Guitarist Kane Roberts has spoken to eonmusic about his Alice Cooper years, reconnecting with music on his new album The New Normal, and his striking image.

Roberts, who played with Cooper from 1985 - 1987, was responsible for helping relaunch Cooper's career following a stint in rehab, and the guitarist admitted that it was a big responsibility taking on that challenge. Said Kane; "Well, their search at that time was not just; 'Hey, let’s find a guitar player and a co-writer for Alice'; it was a little bit beyond that because he was coming out of a very special situation with where is career had been, and where he was in terms of rehab and all that stuff that was going on."

He continued; "They looked for something a little different. So I walked in the room; I didn’t look proper, I didn’t do any drugs, I didn’t drink or anything, and the final thing was that Alice and I became best friends, literally within ten minutes of meeting each other."

Roberts appeared on the albums Constrictor (1986) and follow-up Raise Your Fist And Yell (1987), sets that he says were designed with a new approach in mind. "I said to Alice, 'When you come back, especially live, we don’t want people to think you ‘survived’ rehab; you’ve got to come back like a nuclear version; like you were bitten by a nuclear beast or something like that. And that it’s a different version of you, because you have to compete with Ozzy and Van Halen and all these bands that are out there; you can’t just sort of assume that what you did before, and manner that you presented it is going to get you through the day', because, the culture of rock and metal was changing. So, you can see how that discussion manifested itself."

Going on to talk about the infamous album cover for his self-titled 1987 solo debut, the guitarist admitted that it deserves its place in the 'Worst Album Covers of All Time' list. Said Kane: "I was looking at it going; 'What the fuck is this?!' I’m there [on the sleeve], and I’m in an alley, and behind me is a little Vespa motor scooter, and I’m looking at it going; 'Seriously?!' And then they wrote my name in flames, and it looked like ‘Kake Roberts’."

Roberts did admit however, that he can see the funny side of it. "It’s really funny; I was sitting with Vito [Bratta] from White Lion, and he said he had the worst cover ever, which was the one with the lion in the grass with the White House behind it (‘Big Game’, 1989), and I said; 'No, I think I got ya beat; mine’s like a McDonalds commercial on acid', you know what I mean? So he still thinks his is worse than mine."

Finally, Kane admitted that following he split from Cooper, he never received a single offer to join another band. "If you think about it, Alice Cooper, with the way I looked, was the only band on the planet that ever would have hired me. I didn’t get one offer. And I didn’t expect it, because I think one of the reasons is my image."

Read the entire interview here.

Kane Roberts' new solo album, The New Normal, is out now via Frontiers Music Srl (order here).

Tracklisting:

"King Of The World" (Feat. Nita Strauss)
"Wonderful"
"Beginning Of The End" (Feat. Alice Cooper, Alissa White-Gluz, Aoyama Hideki, Kip Winger)
"Who We Are" (Feat. Katt Franich)
"Forever Out Of Place" (Feat. Kip Winger)
"Leave This World Behind"
"The Lion’s Share" (Feat. Kip Winger)
"Leave Me In The Dark"
"Above And Beyond" (Feat. Kip Winger)
"Wrong"

"Beginning Of The End" (featuring Alice Cooper and Alissa White-Gluz) video:

"King Of The World"  (featuring Nita Strauss):

"Forever Out Of Place" (featuring Kip Winger):

(Photo - Mike Goedecke)




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"A Perfect Day To Die", the new video from British thrashers ONSLAUGHT, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, due later in the year via AFM Records.

Guitarist Nige Rockett comments: "We are super stoked to finally get some new material out to the fans.

"'A Perfect Day To Die' is a nod to our sadly departed friends from MOTÖRHEAD who were a major influence for ONSLAUGHT over the years.

"The track has been mixed by Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, U.D.O., EVERGREY) and produced by ourselves and Pete Hinton (SAXON). It sounds so heavy with a super-aggressive vibe. It really has a ton of potential.

"Right now, we're currently working flat out finish the remainder of the writing for the next record. Things are sounding so cool, fresh and very brutal."

ONSLAUGHT's upcoming album will be the band's first with its latest additions, drummer James Perry and guitarist Wayne Dorman.

Rockett told The Metal Crypt about his new bandmates: "James has been waiting in the wings to join the band for many years now. He's a longtime friend and helped us out on a South American tour back in 2013. He really is an incredible drummer. Strangely enough, James had e-mailed me around a month before Mic Hourihan left, saying if we ever needed him, he is ready and waiting, so bang, James was straight in; no drama whatsoever. It was a real easy transition and he already knew 80 percent of the songs. Regarding Wayne, we headhunted him through videos, etc. on YouTube. I really liked his guitar style and he is also an amazing vocalist, which helps massively with backing vocals and with the songwriting."

According to Nige, it was "hugely important" for him and his bandmates to find the right guys to step into the group. "Lineup changes can be a huge pain in the ass, so if and when it happens, you have to make changes that are going to improve the band and take it to another level musically," he said.

"As I said previously, we all knew James and what a great drummer he is so that chemistry was already in place. I had a lot of conversations with Wayne before he joined the band to make sure we were all on the same wavelength. He's very hungry for success and his enthusiasm for moving ONSLAUGHT onwards and upwards was very infectious and it's already paying off greatly as his contributions so far have been very positive."

Asked what the new ONSLAUGHT members have brought to the band, Nige said: "Both guys have brought with them musicianship of the highest order and a very relaxed and chilled attitude into the ONSLAUGHT camp. It's a very happy and cool place to be right now and it feels like there are no limits to what we can achieve with this lineup.

"From a guitar point of view, Wayne is one of the tightest players I've had the pleasure to share a stage with over the years, and we all love his style of soloing — it's pure, full-on metal; no-nonsense, no prisoners taken."

Nige said that he and his bandmates "always set the bar as high as possible with each and every record we make. I see no point or joy in making a new album that's not as good as your previous releases; that would just be conning ourselves and our fans," he explained. "So yeah, the bar is high and we're up for the challenge. I have a really good feeling about the new recordings."

ONSLAUGHT released a concert CD/DVD, "Live At The Slaughterhouse", in February 2016 via AFM. The 13-song set captured two performances in the U.K. (Bristol and London) featuring the lineup of Rockett, Sy Keeler (vocals), Jeff Williams (bass), Leigh Chambers (guitar) and Mic Hourihan (drums).

