Swedish Viking metallers, Månegarm, have released a lyric video for "Sveablotet", the opening song on their upcoming studio record, Fornaldarsagor. Watch the clip below.

Due for release on April 26th via Napalm Records, Fornaldarsagor will contain eight furious tracks that breathe new life into sagas and tales from a pre-christianized, pagan era that made Scandinavia into what it is today - and those sagas have now been wrapped in exciting viking metal. Månegarm give furious details to all tracks via their socials. Head over to their Facebook to get deep insights to each and every track individually.

Special versions will also include two exclusive bonus tracks - available digitally and with the strictly limited CD Deluxe Box. Take a look at the full tracklisting below and make sure to check out all available formats and special bundles.

Available formats:

- 4 Page Digipack
- 1LP Gatefold Black
- 1LP Gatefold Gold - limited to 300 units
- CD Deluxe Box incl. 4 Page Digipack, 2 CD Single, Pendant & Album cover Flag - limited to 500 units
- Digital Album
- Shirt + Digipack
- Shirt + 1LP Gatefold Black

Pre-order here.

Tracklisting:

"Sveablotet"
"Hervors arv"
"Slaget vid Bråvalla"
"Ett sista farväl"
"Spjutbädden"
"Tvenne drömmar"
"Krakes sista strid"
"Dödskvädet"

Bonus tracks:
"(Don’t Need) Religion" (Motörhead cover)
"Day Star, Son Of Dawn" (Re-recorded song from 1995, never before released)

"Sveablotet" lyric video:

Månegarm lineup:

Erik Grawsiö - Vocals, bass
Markus Andé - Guitar
Jakob Hallegren - Drums

(Photo - Jens Ryden)




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Swedish melodic progressive metal band, Darkwater, will release their new album, Human, on March 1st via Ulterium Records. The album will be available on CD, 2LP and digital. A lyric video for the single "In Front Of You" can be found below.

Human won't leave fans of melodic metal or progressive metal disappointed. The songs are heavier, more melodic and atmospheric than before and the band worked really hard on tweaking the ten songs and over 76 minutes of playing time into perfection. Jacob Hansen (Evergrey, Volbeat, Amaranthe) was chosen to mix and master the album and he did a fantastic job which resulted in the best sounding Darkwater album to date.

The lyrics of the album welcomes you into a world of you and me, how we affect the world around us and the struggles we deal with as humans.

Don't miss out on Human, a perfect album for fans of melodic progressive metal and bands like Circus Maximus, Seventh Wonder and Evergrey.

Tracklisting:

“A New Beginning”
“In Front Of You”
“Alive (Part I)”
“Alive (Part II)”
“Reflection Of A Mind”
“Insomnia”
“The Journey”
“Burdens”
“Turning Pages”
“Light Of Dawn”

“In Front Of You” lyric video:

"A New Beginning" lyric video:

"Alive (Pt. II)" video:




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9Electric collaborates with Carla Harvey of Butcher Babies on "The Light", the new single from the upcoming Megalith album. Megalith will be available via Pavement Entertainment and hits the streets on March 29th. Pre-order the album now on iTunes to receive an instant download of "The Light". The single is also available on Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon.

Mikey Lopez, 9Electric guitarist, expresses his excitement on Megalith. Lopez says, "I'm ecstatic that Megalith is so close to being released. It's been quite the journey for 9Electric to get to this point, and the thing I'm most proud of is the growth of the band and our music."

The band went through some lineup changes and stripped their sound back down to basics on the new album. Lopez continues,"I'm really excited, and hope that this new record will speak to people on as deep and meaningful of a level as it does to our band."

"The Butcher Babies and 9Electric have a lot of history," explains Harvey. "We played some of our early shows together in Hollywood, and have both undergone a lot of changes over the years. When I heard ‘The Light,’ I thought it was a great opportunity to showcase a side of both me and the band that a lot of people might not expect, and I’m really excited about how the song came out!"

On working with Harvey, 9Electric singer Ron Underwood says, "We've known Carla for a long time. I even directed a video with her in it a while back. We knew we wanted to feature a female guest vocalist on this song, and she was someone that we knew would do an amazing job with the clean vocals. As expected, it was a blast to collaborate with her again!"




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Jimmy Kay from Canada's The Metal Voice spoke to ex-Dio, Last In Line and Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell. Campbell, spoke about his battle with cancer, Last In Line's new album, and not getting paid in Dio, which resulted in him getting fired.

When asked about getting fired for standing up for himself because of payments that were promised but not delivered, Campbell reveals: "I was in my early twenties and it wasn't about the money to me but it's about the principle, I'm very very big on principle. When somebody makes me a promise I expect them to keep it because I keep my word, that's just the way I was brought up. When I tell somebody I'm going to do something I meet my commitments. Ronnie had made us a promise and payment and we worked for very little money, less than our road crew and the band was very successful. Back then people bought records and we were selling a lot of records and we were all very involved in the creative process, it was really a collaborative process. We were kind of squeezed. Wendy Dio never really saw it as a band. She never really saw the value in the band and that's something that really really upset me.

"After I was fired I think Ronnie knew better he understood the real magic that the original band had and the chemistry we had and how we created together. I think Ronnie was really fearful of her and he never stood up. Like I said it was never about money I just wanted what Ronnie promised, it was a contract that was between the four of us and and he just wasn't man enough to follow through on it and and I called him on it and I got fired as a result. It was very painful for me for many years. We never got royalty checks that was the whole issue, we worked for for minimum wage even though we were writing the music we got no royalties, we got none of the merchandise or the t-shirts or those ticket sales for the venues or anything. We got a flat salary that was less than the road crew."

Listen to the interview below:




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Swedish metallers TRANSPORT LEAGUE have signed a deal with Mighty Music. The band's eighth album, "A Million Volt Scream", will be released later in the year.

Formed in 1994, TRANSPORT LEAGUE soon made its mark on the scene with its debut album, "Stallion Showcase". Two and a half decades and half a dozen albums later, the collective is back with a new record, "A Million Volt Scream", which was produced at Oral Majority Recordings and at the Top Floor studios under the direction of Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, ENTOMBED A.D., RAISED FIST, SONIC SYNDICATE, MUSTASCH, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR), who also mixed the album.

"Of course there's boogie again, but also doom and hardcore, fast songs and hard riffs," vocalist/guitarist Tony Jelencovich says of the new disc. "Our sound may have changed a few times, but not the band's raw power and our penchant for strong grooves.

