bamberg, Germany - Brose Arena
15 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - MHP Arena
16 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
18 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja
19 - Krakow, Poland - Studio
20 - Budapest, Hungary - Barba Negra
21 - Graz, Austria - Orpheum
22 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
23 - Berlin, Germany - Huxley´s

*only Serious Black / special guest tba

(Photo: Robert Tüchi - Picwish Fotodesign)




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KISS brought their End Of The Road World Tour to St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse, NY last night (Tuesday, August 27). The band have released some professionally filmed video from the show, which can be found below.

KISS' setlist:

"Detroit Rock City"
"Shout It Out Loud"
"Deuce"
"Say Yeah"
"I Love It Loud"
"Heaven's On Fire"
"War Machine"
"Lick It Up"
"Calling Dr. Love"
"100,000 Years"
"Cold Gin"
"God Of Thunder"
"Psycho Circus"
"Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll"
"Love Gun"
"I Was Made For Lovin' You"
"Black Diamond"

Encore:
"Beth"
"Crazy Crazy Nights"
"Rock And Roll All Nite"

KISS perform next on Thursday, August 29, at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Find the complete End Of The Road tour itinerary here.




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