Ex-MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland has spoken to Eonmusic about his time in the band, why he didn't return to the group despite an offer ahead of 1990 release "Rust In Peace", and his thoughts on joining his former bandmates on stage at a hypothetical Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction.

Revealing that he was approached to rejoin the veteran thrash act for their breakthrough "Rust In Peace" release, Chris — who had played on the demos for the 1990 album — said that he reconsidered when he realized that taking the job could have dire consequences for him. "[The reunion] almost did happen," he said; "My manager, Janie Hoffman, told me they wanted me in the band, and then she said, 'You know what? If you join that band, you're going to die.'"

The guitarist, a recovered heroin user, said that it was this realization, coupled with the offer of a solo deal, that kept him from taking up the job. "I thought about it," he said. "I was going to do it, but then on the way down there, I said, 'You know what? I’m not going to do it.' And she basically said, 'You have a deal. You have a record deal for your own thing that you love to do. Why are you going to take a chance on joining a band where you've just got sober, and those guys might not be sober? And if they're not, you know it's only going to take a month before you start using again."

Although admitting that he has no contact with his former bandmates, Chris said that he'd be happy to get back up on stage with them, should MEGADETH get inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. "Absolutely," he enthused, adding, "I don’t have any [problem with anyone]. Like I said; everybody's got their own life. If anybody's got a problem with our lives before, then they should have dealt with it by now."

Poland was a member of MEGADETH from 1984 to 1987, during which time he performed on the band's classic albums "Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!" and "Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?" He is also a featured soloist on the group's 2004 album, "The System Has Failed".

For the past 20 years, Poland's main musical focus has been the fusion band OHM:, which has released three full-length studio albums to date.

Chris Poland photo credit: Chris Poland Facebook page

With their fifth and final album One Last Ride, that was released on November 16th, infernal hard rockers Chrome Division embark on their last journey, but not without a big bang.

After being reunited with their first singer Eddie Guz, the Norwegians led by Dimmu Borgir’s Shagrath started their farewell tour in February and have now announced more dates for Europe in September. Supported by Crossplane and Virginia Hill, you can catch Chrome Division on one of the dates listed below. And check out the clip of "I'm On Fire Tonight", live in Oslo 2019.

Tour dates:

September
6 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Sticky Finger
7 - Hamburg, Germany - Hebebühne
8 - Paris, France - Backstage by the Mill
9 - Lyon, France - Rock n Eat
10 - Madrid, Spain - Caracol
11 - Barcelona, Spain - Bóveda
12 - Sursee, Switzerland - Kulturwerk 118
13 - Berlin, Germany - Bi Nuu
14 - TBA

On May 2nd, Chrome Division will appear at Karmøygeddon Festival in Norway.




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Country artist Rick Monroe has released his take on Motörhead's "Ace Of Spades" via all digital outlets. The song is available for stream or download here. You can listen to the song below.

Rick on the song: "We didn’t take covering the iconic Motörhead song 'Ace Of Spades' lightly. With the help of producer Mike Puwal (Insane Clown Posse, Zug Island) & Zack Stewart (Josh Thompson, Jerrod Niemann) on drums I feel like we found that perfect blend of country & metal. With everyone in modern country rushing to a more pop sound we decided to go the other direction. I called it “Hillbilly Metal” - Lemmy saw us do it live once, thought it was pretty awesome & gave it his stamp of Royal approval. I hope Motörhead fans dig that we are trying to turn a difference genre in to the awesomeness that is Lemmy Kilmister & Motörhead. “Cause that’s the way I like it baby...”




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"Never Let You Go", the new video from A NEW REVENGE (formerly PROJECT ROCK and ROCKSTAR) — the band featuring former members of JUDAS PRIEST, ALICE COOPER, OZZY OSBOURNE and SCORPIONS — can be seen below. The song is taken from A NEW REVENGE's debut album, "Enemies & Lovers", which will be released on March 29 via Australia's independent record label Golden Robot Records.

A NEW REVENGE features one of the finest voices in metal of all time, Tim "Ripper" Owens (ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH), one of the most versatile and name-checked guitarists in rock Keri Kelli (SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, ALICE COOPER, VINCE NEIL), legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE, QUIET RIOT) and longtime SCORPIONS drummer James Kottak (also of KINGDOM COME).

Due to scheduling conflicts, Sarzo was unable to attend the filming of A NEW REVENGE's videos. The band's good friend and renowned played Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE, LAST IN LINE) stepped in at the last minute to take his place.

Kelli says of A NEW REVENGE coming together: "Beginning the songwriting process, we said, 'Let's get together and come up with three or four original songs.' Without any pressure, just creating as we went. Finally, we got to the eleven songs we were all happy with. 'Here's To Us' was the first song we wrote for this record. It came very fast and was pretty simple to write. It's basically an ode to hard rock fans the planet over."

Kelli says of "Enemies & Lovers": "It's been a long time coming but it's completely finished — mixed, mastered and all ready to go. We all really, really excited to finally unleash this on the hard rock community."

A NEW REVENGE will hit the road across the U.S. in support "Enemies & Lovers" throughout 2019 and is looking at locking in a European tour later in the year.

"Here's To Us" was premiered in 2013 on Russia's "Drive Time Morning Show With Evgeny Shtoltz".

Owens told RockEra Magazine about A NEW REVENGE: "It started as an all-star band playing songs from all of our careers. Then we wrote a CD and recorded it, and I can't wait to get it out." He described the band's musical direction as "just good old straight-forward hard rock."

PROJECT ROCK's touring lineup also included Teddy "Zig Zag" Andreadis (GUNS N' ROSES) on keyboards.

A NEW REVENGE is:

* Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIO DISCIPLES) - Vocals

* Keri Kelli (SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, ALICE COOPER, RATT) - Guitar

* James Kottak (SCORPIONS, KINGDOM COME) - Drums

* Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO) – Bass

After their insanely successful co-headlining tour with label mates Amorphis (18 sold out shows) in support of their globally acclaimed new record, Verkligheten, Swedish visionary metallers Soilwork have issued the following statement:
 
"Verkligheten has been out almost two months now and we keep getting amazed by the recognition it gets. We just finished off a succesful EU tour with our friends in Amorphis, Jinjer and Nailed To Obscurity. Once again we want to thank everyone for attending our shows and making it memorable. To sum up our journey through Europe, we chose to make a live video out of ‘Sålfågel’ as the crowd reaction, when playing it live, was just INSANE!!! 
 