"'A Million Volt Scream' is a return to our TRANSPORT LEAGUE roots and mixes them with influences that had already surfaced on our two previous releases, 'Boogie From Hell' and 'Twist And Shout At The Devil'."

The three longstanding members — Jelencovich, Peter Hunyadi (guitar) and Mattias Starander (drums) — recorded the album together with bassist Dennis Österdal.

"A Million Volt Scream" track listing:

01. A Million Volt Scream

02. 1200 Goddamned

03. Monster Human

04. Dawn Of Lucifer

05. Vultures

06. Vanished Empire

07. Facedown Bondage

08. Slave In Orbit

09. Creature Grunts

10. Rabid Horizon

Band photo: Pontus Fagerstedt

Planet Rock has announced the winners for The Rocks 2019, with Iron Maiden taking awards in the "Best British Band" and "Best Live Band" categories.

The band's legendary manager, Rod Smallwood, sent this video message explaining why the "Best Live Band" award in particular means so much to the metal stalwarts.

In advance of the 2019 North, Central and South American legs of Iron Maiden’s Legacy Of The Beast World Tour, gaming and entertainment giant IGN were granted unique behind-the-scenes access at several shows during the band’s 2018 European run.

Unveiling the story of how one of music’s most iconic global names took inspiration from their own mobile game to create arguably their most celebrated live show of all time, the video piece features interviews with both Iron Maiden’s drummer Nicko McBrain and Manager Rod Smallwood, on their hallowed stage at Birmingham’s Genting Arena last year.

The game was created in close collaboration with Iron Maiden and its management team, with the band visiting the game studio in April 2016 prior to the game’s launch in July that year. Maiden founder member and bassist Steve Harris recently, personally oversaw the design of a ‘Bass Eddie’ character centred on the classic “Fear of the Dark (Live)” single artwork, that is now not too dissimilar to ‘Arry himself!

The Legacy Of The Beast World Tour sees the stage design built around the different interlocking “worlds” of the game with a set list covering a large selection of Eighties material with a handful of surprises from later albums to add diversity. Rock and gaming fans will know that Maiden pioneered the game/tour concept with their own Ed Hunter project back in 1999.

Dave Shack, Managing Director at Phantom Music Management said “We were delighted to invite IGN behind the scenes and they have perfectly captured the essence of what we set out to do when using the game as inspiration for the tour. We’re more excited than ever about how Legacy of the Beast continues to tell the Iron Maiden story in a way previously unimagined, bringing both our album art and iconic Eddie characters to life and allowing our fans to interact with our illustrious body of music, lyrics and art.”

Iron Maiden: Legacy of The Beast is an action-packed, free-to-play mobile game where players take on the role of the band's iconic mascot, Eddie. The game is set in a visually stunning universe, comprised of an ever-expanding series of worlds derived from Iron Maiden's music and art. Fans of the band and RPG gamers alike will battle and strategize as Eddie and his allies. Inspired by themes from the songs, and set against a powerful and atmospheric Maiden soundtrack, players will journey on epic quests to reclaim the shards of Eddie's shattered soul as he faces his most challenging adversaries.

Players of the game can also look forward to the immediate introduction of ‘Iron Maiden Eddie’ straight from the cover of their debut album & the latest incarnation of the band’s famous mascot and multifarious star of their game!

This summer will also see the long-anticipated launch of a brand new guilds feature, allowing players to build clans, chat and do battle collaboratively within the game.

The 2019 leg of the LOTB World tour starts on July 18th in Sunrise, Florida and weaves across the US, Canada, Central and South America including, once again, headlining Brazil’s prestigious Rock In Rio Festival on October 4th.

View the IGN feature in full below. Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast, is available now for free on Apple’s App Store and Google Play.




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KISS brought their End Of The Road World Tour to Dallas, Texas last night (February 20th). Check out this professionally filmed footage of the band performing their classic, "Deuce":

KISS launched the first leg of the End Of The Road World Tour on January 31st at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC. More pro-shot footage from the tour can be seen below:

A once in a lifetime concert experience like no band has offered before; the KISS ultimate VIPs are rock and roll royalty at their shows on the End Of The Road World Tour.

Ultimate VIP Package Includes:

- Private backstage Meet & Greet with KISS
- Personal Photo Opportunity with KISS
- Watch the whole show from the Pit (no fans have ever had access to the Pit)
- Backstage Tour with your personal KISS Concierge including;
- Your tour will take you to areas that only the band and limited members of the crew can visit!
- Start out by stepping foot on the holy ground that is the KISS stage
- Sit on Eric Singer’s drum stool at his drum kit
- Stand at Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Tommy Thayer’s Microphones
- Hold Paul's legendary Cracked mirror guitar. Gene's classic Axe bass and Tommy's signature Epiphone guitar
- Visit KISS wardrobe where you can see the bands outfits up close and try on the REAL KISS boots
- Along the way we'll visit all areas of the KISS production and you'll meet many members of the crew that keeps the KISS machine going strong

- Autographed "End of the Road" Limited Edition Framed Lithograph, specific to your show. -Hand numbered, 1 of 15, and shipped directly to your home
- Lifetime Membership for the Official KISS ARMY Fan Club
- Exclusive Access to the KISS Army Captain’s Hospitality Lounge including;
- VIP Bar with wine, beer and the KISS "End of the Road" Signature Cocktail
- Hot and cold hors d’oeuvres and a dessert bar
- Dedicated VIP entrance
- Commemorative KISS Meet & Greet laminate
- Access to crowd free merchandise shopping
- On Site VIP Host




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"Cells", the new video from THE DAMNED THINGS, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Brandon Dermer, who has previously worked with PANIC! AT THE DISCO and NEKROGOBLIKON.

"Cells" is taken from THE DAMNED THINGS' upcoming album, "High Crimes", which will be released on April 26 via Nuclear Blast.

The supergroup comprised of members of EVERY TIME I DIE, ANTHRAX and FALL OUT BOY recently confirmed the addition of ALKALINE TRIO bassist Dan Andriano to its ranks. He replaces Josh Newton (EVERY TIME I DIE), who hasn't been part of the band since it was reactivated three years ago. Also gone from THE DAMNED THINGS is guitarist Rob Caggiano (VOLBEAT, ANTHRAX).

"Normally, when career bands say they made a record for fun, they didn't — but we actually did. Maybe that's why this band doesn't have a career?" said THE DAMNED THINGS' Joe Trohman. "Anyway, we're genuinely proud of it. Check it out, and watch the video to see how severely injured we got during the process!"

"High Crimes" was produced by Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, STONE SOUR, AMON AMARTH) and is the follow-up to 2010's "Ironiclast".

"High Crimes" track listing:

01. Cells

02. Something Good

03. Invincible

04. Omen

05. Carry A Brick

06. Storm Catcher

07. Young Hearts

08. Keep Crawling

09. Let Me Be (Your Girl)

10. The Fire Is Cold


Trohman — who also plays in FALL OUT BOY — told Kerrang! magazine that the band was originally planning to release a new EP "but then it got to the point where we just made a whole record. The more we put into it, the more we were, like, 'Okay, let's just do this,'" he said. "I hate using the terms 'organically,' because it's a pretty shitty buzzword, but it happened organically. [Laughs]"

Trohman also spoke about some of the individual tracks on "High Crimes", saying: "I originally wanted to open the record with this song called 'Storm Charmer' because it was really slow and ominous, which is probably a bad idea. [Laughs] I think I love 'Cells' — that is one of my favorite songs on the record. 'Cells', 'Omen' and 'Carry A Brick' are some of my favorites.

"Honestly, I've been sitting with the demos for nearly two years, and I still haven't got sick of any of it," he continued. "I don't listen to it in a self-serving way. I'll listen to them and think, 'When am I going to hate them?' And every time I listen to them, I really like all these songs. It's the first time I've listened to a record and found there's not a lot I would change. With making anything, I could tweak it forever, but I think with this one, the mentality was just: go in, write these songs, and when they're done, they're done. Don't overthink anything. Hopefully, by approaching it in a 'Let's make them sound really cool and not tweak them forever' stance, then they would be the rawest possible version. I though the last record was definitely a little flippant in production, and I just wanted to pull back on that."

THE DAMNED THINGS recently announced its first two live shows in seven years. The band will perform at the 2019 edition of the Welcome To Rockville festival on May 4 in Jacksonville, Florida, and at the Epicenter festival on May 11 in Richmond County, North Carolina.

THE DAMNED THINGS was formed a decade ago, when FALL OUT BOY's Andy Hurley and ANTHRAX's Scott Ian started writing music together. The band played its first show two years later and released its debut album, "Ironiclast", in December 2010. After performing a few gigs together, the members took a hiatus and returned to their respective bands.

In addition to Ian and Hurley, "Ironiclast" featured EVERY TIME I DIE frontman Keith Buckley, Trohman, Newton and Caggiano.

"Ironiclast" sold 6,200 copies in the first week of release and reached the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Heatseekers chart.

Last year, Ian said that the supergroup would have a follow-up to "Ironiclast" on the way in the near future.

"We always knew with THE DAMNED THINGS, it was always going to be something that we would get to do schedules permitting, because we are all in extremely busy bands," he explained.

On February 7, 2017, Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers JOURNEY proved their status as one of rock's best live bands when they brought their landmark albums "Escape" (just in time for its 35th anniversary) and "Frontiers" to the legendary Budokan stage in Japan. Eagle Rock Entertainment proudly presents this concert when "Journey – Live In Japan 2017: Escape + Frontiers" is released on DVD+2CD and Blu-ray+2CD on March 29.

A performance clip of the song "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)", taken from "Journey – Live In Japan 2017: Escape + Frontiers", can be seen below.

A triumphant evening of music, JOURNEY presented songs from 1981's "Escape" and 1983's "Frontiers". These albums, which produced eight Top 40 singles combined, have sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide, and cemented the San Francisco band's music in the cultural zeitgeist.

Kicking off the two-hour set with "Don't Stop Believin''', JOURNEY kicks into high gear, presenting a set not just of its hits, but deep album cuts like "Escape"'s "Lay It Down" and "Frontiers"' "Back Talk", which haven't been played live since the albums' original touring cycles. The concert, presented with a minimal stage set, without big extravagant light shows or monitors, lets the music do the talking. The spectacular musicianship of Neal Schon (founder / guitarist), Jonathan Cain (keyboardist), Ross Valory (bassist), Steve Smith (drummer) and Arnel Pineda (lead vocals) shines on famed hits like "Open Arms", "Who's Crying Now", "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" and "Faithfully".

A fantastic representation of the band's legacy, "Live In Japan 2017: Escape + Frontiers" showcases the enduring impact of JOURNEY and these songs.

Track listing:

DVD portion:

01. Don't Stop Believin' Intro

02. Don't Stop Believin'

03. Stone In Love

04. Who's Crying Now

05. Keep On Runnin'

06. Still They Ride

07. Escape

08. Lay It Down

09. Dead Or Alive

10. Neal Schon Guitar Solo

11. Mother, Father

12. Jonathan Cain Piano Solo

13. Open Arms

14. Separate Ways Intro

15. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)

16. Send Her My Love

17. Chain Reaction

18. After The Fall

19. Faithfully

20. Edge Of The Blade

21. Steve Smith Drum Solo

22. Back Talk

23. Frontiers

24. Rubicon

25. La Raza del Sol

26. Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'

2CD:

CD1: Escape

01. Don't Stop Believin' Intro

02. Don't Stop Believin'

03. Stone In Love

04. Who's Crying Now

05. Keep On Runnin'

06. Still They Ride

07. Escape

08. Lay It Down

09. Dead Or Alive

10. Neal Schon Guitar Solo

11. Mother, Father

12. Jonathan Cain Piano Solo

13. Open Arms

CD2: Frontiers

14. Separate Ways Intro

15. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)

16. Send Her My Love

17. Chain Reaction

18. After The Fall

19. Faithfully

20. Edge Of The Blade

21. Steve Smith Drum Solo

22. Back Talk

23. Frontiers

24. Rubicon

25. La Raza del Sol

26. Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'

Canadian hard rock trio DANKO JONES has unveiled the Amir Chamdin-directed music video for its latest single, "Dance Dance Dance". The clip can be seen below.

Chamdin, an award-winning Swedish filmmaker who has previously helmed videos for the likes of GHOST and THE HELLACOPTERS, shot "Dance Dance Dance" last month in Stockholm and created something truly unique by combining two vastly different art forms — DANKO JONES's signature style of fist-pumping rock with an incredible single-take dancehall-inspired clip.

As longtime fans of his work, the members of DANKO JONES were excited to collaborate with Chamdin and gave him free rein to bring his vision of their song to life. Says frontman Danko Jones: "We are excited to finally have Amir Chamdin directing the video for our new single, 'Dance Dance Dance'. We’ve been a huge fan of Amir's work for years now, and waiting to work with him was all worth it."