Verkligheten is a new era of Soilwork and we are ready to take this journey with our fans. We cannot wait to get back on the road this summer and bring Verkligheten to life again!!! See you all soon!!!"

Watch the live video for "Stålfågel" below. The clip was shot by Jörg Harms from Black Vision Films and mixed by Tommy Bertelsen and Soilwork's Sylvain Coudret

Verkligheten, as well as accompanying merchandise, can be ordered in various formats (Deluxe Box-Set including Digipack CD, lanyard with lavish metal application (mock missing), metal pin, patch, sticker, signed photo card and poster, Digipack CD + T-Shirt bundle, Digipack CD, black/orange/purple vinyl as well as digital download/stream). To order the album surf to this location.

Verkligheten album tracklisting:

"Verkligheten"
"Arrival"
"Bleeder Despoiler"
"Full Moon Shoals"
"The Nurturing Glance"
"When The Universe Spoke"
"Stålfågel"
"The Wolves Are Back In Town"
"Witan"
"The Ageless Whisper"
"Needles And Kin" (feat. Tomi Joutsen / Amorphis)
"You Aquiver"

Underworld Bonus EP tracklist:

"Summerburned and Winterblown"
"In This Master's Tale"
"The Undying Eye"
"Needles And Kin" (original version)

"Witan" music video:

"Stålfågel" video:

"Full Moon Shoals" video:

"Arrival" visualizer:




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"Let There Be More Light" is the opening track on Pink Floyd's second album, A Saucerful Of Secrets. This performance took place on Surprise Partie in Paris, France on November 1st, 1968.

Watch "Let There Be More Light", performed on Tous En Scène in Paris on October 31st, 1968.

This performance of "Let There Be More Light" features the band travelling on the London Underground in 1968.

The video below features "Let There Be More Light", performed on Samedi et Compagnie in Paris, France on September 6th, 1968.




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Melodic death metal band, Nightrage, will release their eighth album, Wolf To Man, on March 29th via Despotz Records. The title track, "Wolf To Man", is the new single from the album and delivers the delicate mix of brutality combined with catchy melodies that Nightrage remain masters of.

The band describes the new single as, "very eerie and kind of different from the usual Nightrage songs". Using a discordant guitar melody combined with monk choir background vocals and heavy brutal riffs, along with Ronnie's signature vocal attack. Together with the producer Ronnie Björnström they created a rich and powerful sound with a lot of dynamics, and they reached their goal of making an album fully loaded with clarity and heaviness.

'"Homo Homini Lupus Est' a Latin quote that loosely translates in to “Man is wolf to man”. A line depicting the predatorial bloodlust of man in the role of being its own greatest enemy. Here in the lyrics described from the angle of a beast, a wolf on the hunt for its prey." - Nightrage

With the upcoming album, Nightrage invites the listener to a mesmerizing melodic musical journey, telling the truthful story that guides us all the way to the inevitable demise of mankind. The music delivers a delicate and well-balanced blend between brutality and melody, and also an intricate mix of thrashing riffs, airy instrumentals and hooking choruses to bang your fists to.

The creative power trinity of Marios, Ronnie and Magnus started this conceptional dive into the darkest parts of humanity on the previous album, The Venomous, and is now on Wolf To Man taking it to the next level. This relentless story of extinction is told with as much aggression as there is intriguing and mesmerizing melodies. Memorable hooks and some of the catchiest choruses that metal has seen in decades, does nothing to compromise the brutality and honesty that Nightrage is known for.

Tracklisting:

"Starless Night"
"Wolf To Man"
"Embrace The Nightrage"
"Desensitized"
"God Forbid"
"By Darkness Drawn"
"The Damned"
"Arm Aim Kill"
"Gemini"
"Disconnecting The Dots"
"Escape Route Insertion"
"Lytrosis" (Instrumental)

(Photo - Evelina Szczesik / Ever Vision Art)




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Italian orchestral-death metal and renaissance revivalists, Fleshgod Apocalypse, will make their triumphant return this year with the release of their 5th studio album, Veleno, on May 24th via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band has unveiled the record’s debut single, “Sugar”, via a music video, the album artwork and tracklisting. Fans can pre-order the album in various formats here.

Francesco Paoli on working with director Giovanni Bucci: “I met Giovanni Bucci a couple of years ago, while collaborating on his own band Oddko. We soon became good friends, so we started talking about having him as director for Fleshgod’s new videos. He is a true visionary, with amazing directing and production skills. He’s been making music videos for bands like Korn, and he also has a shining career in the movie industry. We all agreed that he would’ve been the key to a huge step forward for us, visually and artistically, especially on a video like this, which was also extremely complex to produce and shoot. The result is on your screen now, and it's better than any description. Just hit the play button and enjoy.”

Italian for venom, Veleno marks Fleshgod Apocalypse’s first record in three years, since the release of their critically acclaimed record King (2016). The “metal part” of Veleno was recorded in Rome, Italy at Bloom Recording Studio and Kick Studio with long-standing collaborator Marco Mastrobuono, while the “orchestral part” - the ensembles - were tracked at Musica Teclas Studio in Perugia. Fleshgod Apocalypse then took the effort over to Grammy-nominated Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios in Denmark for mixing and mastering. The entire production of Veleno took, according to Paoli, about three months. Artwork for the album was created by Travis Smith.