"Dance Dance Dance" — which premiered on Los Angeles's KLOS last month, when Dankoguested on the popular "Jonesy's Jukebox" program hosted by Steve Jones (SEX PISTOLS) — is the third track unveiled in advance of the release of the group's new album, "A Rock Supreme", which was produced by GGGarth Richardson (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, RISE AGAINST, BIFFY CLYRO). "A Rock Supreme" is due out April 26 via M-Theory Audio (U.S.), Rise Above (U.K.), Indica (Canada, AU, NZ) and AFM (rest of the world).

DANKO JONES — whose namesake frontman contributed guest vocals to VOLBEAT's 2017 #1 Active Rock hit "Black Rose", a song he performed live with the group at their stadium show in Denmark (a show that was released as the DVD/Blu-ray "Let's Boogie! Live From Telia Parken") — has made a name for itself over the years as a must-see live band during memorable tours with the likes of GUNS N' ROSES, MOTÖRHEAD and CLUTCH.

The group's last album, 2017's "Wild Cat", cracked the sales charts in Canada and eight European territories, achieving the group's highest chart positions yet in Germany, France, Belgium and Switzerland. Upon its release, lead single "My Little RNR" became one of the fastest-streaming songs of the band's career and has since become a live staple.

Over the years, DANKO JONES has earned extensive praise for its visceral live shows and attitudinal, libidinous rock. The group's best-known material includes "Had Enough", which earned the group their first gold and platinum singles in Sweden and has racked up more than 13 million Spotify streams; "Gonna Be A Fight Tonight", which WWE used as the official theme song of the 2015 Royal Rumble; and "Lovercall", its first of seven singles to crack the U.S. Active Rock Top 40.

"A Rock Supreme" track listing:

01. I'm In A Band

02. I Love Love

03. We're Crazy

04. Dance Dance Dance

05. Lipstick City

06. Fists Up High

07. Party

08. You Got Today

09. That Girl

10. Burn In Hell

11. You Can't Keep Us Down

DANKO JONES is:

Danko Jones on guitar, vocals

John "J.C." Calabrese on bass

Rich Knox on drums

German power metal band, Iron Savior, will release their new album, Kill Or Get Killed, On March 8th via AFM Records. They have released an official video for the title track, which can be viewed below.

You can pre-order the album here, and watch a lyric video for the song "Roaring Thunder" below.

Mastermind Piet Sielck recently posted the following update: "Hey folks, just a quick info that we have a super limited vinyl version Kill Or Get Killed available for pre-order! 100 units only, so better be quick! Where to get it? In AFM's shop here."

That Hamburg isn’t only the most beautiful city in the world but also a big stronghold when it comes to power metal should be well know ever since the nineteen eighties. Also every fan of hard, melodic music should be familiar with the band of guitarist and singer Piet Sielck, Iron Savior, who are a known quantity in the metal game.

The band has been continuously releasing albums since its founding in 1996. With twelve albums, several chart entries for example with Titancraft (2016) and nearly 4 million streams for their hymn “Heavy Metal Never Dies”, it is clear that Iron Savior are on the right track with their classic and thrilling metal sound.

Piet and his fellow bandmates are unleashing album number 13, Kill Or Get Killed. Though the artwork and title seem to be unusually grim, the band stay true to their straight to the point guitar solos, perfect hooks, catchy choirs and the characteristic voice of front man Piet himself. This mix makes Kill Or Get Killed an excellent power metal album.

Certainly those ten new songs plus one bonus track are again well produced by band boss Piet, as he is not only guitarist and singer but also owner of the Powerhouse Studios.

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)

"Roaring Thunder" lyric video:

"Eternal Quest":




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The heralds of northern darkness, Belzebubs, have confirmed April 26th, 2019 as the release date for Pantheon Of The Nightside Gods, their long-awaited Century Media studio album. Consisting of nine tracks and a running time of 53 minutes, the upcoming album features a well-matured band that is not afraid to explore hitherto unknown depths.

They have posted a second album teaser, available below.

The album tracklist is as follows:

"Cathedrals of Mourning"
"The Faustian Alchemist"
"Blackened Call"
"Acheron" 
"Nam Gloria Lucifer" 
"The Crowned Daughters"
"Dark Mother"
"The Werewolf Bride" 
"Pantheon of the Nightside Gods"

The limited version of the album also contains two bonus tracks; “Nuns In the Purgatory” and “Maleficarum”, the prelude to their “Veil Of The Moon Queen saga.

”We are immensely satisfied with this record”, comments band’s vocalist/guitarist Sløth.  ”It’s by far our most versatile work yet. I mean, our trademark death & black metal elements are there, of course—it’s not reggae, for Gaahl’s sake!—but we’ve certainly reached out to new territories here. We’ve always felt a need to focus on our own vision and break genre boundaries, and Pantheon does just that. There are lush synthscapes, orchestral elements, prog stuff, and some Hendrix and Dimebag vibes in the solos… it’s like skinny dipping in a pool of unspeakable mythic creations, bending time and space!”

Recorded at Hellhole Studios during autumn 2018, Pantheon Of The Nightside Gods also features a fierce roster of guest talent, including the likes of Desibelius, ICS Vortex and Skvllcraft and more. The album was mixed and mastered by the legendary Dan Swanö, who's also responsible for the sound of Dark Funeral's The Secrets Of The Black Arts, Dissection's The Somberlain, and many others.

Swanö checked in during the recording sessions:

Belzebubs comment: "Damn, this is very humbling to hear from the legendary Dan Swanö himself! (And we totally agree). There’s a lot of heart put into this album and we’re happy to see it translates like this. The tracks are coming along nicely, and we can’t wait for you to hear them."

Check back with Belzebubs and follow their production diary via their social media accounts and follow this link to get a 360-degree view from inside the studio here .

"Blackened Call" is available on all streaming and download platforms both as a digital single and a strictly limited 7" vinyl (500 copies worldwide), available at cmdistro.de and BackstageRockShop.com.

BraveWords stumbled upon the cult hit online comic Belzebubs a few weeks prior to the video release thanks to Linsday Schoolcraft from Cradle Of Filth. Author JP Ahonen checked in with the following update:

"I promised you some behind-the-scenes material of how 'Blackened Call' came into being, so let's begin.

P.S. The vinyl leaped straight to third place on the Finnish album charts last week, which is pretty #€%& EPIC! We can't thank you enough for your amazing support! You made this happen!"

For updates go to the official Belzebubs Facebook page here.




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Guitarist John 5 (Rob Zombie) was recently interviewed by Mitch Gallagher of Sweetwater. In the video below, John 5 talks about his latest musical endeavors, his upcoming tour plans, and why he loves Bigsby tailpieces. An excerpt has been described as follows:

"I'm going to release it July, it's going to be a full album. I usually sell my physical albums on tour because everyone going to the show is like, 'oh cool, here's the record.' So, I'll have an exclusive tour thing. It works out really well for me."

Thus far, John 5 has released videos for two songs from his forthcoming, new album. Check out "Zoinks!" and "Crank It - Living With Ghosts" below. A third video, for the song "I Am John 5", will be issued on March 1st. 

Catch John 5 And The Creatures live on tour:

February
26 - Mesa, AZ - Club Red
28 - Albuquerque, MN - Launch Pad

March
1 - Lubbock, TX - Jake's
2 - San Antonio, TX - Rock Box
3 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
5 - Austin, TX - Come and Take It Live
6 - Dallas, TX - Trees
7 - Oklahoma City, OK - 89th Street
9 - Indianapolis, IN - HiFi
10 - Akron, OH - Empire Concert Club
12 - Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theater
13 - New York, NY - Iridium
14 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Loft at The Chance
15 - Teaneck, NJ - Debonair Music Hall
16 - Hampton Beach, NH - Wally's
17 - Lebanon, NH - Lebanon Opera House
18 - New Bedford, MA - Vault at Greasy Luck
20 - Quebec City, QC - L'Anti Bar & Spectacles
21 - Montreal, QC - Piranha
22 - Ottawa, ON - The Brass Monkey
23 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
24 - London, ON - Rum Runners
26 - Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks
27 - Winnipeg, MB - Pyramids
28 - Regina, SK - The Exchange
29 - Calgary, AB - Dickens
30 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite
31 - Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theater

April
2 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
3 - Portland, OR - Dantes
5 - Sacramento, CA - Holy Diver
6 - Los Angeles, CA - The Whiskey A Go Go
7 - Anaheim, CA - The Parish at House Of Blues
11 - Las Vegas, NV - Count's Vamp'd
14 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick




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Dutch death metallers, Putrefied Corpse, have released a video for "Cordon Bleu Of Her Curvaceous Body", a track from the band's debut album, Left To Rot, out on March 19th via Xtreem Music. Watch the clip below.

Putrefied Corpse was born in 2013, but after going through different stages and changes in its lineup, the band has finally achieved a steady one that includes ex-members of bands like Phlebotomized, Adetar and Death Squad. Throughout the year 2018, the band has been recording their debut album, Left To Rot, which they showed to Xtreem Music, who immediately offered them a deal. The style of Putrefied Corpse is pure death metal the old-school way whose main influences come from bands like Gorefest, Cannibal Corpse, Autopsy, Obituary, and Massacre.

"Intro I"
"Smashed To Pieces"
"Cordon Bleu Of Her Curvaceous Body"
"Embrace Death In Solitude"
"Bloodbath"
"Sociopathic Monstrosity"
"Intro II"
"Obliteration Of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation"
"Procreation Of The Rotten Flesh" (feat. Per Boder)
"Necrotopia - Zombie Apocalypse"
"Joyful Repeating Movement"
"Godly Beings" (Obituary cover)

"Cordon Bleu Of Her Curvaceous Body" video:

"Procreation Of The Rotten Flesh":




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Swedish atmospheric doom/sludge metallers, The Moth Gatherer, are streaming their new album, Esoteric Oppression, ahead of Friday's official release via Agonia Records. Listen below.

The Moth Gatherer is a band of varying genres, centered on atmospheric doom, sludge and post metal. Their prolific approach includes electric musical stylings, along with traces of melodic post-rock.

The band commented on the new album: "We’ve put our very fabric into it. Its creation has been a path paved with distress and frustration; one that has left us totally exhausted. But all our effort shows in the music and we can now say that it was worth the turmoil. We’re extremely proud to present Esoteric Oppression to you all. We hope you love it as much as we do.”

Esoteric Oppression was worked on in several recording studios. Guitars, bass and drums were tracked at Studio Underjord with Joona Hassinen, who later mixed the entire album. Electronics and vocals were recorded at The Lifestream Studio. Magnus Lindberg (Cult Of Luna) mastered the album at Redmount Studios, while the production was laid out by The Moth Gatherer. The recording features a guest appearance from Messy Mathi (Barst) on the track "The Drone Kingdom". SCG prepared the album's cover artwork and layout.

Pre-order the album here in the following formats:

- regular CD
- gold slipcase CD + patch
- black LP
- gold LP
- t-shirt
- digital

Tracklisting:

“The Drone Kingdom”
“Motionless In Oceania”
“Utopia”
“The Failure Design”
“Phosphorescent Blight”

Album stream:

"The Drone Kingdom"video:




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Icelandic wrecking crew Une Misère's 2019 is shaping up to be another landmark year having been nominated and performed a memorable live show at Iceland's annual People's Choice Awards last month as well as scheduled appearances at both Summer Breeze and Metal Days in the coming months, Today, the band is proud to announce they have been nominated for two awards at the Icelandic Music Awards. Similar to the US version of the Grammys, the Icelandic Music Awards recognizes the band with nominations for Best Newcomer and Best Rock Song for "Wounds".

For the Best Newcomer category, fans are encourages to cast their vote for Une Misère here.

Une Misère's vocalist Jón Már Ásbjörnsson comments, "We are humbled surely for these nominations for the Icelandic Music Awards. Both in the category Best Newcomer and Best Rock Song - the recognition of us for what we are and what we do is good. Recordings for our full length album has begun and it is going according to plan. It won’t be long until we can release it for the world to hear. With a huge help from Nuclear Blast, our sermon will be heard all around the world."

As mentioned earlier, the band is currently recording at Sandlaugin Studios in Iceland. Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming studio album.

Recently the band released the music video for their song, "Damages". The song was recorded by Leifur Örn Kaldal Eiríksson at Lightweight Studios and was mixed by Sky Van Hoff and mastered by Svante Forsbäck. The video was directed by Amy Haslehurst. Watch below.