Francesco Paoli on Veleno: “Today is the day. A first taste of our new album, Veleno, is finally available for you all. No words can describe how excited we are and how long we waited for this moment. What you see is the harvest of three years of sweat, revolutions, intense emotions and extreme challenges. We proved ourselves to be stronger than ever, despising compromises, setting the bar higher no matter what. The album is massive to say the least. Every song is a unique piece, literally alive and breathing. Can't wait for you guys to hear the rest…”

Veleno tracklisting:

"Fury"
"Carnivorous Lamb"
"Sugar"
"The Praying Mantis’ Strategy"
"Monnalisa"
"Worship and Forget"
"Absinthe"
"Pissing On The Score"
"The Day We’ll Be Gone"
"Embrace The Oblivion"
"Veleno"

"Sugar" video:

North American tour dates:

March
15 - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent
16 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
17 - Mesa, AZ - Club Red
19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
20 - Denver, CO - Oriental Theatre
21 - Kansas City, MO - Riot Room
22 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey
23 - Austin, TX - Come And Take It Live
24 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
26 - Orlando, FL - The Haven
27 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
28 - Raleigh, NC - The Maywood
29 - Richmond, VA - Canal Club
30 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
31 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre

April
1 - Montreal, QC - Theatre Corona
2 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial Bell
3 - Toronto, ON – The Opera House
5 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
6 - Minneapolis, MN - Studio B
7 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre
8 - Regina, SK - The Exchange
9 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
10 - Calgary, AB - Dickens Pub
12 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
13 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
14 - Portland, OR - Bossanova Ballroom
15 - Oakland, CA - Metro Opera House




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German power metal band, Iron Savior, have released a video for "Stand Up And Fight", featured on their new album, Kill Or Get Killed, out today via AFM Records. Watch the clip below, and order the album here.

Tracklisting:

"Kill Or Get Killed"
"Roaring Thunder"
"Eternal Quest"
"From Dust And Ruble"
"Sinner Or Saint"
"Stand Up And Fight"
"Heroes Ascending"
"Never Stop Believing"
"Until We Meet Again"
"Legends Of Glory"
"Sin City" (AC/DC cover, bonus track)

"Stand Up And Fight" video:

"Kill Or Get Killed" video:

"Roaring Thunder" lyric video:

"Eternal Quest":




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Children Of Bodom have released their tenth album, Hexed, via Nuclear Blast Records. In celebration, the band have released the lyric video for "Hecate's Nightmare". Check it out below.

"So finally the day has arrived," states COB frontman, guitarist, and mastermind Alexi Laiho. "The 10th COB record has finally been released!!! It took an insane amount of hard work to put all this together but at this point it feels like it’s been more waiting anxiously than anything else so I'm both excited and relieved that the damn thing is out. So thank you for your patience my friends, I hope the waiting has been worthwhile and that you’ll like the album. Either way I’ll see you on the road soon. Horns up!"

Hexed is available in the following formats:

- CD Digipak
- Pink w/ Black splatter vinyl – Limited to 300
- CD Digipak + T-Shirt + Poster

Order your copy here.

Hexed tracklisting:

"The Road"
"Under Grass and Clover"
"Glass Houses"
"Hecate’s Nightmare"
"Kick in the Spleen"
"Platitudes and Barren Words"
"Hexed"
"Relapse (The Nature of My Crime)"
"Say Never Look Back"
"Soon Departed"
"Knuckleduster"

Bonus tracks:
"I Worship Chaos" (live)
"Morrigan" (live)
"Knuckleduster" (remix)

"Platitudes And Barren Words" video:

"This Road" lyric video:

"Under Grass And Clover" video:

Next week, the band will head out on their Hexed 2019 North American Tour. The trek will kick off in Quebec City on March 13th and conclude in New York City on April 19th. Supporting the band are Finnish death-doom melody-makers Swallow The Sun and Finnish epic melodic death metal quartet Wolfheart as well as Summoner's Circle (March 13-16 & April 9-19), Hollow Cry (March 18-29) and Fragmentum (March 30-April 7) who are opening select shows.

Alexi Laiho comments, "Hello North America! Just wanna say and emphasize the word “finally” ... fuckin' finally we’ll be back on the road - like old school style and over the pond too!! We’ll be in your town just as you're getting your hands on the new record. Even if you do not have it, don’t worry cause we’re gonna rotate the setlist to include old tracks that will blow your mind back to hell so it’s gonna be a good fuckin' party ladies and gentlemen. Hoping to see you there!!"

Watch the Hexed tour trailer below:




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Finnish folk metal superstars, Korpiklaani, have released an official lyric video for "Bier Bier", featuring Tankard singer Gerre. A message from the band follows:

"It is so awesome to have Gerre from Tankard do the German version of 'Beer Beer'. A true thrash metal legend and beer lover!"

Gerre stated: "I remember when we toured with Korpiklaani across Finland in 2009, where we had tons of fun! I also had a lot of fun while writing German lyrics for the band's iconic song and recording it with our sound engineer Gerd Lücking (drummer of Holy Moses). I hope that I'll meet the guys in Korpiklaani again soon, and we can have a few beers once again."

The track is taken from the Kulkija (Tour Edition), which is out now. Order here.

Find the band's live itinerary here.




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BraveWords is premiering the scorching new single from Danish hard rockers Black Swamp Water. “The End” is taken from their latest album Distant Thunder and it out now through Mighty Music on CD, LP, and digital. 

The band comments:

“"‘The End’ is the second single from the album Distant Thunder, and this song is a personal and gloomy tale about the futility of life – a story in which the narrator desperately wants to believe in a meaning that he/she knows is not there. To add to the melancholy feel of the tune, steel pedal guitar player Emil Viberg has expertly added soulful licks to the final mix.”




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"Take A Chance" the new video from HARDLINE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming studio album, "Life", which will be released on April 26 via Frontiers Music Srl.

In the past two years, HARDLINE has performed a number of shows across Europe, including festivals and more intimate gigs, and that live "energy" can certainly be felt on their new studio album. The band went back to 1992's "Double Eclipse" album for influence for the songs on this record, but additionally they also looked a little closer in the rearview at the tremendous predecessor to this album, "Human Nature". The resulting album, "Life", perfectly blends the influences of those two albums and sees HARDLINE heavier, stronger, bigger, and better than ever.

HARDLINE entered the studio feeling loose and relaxed from all its gigging. The two newest members, Marco Di Salvia on drums and Mario Percudani on guitar, had gelled seamlessly with the rest of the band from all those shows and combined with Anna Portalupi's pulsating rhythms and Alessandro Del Vecchio's songwriting and production abilities, "Life" was almost effortless for the band to create. And of course, Johnny Gioeli sings like only he can over top of these incredible musicians.

More live dates will be forthcoming for the band, including a performance on April 27 at the Frontiers Rock Festival in Milan, Italy.