The band commented about the song, "'Damages' is about being at your breaking point. It is about being at the very edge and falling over. 'Damages' is about facing the fact that mental diseases may never be cured; although the person can get better, one may never be fully rid of it. Depression, anxiety, addiction and so forth - they will always be there. The shadows - they will always be there. They will follow you - into the grave."

Une Misère live:

July
21-27 - Metal Days - Tolmin, Slovenia

August
14-17 - Summerbreeze - Dinkelsbuhl, Germany

Lineup:

Jón Már Ásbjörnsson - Vocals
Finnbogi Örn Einarsson - Guitar and vocals
Fannar Már Oddsson - Guitar and vocals
Gunnar Ingi Jones - Guitar
Benjamín Bent Árnason - Drums
Þorsteinn Gunnar Friðriksson - Bass




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Tech death extremists, Vale Of Pnath, will release a new EP, Accursed, on May 17th via Willowtip Records. The album's title track is available for streaming below.

The band's second EP following two acclaimed full-lengths (2011's The Prodigal Empire and 2016's II), Accursed is fuelled with tech death adrenaline and shrouded in black metal's iniquitous aura. Those complementary qualities enhance what is unequivocally another giant step forward in penetrating songwriting dynamics. Concision with depth describes the five proper compositions, while the cold, mechanistic opening soundscape "Shadow And Agony" and chilling interlude "Audient Void", are equally vital in completing an EP that is best absorbed as a holistic musical experience, albeit one that is the stuff of nightmares. The picture painted is a bleak one, the intensity unleashed nothing short of devastating to the nervous system and traumatic to the psyche.

Pre-order the Accursed EP here.

Tracklisting:

"Shadow And Agony"
"The Darkest Gate"
"Skin Turned Soil"
"Accursed"
"Audient Void"
"Obsidian Realm"
"Spectre Of Bone"

"Accursed":




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On April 19th, Fractal Universe will release their new album, Rhizomes Of Insanity, via Metal Blade Records. In anticipation of this release, the band has launched a video for the record's first single, "Oneiric Realisations", which can be found below.

Fractal Universe comments: "Directed by Vincent Tournaud, the video was shot during 2 days of October 2018 at l'Autre Canal in Nancy, France. A special attention was given to the lightings and color grading, which were designed to both match with the album artwork and catch the particular atmosphere of the song."

Rhizomes Of Insanity can be pre-ordered here in the following formats:

- jewelcase-CD
- ltd. digipak-CD w/ bonus track (EU exclusive)
- 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
- light yellow vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 200 copies)
- yellow / white splatter vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 120 copies)
- orange / red marbled vinyl (US exclusive - limited to 150 copies)
* exclusive bundles with shirts, plus digital options are also available!

Fractal Universe's sophomore full-length, Rhizomes Of Insanity, hits as hard intellectually as it does sonically, affirming the French quartet's place on the progressive death metal map.

"Rhizomes Of Insanity is a concept album based on a thought experiment around the concept of insanity," asserts vocalist/guitarist Vince Wilquin. "It questions the origins of it, and tries to define where we set its boundaries with 'reason'. It eventually questions its place in our modern society and surmises that it has turned into an intrinsic, unavoidable but also necessary part of it and of every human being, which we're trying to repress at all costs."

From start to finish, the album is an immersive, complex yet wholly accessible collection rich in melody, invention, and packed with decimating riffs - wielding ten tracks, all of which hit their mark.

Rhizomes Of Insanity tracklisting:

"Oneiric Realisations"
"Flashes Of Potentialities"
"Rising Oblivion"
"A Reality To Foreclose"
"Masterpiece's Parallelism"
"Parabola Of Silence"
"Madness' Arabesques"
"Architectural Aberrations"
"Fundamental Dividing Principle"
"Chiasmus Of The Damned"
"Collective Engram" - Unplugged (Bonus Track)

With a headline French tour scheduled for April followed by a European run later in the year, plus the intent to play as many festivals as possible this summer, metal fans can expect to hear a lot more from Fractal Universe in 2019 and beyond.

"Since the beginning of the band, we've always given ourselves a 100% to offer our fans the best possible music and memorable live performances. With 'Rhizomes Of Insanity' and our forthcoming collaboration with Metal Blade Records, I believe we now have the perfect cards in hand to bring Fractal Universe to the next level."

Tour dates:

April
19 - Nilvange, France - Le Gueulard+
20 - Limours, France - Asylum Metal Fest
23 - Nantes, France - La Scène Michelet
25 - Toulouse, France - La Cave à Rock

(Photo - Vilvain Pictures)




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Multi-national melodic hard rockers, Eden's Curse, have confirmed that their sixth studio release will be a concept album. Set for a 2020 release on their long time German label, AFM Records, the band confirmed the news with the following statement:

"We are delighted to announce that our sixth studio release will be a concept album. We are in the early stages of writing and have today confirmed our plans with AFM Records. This is not a phase that we ever wish to rush, as we always work hard to ensure that we deliver the quality that you have come to expect of us. We do not expect a release until 2020, so please bear with us. We will keep you involved throughout the whole process with lots of updates on Facebook and our official website."

In the meantime, the band will kick off their UK headline tour in April, in support of their current Testament - The Best Of Eden's Curse release. Joining them on the road are German melodic metal band Mob Rules and Swedish AOR newbies Degreed.

Tour dates:

April
14 - The Underworld Camden - London, England
15 - Trillians Newcastle - Newcastle, England
16 - Yardbirds Rock Club - Grimsby, England
17 - Eleven - Stoke, England
18 - The Robin 2 - Bilston, England
19 - Corporation - Sheffield, England
20 - Muni Arts Centre - Pontypridd, Wales
21 - The Garage G2 - Glasgow, Scotland

Tickets are on sale here.




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Hailing from the ashes of Charlotte, USA’s darker side comes forth the blackened death trio, Oculum Dei. Mixing different elements and influences of black metal, the band is set to bring forth a horde of darkness and engage listeners into a realm of deep, chaotic experiences.

Hellbent to unleash their demonic war chants from their debut full-length Dreams Of Desire And Torment on February 22nd, the band has teamed with BraveWords for the exclusive premiere for the album's full stream.

The band adds:

"The album as a whole is an eclectic mix of slow dark black metal jumping into extreme black riffs sometimes slowed down with a death metal riff and into acoustic guitars. There is no set template for this one, just a groove and feel that each of us has brought to the table."