"Life" track listing:

01. Place To Call Home

02. Take A Chance

03. Helio's Sun

04. Page Of Your Life

05. Out Of Time

06. Hold On To Right

07. Handful Of Sand

08. This Love

09. Story Of My Life

10. Who Wants To Live Forever

11. Chameleon

12. My Friend

HARDLINE is:

Johnny Gioeli - vocals

Alessandro Del Vecchio - keyboards

Mario Percudani - guitar

Marco Di Salvia - drums

Anna Portalupi - bass

BraveWords is premiering the second single from Blackdraft’s new album The Quest, out now through Mighty Music on CD and digital. Check out “Out To The Open Sea” below.

The band comments on the single:

“The single ‘Out To The Open Sea’ is the fifth chapter from current concept-album The Quest. This song describes the journey out on the rough sea during the adventure of the protagonist Runa Ágústsson. It is a cold and stormy day on which this chapter takes place. The songs describe in a musically way the high waves and heavy weather through which the ship must travel on its way out to the sea. It is a struggle with nature’s forces on the devils back but the song takes the ship save, motivating and significantly strong through the storm.




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UK-based melodic metal band The Raven Age, featuring Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris's son George Harris, will release their sophomore album, Conspiracy, tomorrow (Friday, March 8th). The band will be streaming the album at 4 PM, EST today. Head to the band's YouTube channel to listen.

Pre-order the album in various formats and bundles here, and watch a video for the new single, "The Day The World Stood Still", below.

Named after a collective of ravens, Conspiracy is a cryptic soundtrack to the immersive fantasy world that the combined minds of bandmates Matt James (vocals), George Harris (guitar), Tony Maue (guitar), Matt Cox (bass) and Jai Patel (drums) have created. A world that delves into history’s myths and legends, with the stories re-told through their music and imagery. Clues left within their artwork and lyrics connect everything together to be part of a bigger story, pointing to what may later come to pass for The Raven Age.

Conspiracy is an inventive, mature and thrilling body of work that’s full of twists and tangents that carry the excitement from start to finish.

Conspiracy tracklisting:

"Bloom Of The Poison Seed"
"Betrayal Of The Mind"
"Fleur De Lis"
"The Day The World Stood Still"
"Stigmata"
"Surrogate"
"Seventh Heaven"
"Forgotten World"
"The Face That Launched A Thousand Ships"
"Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier"
"Scimitar"
"Grave Of The Fireflies"

"The Day The World Stood Still" video:

"Fleur De Lis" lyric video:

"Betrayal Of The Mind" video:

Having already built a solid live presence after touring the globe with the likes of Tremonti, Killswitch Engage, Shinedown, Mastodon to name a few and appearing at a number of festivals including Waken Open Air, Bloodstock and Download, they will be supporting this release with their biggest headline run to date across the UK and Europe throughout March and April with support from Defences.

They will then continue the year as support to Iron Maiden on their North and South American leg of the Legacy Of The Beast tour from July to October.




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Toronto’s Sludgehammer are ready to pummel the masses with their forthcoming album, Antechamber, ready to destroy eardrums on April 12th.

Heavy and groovy, Sludgehammer delivers the goods with astounding precision and the confidence of a world-class band. The first single, "No Control", with its ferocious drumming that collides with equally aggressive riffs and vocals, is a solid introduction to the pummeling album that Antechamber promises to be. The track can be found below.

“The whole process has been trial by fire. We bring what we have to the table and if it fits our signature blend then we roll with it. Over the years from our first release until now, our sound has matured quite well and it's all thanks to the support and input from our fans and friends that have kept us going down the right path thus far. We can only hope to keep pleasing who we do with our albums while bringing in a new level of fan base due to our more well rounded and heavy-yet-easy listening style.”

Pre-order the album here.

Tracklisting:

"No Control"
"Broken Sea"
"Climatic Death"
"Forsaken Souls"
"Balance Of Life"
"The Long Road"
"Eternal Darkness"
"Supernova Silhouette"
"Line 'Em Up"

"No Control":

Tour dates:

April
12 - Toronto, ON - Coalition T.O
13 - Hamilton, ON - Club Absinthe
19 - Montreal, QC - Piranha Bar
20 - Ottawa, ON - Café Dekcuf
27 - Kitchener, ON - Boathouse

May
3 - Brantford, ON - Our Place
11 - London, ON - Old East 765

(Photo - Deborah Lawrence)




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Italian death metal tyrants, Dying Awkward Angel, have released a music video for "Isaiah 53:7", off their latest full length, Absence Of Light, released last year via Extreme Metal Music / Rockshots Records. Watch below.

Absence Of Light is available for stream and download on Extreme Metal Music / Rockshots Records here, iTunes, Spotify, and all other major online retailers.

Tracklisting:

"Blood Of Your Blood"
"Death Coach"
"Isaiah 53:7"
"Shade"
"Dolls"
"Sancta Sanctorum"
"Absence Of Light"
"Maldita Seas"
"The Dust Devil"
"T.U.S.K."
"The Killing Floor"

"Isaiah 53:7" video:

Lineup:

Edoardo Demuro (Guitars)
Luca Pellegrino (Drums)
Lorenzo Asselli (Guitars)
Davide Onida (Bass)
Michele Spallieri (Vocals)




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The Sabaton History Channel has launched Episode 005 - "Last Dying Breath" - The Defence of Belgrade.

A message states: "When the Austro-Hungarians invaded Serbia in 1914, the Serbian defenders managed to set up an effective defence. A year later, a combined Austro-Hungarian and German offence is launched to take Belgrade for once and for all. The Serbs mount a final defence as a last stand against the Central Powers."

Previous videos from the Sabaton History Channel can be seen below:




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Japan's leading traditional heavy metal band, Anthem, will release Nucleus, an entirely re-recorded greatest hits album now available with English lyrics for the first time, on March 29th. They have released a live video for the song "Bad Habits Die Hard", taken from their 1988 album, Gypsy Ways. It is the first in a series of three live videos set for release in the coming weeks. 

Check out a music video for the song "Black Empire", below:

On the eve of the bands 35th Anniversary, their popularity in Japan remains as high as ever and their worldwide fan base continues to grow. Thus the idea of an all English re-record of their biggest hits came to be.

Band leader and bassist Naoto Shibata comments: "Our re-recorded greatest hits album with English lyrics, represents all that this is Anthem’s nucleus. I am honoured from the bottom of my heart that we can present this to our fans. Anthem will keep doing our best to move forward heading for the future as always. I hope you all will enjoy Nucleus.”

Mixing and mastering for Nucleus were done by the legendary Jens Bogren. His works based on elaborate theories and a great store of knowledge helped Anthem achieve their goals on this release. Nucleus is heavy with Jens' fat sound and rich low-end that he has made the worldwide heavy metal standard.

This re-recorded greatest hits, including a variety of their classics is a monumental work, which perfectly shows the musical quality of Anthem and proves that they can be ranked as a global act in the international metal scene.

Anthem guitarist Akio Shimizu states: "Those 13 songs were not easy to re-record at all, however I believe they fully got the sound and the expression of today’s Anthem while being true to the originals at the same time. Please give it to a listen and feel the details of the album with the fresh mixing by Jens Bogren."

Vocalist Yukio Morikawa says of the recordings: "Singing all the songs in English was not easy at all for me, but I hope this album will show the world that Japan has a band like us who loves metal this much. I hope you enjoy Nucleus!"

Nucleus will be released in North America via Golden Robot Records on March 29th and can be pre-ordered here. The album will be available elsewhere via Nuclear Blast Records.

Tracklisting:

Disc 1:
"Immortal Bind"
"Black Empire"
"Overload"
"Stranger"
"Linkage"
"Eternal Warrior"
"Ghost In The Flame"
"Venom Strike"
"Awake"
"Omega Man"
"Pain"
"Echoes In The Dark"
"Unbroken Sign"

Disc 2:
"Victim In Your Eyes"
"Gold & Diamonds"
"Blast"
"Frozen Fate"
"Are You Ready?"
"Machine Made Dog"
"Hunting Time"
"Engraved"
"The Sign"
"Pain"
"Wild Anthem"

"Immortal Bind" lyric video:

Introduction to band's history:

Trailer:




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Don Dokken performed three classic DOKKEN songs this past Tuesday night (March 5) at the "Ultimate Jam Night" at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Joining him for renditions of "In My Dreams", "It's Not Love" and "Tooth & Nail" were bassist Sean McNabb (LYNCH MOB, DOKKEN), Ira Black (I AM MORBID, DARK SKY CHOIR) and Matt Starr (MR. BIG, ACE FREHLEY).

This week's "Ultimate Jam Night" celebrated the 1988 "Monsters Of Rock" tour, which featured DOKKEN, SCORPIONS, METALLICA, KINGDOM COME and VAN HALEN.

Video footage of the "Tooth & Nail" performance can be seen below (courtesy of Jessica Chase, social media management and promotion for "Ultimate Jam Night" and DOKKEN).

DOKKEN is currently working on material on a new studio album, tentatively due in 2020 via Silver Lining Music, the label owned by Thomas Jensen, one of the founders of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival. The group's first disc since 2012's "Broken Bones" will feature DOKKEN's current lineup — Dokken, drummer Mick Brown, bassist Chris McCarvill and guitarist Jon Levin.

Last fall, Don told "The Classic Metal Show" that his band's next album would be "a classic-sounding DOKKEN record" with "straight-ahead, catchy choruses, cool guitar riffs, burning guitar solos" and "nice grooves." He added: "The dilemma is to try to do that 30 years later without just ripping myself off and regurgitating old DOKKEN riffs."

DOKKEN's classic lineup of Dokken, guitarist George Lynch, bassist Jeff Pilson and Brown completed a short Japanese tour in October 2016, marking the first time in 21 years the four performed together.

A DOKKEN concert DVD focusing on the band's reunion tour, "Return To The East Live (2016)", was made available last year.

ENTOMBED has uploaded the song "Sinners Bleed" from the upcoming "Clandestine - Live" release. The effort contains the unique experience of the band performing its second album "Clandestine" in full live for the first time ever for the album's 25th anniversary on November 12, 2016 at Malmö Live in Malmö, Sweden.

Joining original ENTOMBED members Alex Hellid, Uffe Cederlund (guitar) and Nicke Andersson (drums) at the concert were Robert Andersson (vocals) and Nicke's half brother Edvin Aftonfalk (bass), both formerly of the Swedish death metal band MORBUS CHRON.

Threeman Recordings presents "Act 2: The Entombed" performance — a concert in two acts based entirely on the Swedish band's acclaimed album "Clandestine" from 1991. It is a unique concert where the pioneering album is played from beginning to end. From the opening track "Living Dead" to closer "Through The Collonades". In the first act, the Malmö Symphony Orchestra And Choir performs "Clandestine", arranged for orchestra by Thomas Von Wachenfeldt (WACHENFELDT), with the original members from ENTOMBED sitting in as part of the ensemble. In the second act, the band performs the entire album live in the original version for the very first time.

Hellid comments: "It is amazing to experience the musical journey with an orchestra and we really enjoyed the experience."

Conductor Josef Rhedin adds: "Allowing ENTOMBED's suggestive music to meet Symphony Orchestra And Choir is a very creative and exciting concept. Composer Thomas Von Wachenfeldt's arrangement contains challenges for both orchestral musicians and for me as a conductor, as the starting point has been to interpret the 'Clandestine' in a classical, symphonic format, rather than plank the music outright."

"Clandestine - Live" will be released on CD, CD bundle with exclusive t-shirt and 2LP 180-gram deluxe vinyl including a poster on Threeman Recordings on May 17. Pre-order here.

The ENTOMBED band that performed at Malmö Live is not to be confused with ENTOMBED A.D., which features vocalist Lars Göran Petrov alongside Olle Dahlstedt (drums), Nico Elgstrand (guitar) and Guilherme Miranda (guitar).

Hellid and Petrov have been embroiled in a legal battle over the ENTOMBED name for several years.

Metallica's Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett celebrated David Gilmour's birthday by jamming on Pink Floyd's "Run Like Hell" at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO on March 6th. Check out the video below:

Metallica performed "Holier Than Thou", from their 1991 self-titled album (The Black Album), at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX on February 28th. MetallicaTV has uploaded this pro-shot footage of the performance:

Metallica performs next on March 9th, at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Find the band's live itinerary here.




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Norwegian black metal band, Kampfar, will release their new album, Ofidians Manifest, on May 3rd via Indie Recordings. Pre-order the album here, and find a video for the first single, "Ophidian", below.

Approaching 25 years of existence and having grown to become one of extreme music’s premier live outfits, while releasing albums that would dominate year-end lists and even bagging a Norwegian "Spellemann” Grammy award for their Profan album, Kampfar looked ready to go and dominate for years to come. But behind the music, disguised during the intense live shows, underneath it all, was a clarity that the road’s end was nigh.