Dreams of Desire and Torment by Oculum Dei

Dreams Of Desire And Torment artwork and tracklisting:

"Involuntary Pandemic"
"Ghost In The Corridors"
"Kingdom Of Hell"
"Dreams Of Desire And Torment"
"A Cold Winters Plight"
"Blinded By Gods"
"A Mist Of Heaven Inside Of Hell"

"Dreams Of Desire And Torment" video:

For further details, visit Oculum Dei on Facebook.




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Georgia-based Vainglory, featuring former Chastain vocalist Kate French and guitarist Corbin King, have checked in with the following update:

"The Vainglory CD... is FINALLY done! Setting a release date for the US, getting the copyrights and setting up the digital download royalties. We will announce the release date soon!"

Vainglory have been more or less inactive since 2014. watch their official Facebook page here for further updates.

Vainglory released their self-titled debut in April 2007. Kate French recorded three album with Chastain between 1995 and 2004: Sick Society ('95), In Dementia ('97) and In An Outrage ('04)




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The official music video for "Genesis", a brand new song from the Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend, can be streamed below. The track is taken from his upcoming album, "Empath", which will be released on March 29 via InsideOut Music.

Devin comments: "It's with great pride (and a healthy dose of trepidation) that I can finally present to you a song from the 'Empath' record. In each album cycle there is the dilemma over which track we 'lead' with, not only to get people excited, but also to give an accurate overview of the project.

"As the musical nature of 'Empath' shifts from track to track, (from musical theater, death metal, prog free jazz and more commercial things) it was a hard decision. Some people wanted the relatively straightforward song 'Spirits Will Collide' while others wanted a more cinematic banging track like 'Evermore'. We ultimately chose to go with the opening track, 'Genesis', as it not only features around five different stylistic shifts (some quite jarring, to be fair :) but also includes all three drummers, the choir, the orchestra, and basically the kitchen sink as well. This song is ultimately about facing fear, as well as analyzing one's relationship with one's past in order to progress.

"The record has an overarching theme of what I like to view as 'hope' in chaotic times.

"I have been working on this record for more than a year, and it represents a kind of shift for me in my personal and professional world that I am quite proud of. It's the first time in quite a few years I have made an album like this, and I think if nothing else, 'Genesis' represents the chaotic nature of the project (and the world at large currently) in the most accurate way I can do at this stage of life.

"I'd like to thank the entire team of wonderful musicians and artists who helped me actualize this material, as well as InsideOut and Northern Music for their help and support."

Over the past few years, the success that Devin has slowly worked for has fortunately come with the power to control his own creative destiny. The recent successes with the DVD from a sold-out Royal Albert hall, or his 2012 "Retinal Circus", or last year's "Ocean Machine" live DVD with the Orchestra And Choir Of State Opera Plovdiv has put him in a position where with the new album "Empath", he will once and for all define himself as a musical force outside of any particular genre classification.


On this album, Devin has decided to see what would happen if all the styles that make up his current interests were finally represented in one place. To finally shake the fear of expectation, and just do what it is he was meant to do creatively, "Empath", true to the name, is about allowing the audience a feeling for a variety of musical emotions. The musical dynamics represented on this single album are broad, challenging, and immense. To approach this sort of work with a long history of what makes heavy music "heavy," allows this to be done with a type of power rarely heard.


Joining Devin on this album is Frank Zappa alumni Mike Keneally as music director, as well as Morgan Ågren (MATS AND MORGAN, FRANK ZAPPA, FREDRIK THORDENDAL), Anup Sastry (MONUMENTS, PERIPHERY), Samus Paulicelli (DECREPIT BIRTH, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS), Nathan Navarro, Elliot Desagnes, Steve Vai, Chad Kroeger, Anneke Van Giersbergen, Ché Aimee Dorval, Ryan Dhale and the Elektra Women's Choir.


A bold statement with massive production values and dynamic, uncompromised musicality. This is a statement about not only pursuing creative freedom in a conservative scene, but also trying to show that heavy music is truly a valid musical tool.

"Empath" will be released on limited 2 CD digipak (including an entire disc of bonus material), standard CD jewelcase, gatefold 180-gram 2LP vinyl + CD + LP-booklet and as digital album.

The full track listing is as follows:


01. Castaway

02. Genesis

03. Spirits Will Collide

04. Evermore

05. Sprite

06. Hear Me

07. Why

08. Borderlands

09. Requiem

10. Singularity Part 1 - Adrift

11. Singularity Part 2 - I Am I

12. Singularity Part 3 - There Be Monsters

13. Singularity Part 4 - Curious Gods

14. Singularity Part 5 - Silicon Scientists

15. Singularity Part 6 - Here Comes The Sun

Norwegian progressive metal band, Leprous, performed at Germany's Wacken Open Air festival in the summer of 2013. Professionally filmed footage of the band's set can be found below.

Setlist:

"Foe"
"The Valley"
"Forced Entry"
"The Cloak"
"Restless"
"Thorn"
"Chronic"
"Waste Of Air"
"Contaminate Me"




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In the new video below, Bon Jovi performs the Burning Bridges album track, "We Don't Run", during their 2018 This House Is Not For Sale tour in Sydney, Australia.

"Captain Crash & The Beauty Queen From Mars" and "Have A Nice Day" from the same show can be seen below:

Bon Jovi performs next on May 31st at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. Find the band's live itinerary here.




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Chester Bennington's former bandmates in his first group, the Phoenix, Arizona-based post-grunge act GREY DAZE, have announced plans to re-record their old material with the help of the late LINKIN PARK frontman's friends and family.

Among the guest musicians set to appear on the recordings are Chester's 22-year-old son Jaime Bennington, KORN's Brian "Head" Welch and James "Munky" Shaffer, P.O.D.'s Marcos Curiel, BUSH's Chris Traynor, as well as Ryan Shuck, Chester's bandmate in DEAD BY SUNRISE.

GREY DAZE posted a picture of Jaime in the recording booth, captioning it: "Chester would have been so very proud of his son Jaime Bennington. We had Jaime sing along with his father last night at NRG Recording Studios and his voice is great! Sounds a lot like his father and we were all very proud to be a part of it."

In a 2001 interview with Revolver magazine, Chester described GREY DAZE's musical style as "early-'90s -style rock. It wasn't pop rock, it wasn't heavy metal. It was in between grunge and good rock. We didn't know what we were doing. We were just writing songs and singing. It was a four-piece band. Some of our songs were more rock. Others were more, I don't know, alternative? I've always been into punk and classic rock. The first few years of being a musician, it was all cover band stuff, and we'd throw in a few originals. The last band I was in, I was in it for almost eight years. We made two albums, and tried really hard."

He added: "I definitely know why it didn't go anywhere: We all wanted to make it, but we all wanted to make it for different reasons. It wasn't all about making good songs, where anything else that comes from that is a fringe benefit."

Bennington was found dead in his Los Angeles-area home in July 2017 after hanging himself.

LINKIN PARK headlined an all-star tribute concert for Bennington in October 2017 in Los Angeles but has not announced any future plans for recording or touring.


Chester would have been so very proud of his Son Jaime Bennington. We had Jaime sing along with his father last night...Posted by Grey Daze on Saturday, February 9, 2019


Epic day recording the new record with Brian Head Welch and Munky from korn James "Munky" Shaffer Korn

Chester would be soooo stoked right now! These guys are killing it!!!! Sean Dowdell

#greydaze #chesterbennington #macebeyers #nrgstudios #seandowdell Rene Mata Kyle Hoffmann @Alexaldi Esjay Jones Productions @macebeyers @lucas_dangelo #korn #linkinparkPosted by Grey Daze on Monday, February 11, 2019

History of the Band Grey Daze
History of the Band Grey DazePosted by Grey Daze on Sunday, February 3, 2019

Salt Lake City's traditional metal champions, Visigoth, have announced a Summer 2019 headline tour for Europe:

"We are emerging from the abyss with a new two-song 7" that we are looking forward to unleashing onstage across Europe this summer! Of course, this is just a foreshadowing of bigger things to come, but we hope that the hordes will be placated - if temporarily - by this humble offering. We'll leave it up to the listener to explore the unifying theme that ties the lyrics and artwork together, but rest assured that musically not much has changed. Love it or hate it, this is still straightfoward heavy metal done the way we've always done it. Without further ado, the road calls once again, and we answer with fervent hunger!"

Tour dates, featuring Bewitcher and Resistance as support, are as follows:

May
24 - Berlin, Germany - Wolf City Fest
25 - Schönenberg-Kübelberg, Germany - Iron Fest
26 - London, UK - Moth Club
27 - Newcastle, UK - Head Of Steam
28 - Manchester, UK - AATMA
30 - Mannheim, Germany - MS Connexion Complex*
31 - Oberndorf/Lech, Germany - Metalheadz Open Air*

June
1 - Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany - Black Forest Festival*
2 - Oldenburg, Germany - MTS Records (night 1)*
3 - Oldenburg, Germany - MTS Records (night 2)*
5 - Aarau, Switzerland - Kiff*
6 - Kassel, Germany - Goldgrube*
7 - Hamburg, Germany - Bambi Galore*
8 - Bree, Belgium - Ragnarok*
9 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Rock Hard Festival**

*w/Resistance
**Visigoth only

Visigoth have released a video for "Traitor's Gate", featured on their sophomore album, Conqueror's Oath. The video features live footage from Visigoth's festival shows at Hell Over Hammaburg, Keep It True and Bang Your Head and was edited by Oliver Bomber Barth for Visions in Fear.

Order the new album in a variety of formats here.

Conqueror's Oath tracklisting:

"Steel And Silver"
"Warrior Queen"
"Outlive Them All"
"Hammerforged"
"Traitor's Gate"
"Salt City"
"Blades In The Night"
"The Conqueror's Oath"

Album stream:

"Warrior Queen" video:

The band is currently on the road in Europe. Dates are as follows:

February
20 - Leipzig, Germany - Four Rooms
21 - Wien, Austria - Escape Metal Corner
22 - Innsbruck, Austria - Livestage
23 - Dornbirn, Austria - Schlachthaus
24 - Lünen, Germany - Swordbrothers Festival
25 - Genk, Belgium - Flashback
27 - Barcelona, Spain - Rocksound
28 - Zaragoza, Spain - Sala Lopez

March
1 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Live
2 - Ljungby, Sweden - Turbofest
3 - Niederjossa, Germany - Full Metal Fest
6 - Göppingen, Germany - Zille
7 - Leiden, Netherlands - De Noble
8 - Marburg, Germany - Szenario
9 - Weiher, Germany - Live Music Hall
10 - Hamburg, Germany - Hell Over Hammaburg Festival




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Presto Ballet have released a video for "Tip Of The Hat", a track from their sixth studio album, The Days Between, released back in December via Rat Pak Records. Watch below.

Founded by Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof in 2005, Presto Ballet combines the melodic and harmonic old school aspects with the neo progressive rock sound of today. While their sound is often compared to the early works of Kansas, Rush, and Yes, Presto Ballet still maintains its own identity.

In regards to the musical direction of The Days Between, guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof comments, “This new album is a mixed bag of musical influences, ranging from the 60's to the 70's but done in a modern context. The songs are a little more focused on melody, hooks and song structure, it's definitely more on the melodic rock side and it has all the elements of the things that this band loves most about music!”

"Tip Of The Hat" video:

"Out Of Mind (It's Outta Site)" video:

Album "making of" video:




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Japan’s Crystal Lake has debuted a music video for their new single, “Devilcry”, featured on their new album, Helix, out now via SharpTone Records. Order the album here, and watch the new clip below.

Tracklisting:

"Helix"
"Aeon"
"Agony"
"+81"
"Lost In The Forever"
"Outgrow"
"Ritual"
"Hail To The Fire"
"Devilcry"
"Just Confusing"
"Apollo"
"Sanctuary"

"Devilcry" video:

"Lost In Forever" video:

“Aeon” video:

Crystal Lake have joined August Burns Red, Fit For A King and Miss May I for their first ever US tour. Remaining dates listed below.

January
24 - Lexington, KY - Manchester Music Hall
25 - Richmond, VA - The National
26 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
27 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
29 - Destin, FL - Club LA
30 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
31 - San Antonio, TX - Alamo City Music Hall

February
22 - Ottawa, ON - TD Place
23 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial De Quebec
25 - Hampton Beach, NH - Wally’s
26 - Portland, ME - Aura
27 - Clifton Park, NY - Upstate Concert Hall
28 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom

March
1 - Hartford, CT - The Webster
2 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance Theater




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Lord Of The Lost have released a new music video, for the song "Voodoo Doll" from their Thornstar album, available via Napalm Records. Watch the new clip below:

After Lord Of The Lost’s very successful 2018, they aren’t even thinking about taking a break. Late last month, and right in time for their next tour, they released another music video, this time for the Thornstar album track, “Loreley”. Watch the video below, and find the band's live itinerary here.

(Photo - Franz Schepers)




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