Founded back in 1994 by Dolk, who recruited Thomas to take care of strings and keys while the former focused on drums and vocals, the band was an underground gem for years. A band whose first records are spoken of with reverence to this day, perhaps helped by the low profile they kept at the time. It was ten years before the first live show was performed, at this point bassist Jon and drummer Ask Ty had joined the ranks and this line-up released another three albums before Thomas departed the band, 2011’s Mare the last release with his stamp so solidly placed on it.

This recording marked a shift in the style and expression of the band, becoming the leading star for the records to come, now with the new guitarist and songwriter Ole who quickly developed into a key force of the group. With the albums Djevelmakt and Profan, Kampfar established a new era for Norwegian black metal, proving that while some may have lost their passion for the fiercest musical exploits, these men had a hunger that was as ravenous as ever.

Except that life has a knack for surprise. Health issues caused the band to slow down and during the summer of 2017 it was decided that there would be no more Kampfar, unless something radically changed. The guys didn’t see each other for a year, didn’t really speak or keep up any kind of contact, just focusing on their own personal lives. “It was time to just heal, to not cause any more damage, to just see if one could get back to a point of strength again” says Dolk. It was a year that culminated in Ofidians Manifest."

Though demos were written by Ole during the spring, shaped massively by him losing his father in the same period, the main song writing was done over the course of two months in the fall of 2018, with another month spent recording the album in Bergen, Oslo and Pärlby, Sweden. The band spent intense weeks together in their creative home of Hemsedal, moulding and shaping the songs, surrounded by mountains and forest that turned from summer green, to autumn yellow, to winter white as they worked extensively on what was to become this testament to the band themselves.

As part of the healing process of creating this collection of songs the decision was made to involve Agnete Kjølsrud on the track "Dominans". Her contribution to the song lifted the atmosphere of the whole album, and the duet is one of perfect harmony between two very different yet familiar voices bonding to create an excellent song. Marianne Maria Moen’s contribution on album closer "Det Sorte" similarly brings to light the realisation that all life is fragile and that our voices must be allowed to bellow through the world for as long as there is air left to bellow with.

The madness of Medusa was chosen as a visual clue to the record’s themes, represented by two different paintings to be explored on the physical releases. And again, the band decided to travel to Poland to record a music video, this time with director Dariusz Szermanowicz of Grupa 13. The video, hinting at the many underlying stories of the album, is a chaotic depiction of the road back to equilibrium, a place no one knows yet all walk towards. According to Ask Ty, the choice of song proclaiming the band’s return was made because “it tells you everything you need to know about Kampfar today, distilled down to four and a half minutes of intense breaks and turns, it is the beginning and the end and the new beginnings after that, and it is the sound of a band that is alive and well.”

Ofidians Manifest represents Kampfar anno 2019. 25 years on from their foundation, only willing to release new music if they felt it would surpass all they had done before, it is a condensation of the immense struggles of the last few years. Everything that has been hidden behind the music and the live performances is laid bare, though told in the only way the band can portray themselves, through songs. It is immensely honest yet wrapped in their own folklore, the snake tongues splitting every truth into two deeper truths, every word sung dominated by the weight of all those sung before.

Tracklisting:

"Syndefall"
"Ophidian"
"Dominans"
"Natt"
"Eremitt"
"Skamløs!"
"Det Sorte"

"Ophidian" video:

(Photo - Sebastian Ludvigsen)




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UK thrash metal band, Omicida, featuring a Benediction member and former White Wizzard members, have released a video for “Violent Resolution", featured on their debut album Defrauded Reign, due out on March 15th. Watch below, and pre-order the album here.

Omicida delivers a frenetic and dizzying array of speed and technicality, while maintaining a crushing groove with melodic hooks. The band's main influences have always been Slayer, Testament, Kreator, Overkill, Coroner, Exodus, just to name a few.

The album was mixed and mastered by Ralph Patlan (Megadeth, White Wizzard) at Stealth Sound Studios in Phoeniz AZ.

Tracklisting:

“Hostage In The Pit”
“Violent Resolution”
“Omicida”
“Protect And Serve”
“Divine Uncertainty”
“State Of Terror”
“Burn The Cross”
“Sentenced”
“The Supremacist”
“Unborn”
“Dead Eyes See No Evil”

“Violent Resolution” video:

"Dead Eyes See No Evil" lyric video:

Omicida is a new modern-day thrash metal band, as they wear their influences on the sleeves while adding their own unique flare with their extreme precision and break-neck, dual-guitar shredding. The band does not try and re-invent the wheel, they just add some new dynamics to it. Formed in Los Angeles (2014), the band was founded by ex-White Wizzard, Monument member Giovanni Durst (drums). Originally Omicida was joined by ex-White Wizzard member Erik Kluiber (guitar), along with ex-Devil You Know member Roy LaVari (guitar), Roman Kovalik (bass) and Giovanni Barbieri (vocals) replacing former singer Joseph Michael. The band released their first 7 song EP “Certain Death” in 2015 and continuing to release two more singles “State of Terror”, “Protect and Serve” in 2016, 2017.

Due to logistics issues Giovanni Durst (drums) had to relocate to Europe. The band’s future though was far from being over. Instead, Omicida relocated to London in 2018 as band’s new HQ. Giovanni Barbieri kept his place behind the mic in the new formation, adding new guitarists Will Wallner (ex-White Wizzard), Dan Baune (Monumnent) and bassist Dan Bate (Benediction).

Omicida is:

Giovanni Barbieri - Vocals
Will Wallner - Guitar (ex-White Wizzard)
Dan Baune - Guitar
Daniel Bate - Bass (Benediction)
Giovanni Durst - Drums (ex-White Wizzard)




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Baltimore, Maryland-based death metallers, Misery Index, will release their new album, Rituals Of Power, tomorrow (Friday, March 8th) via Season of Mist. An advanced album stream can be found below.

Rituals Of Power sees the powerhouse quartet unleash a barrage of ferocious death metal as violent as it is savvy. Their vicious vocals spit venom, laying bare the ills of a dystopian society gone mad. As rampaging new tracks like "New Salem", the title track, and "I Disavow" so brashly prove, Rituals Of Power is world-class modern extremity and Misery Index only grows more powerful with time.

"Rituals Of Power is a disavowal and warning against the consequences of our so-called 'post-truth' age," says the band. "Each of the nine songs revolves loosely around this theme, yet each track also stands very much on its own. As an album however, they are all brought to life as one 'reanimated' monster; it's roughly thirty-five minutes of unhinged, yet cohesive, riff-driven aural ballistics. We were pissed off and on fire during both the writing and recording, and we think it shows in spades. We set out to write the best album we could, based on what we would want to hear first as fans of this music, and we could not be happier."

Rituals Of Power will be released on several formats including jewel case CD, limited LP, limited cassette, limited deluxe digibox which includes bonus cover tracks - Nailbomb's "Wasting Away" and M.O.D.'s "Man Of Your Dreams" (featuring Rob Barrett from Cannibal Corpse) - as well as a carabiner with key strap and bottle opener, a patch, and three vinyl stickers, and digitally. For pre-order options head here.

Cover art by Raphael Gabrio at Insane Visions.

Tracklisting:

"Universal Untruths"
"Decline And Fall"
"The Choir Invisible"
"New Salem"
"Hammering The Nails"
"Rituals Of Power"
"They Always Come Back"
"I Disavow"
"Naysayer"

Album stream:

"Rituals Of Power" lyric video:

"New Salem" video:

"I Disavow" lyric video:

"The Choir Invisible" lyric video:

A European tour with Wormrot and Truth Corroded will follow the album's release. Dates are listed below.

March
23 - Heidelberg, Germany - Heidelberg Deathfest
24 - Nürnberg, Germany - Z-Bau
25 - Wien, Austria - Escape Metalcorner
26 - Brno, Czech Republic - Melodka
27 - Dresden, Germany - Chemiefabrik
28 - Kassel, Germany - Goldgrube
29 - Berlin, Germany - Cassiopeia
30 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Grindhoven
31 - München, Germany - Backstage

April
1 - Zürich, Switzerland - Werk21
2 - Segrate MI, Italy - Circolo Magnolia
3 - Genf, Switzerland - Usine
4 - Paris, France - Glazart
5 - Sint Niklaas, Belgium - De Casino
6 - Essen, Germany - Turock

(Photo - Heidi Strengell)




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LIMP BIZKIT was joined by rapper Machine Gun Kelly for a performance of "My Generation" during the band's "Three Dollar Show Y'all" concert Tuesday night (March 5) at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California.

The show's $3 ticket price was a nod to LIMP BIZKIT's 1997 debut album, "Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$", which launched the band into the spotlight with a cover of George Michael's "Faith".

Also seen in attendance at the concert were Marilyn Manson and SMASHING PUMPKINS' Billy Corgan.

LIMP BIZKIT recently returned to the studio to resume recording a new album.

Since the arrival of "Gold Cobra" more than seven years ago, LIMP BIZKIT issued four singles and promised to release a full-length collection of new material called "Stampede Of The Disco Elephants". That LP never surfaced.

LIMP BIZKIT and Lil Wayne's collaborative single, "Ready To Go", was made available in July 2013. The track was released via Cash Money, Lil Wayne's longtime record company.

LIMP BIZKIT in 2011 parted ways with Interscope, the label that released all of the band's records thus far through its subsidiaries Flip, Geffen and Suretone Records.



View this post on Instagram @freddurst and @machinegunkelly on the same stage. @limpbizkit thank you for the epic night! #limpbizkit #freddurst? ? ? A post shared by Dmitry Andrianov (@dim3n) on Mar 5, 2019 at 11:43pm PST

View this post on Instagram this 3 dollar show far exceeded my expectations... the band covered heart shaped box while fred sang it with marilyn manson as billy corgan and mike muir watched... also david fincher was sitting behind me. #LimpBizkit #Art A post shared by Julius Ritter (@clashact) on Mar 6, 2019 at 12:19am PST

View this post on Instagram @freddurst & @marilynmanson rock the mic. ?#limpbizkit #freddurst A post shared by Dmitry Andrianov (@dim3n) on Mar 5, 2019 at 11:48pm PST

Brazil-based animator Val Andrade has released his new Iron Maiden cartoon clip, based on “Ghost Of The Navigator”, featured on Maiden’s 2000 album, Brave New World. Watch below:

Andrade's previously released cartoons can be seen below:




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March 15th will see Portuguese up and coming death metal unit Okkultist release Reinventing Evil. The band is the first act ever signed to Moonspell frontman Fernando Ribeiro's new label, Alma Mater Records.

Ribeiro: “Okkultist is the kind of band the Portuguese scene needs: talented, young, focused and just fucking brutal. Portuguese death metal has never sounded so exciting in my ears, so we can’t wait to release this beast upon you and help you to reinvent evil together with this amazing Portuguese talent."

Reinventing Evil is a brutal debut of an album, featuring eight rabid and fierce songs to seem coming straight out of hell. Today, Okkultist are serving another evil appetizer with the official music video, "Sign Of The Reaper", created by the band's vocalist and demoness, Beatriz Mariano.

“For the third release, we picked a track that again, bleeds our message and will send shivers down your spine.“ the band comments. “And once again, Okkultist meets the vision of our lead vocalist on a new wickedly intense $0 budget production.” 

Reinventing Evil was produced by Pedro Paixão (Moonspell) and the band, tracked at the Poison Apple Studios in Lisbon, and mixed by Tue Madsen (Meshuggah, Moonspell, The Haunted). The tracklist is as follows:

"Reinventing Evil"
"Back From The Dead"
"Sniff The Blood"
"Sign of the Reaper"
"I Am The Beast"
"Grave Digger"
"Plasmodium Nocturnus"
"Rise And Reign"
"Satan My Master" (Bathory cover)

To pre-order the album go to this location.

Okkultist formed back in late 2015. Two years and memorable live shows later, their debut EP, Eye Of The Beholder, was released by the band independently, but caught up and spread all around Europe and overseas – selling out every single printed copy.

Even at this early stage, Okkultist already had the honor to curse stages such as at Mosher Fest or Female Growler United Front in Portugal and as an opening act for legendary names such as Entombed AD. Inspired by the likes of Master, Abomination, early Morbid Angel, Death or Dismember, Okkultist pick up where impure 90's death metal left off. 




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