Pretty Maids has premiered a new video for "Will You Still Kiss Me (If I See You In Heaven)" video, taken from their new album Undress Your Madness.

Undress Your Madness shows Pretty Maids are still in the freshest and most vital phase of their career since the early '90’s. Order the CD/LP/digital here. Fans can order limited edition, 180g, gatefold, silver color vinyl and t-shirt bundles from Frontiers' webstores here.

"I think the new album is a kind of continuation of what we’ve done the past ten years,” says singer Ronnie Atkins. "I’m really happy about the way it turned out 'cause there’s a lot of good songs on it in my humble opinion and it’s probably even more melodic than our previous efforts.”

The production, as always, is absolutely stellar thanks to Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Amaranthe, Kobara And The Lotus), who has given the band a sound that not only reinvigorates them, but also incorporates the beloved soundscapes of the past. Modern and classic at the same time, if you will.

"It’s just a match made in heaven I think. There’s a great chemistry between us, we share the same humor and thoughts about what a good song is, so there’s a lot in common,” continues Ronnie. "Quite simply the most gentle and easy going guy I've ever worked with.”

What can then be said about Ronnie Atkins and Ken Hammer? One of the best songwriting teams in the genre, hands down. Atkins' voice just gets better and better as the years go by. Menacing and vicious one minute, melodic and soothing the next. Likewise, Hammer is on fire here and lays down some of his heaviest riffs in recent memory. Rene Shades' bass playing is as thunderous as ever, propelling the incredible rhythms of the songs along with the superb drumming of Allan Sørensen, who's playing matches perfectly with what each song calls for. Chris Laney's keyboards add a wonderful texture and nuance to these brilliant compositions, tying everything together in the perfect package.

Every track on this beauty is worthy of your attention, whether it is an in-your-face barn burner such as the storming opener “Serpentine,” the title track, and “Black Thunder” or timeless melodic metal anthems such as “Firesoul Fly" and “Will You Still Kiss Me (If I See You In Heaven)”, or even a superb power ballad like “Shadowlands”.

“The album was written in a very short period of time,” tells Ronnie Atkins. “Basically it was written in January, just prior to recording it in February this year. So everything was very fresh when we entered the studio, in fact, so fresh that some of the songs were hardly finished when we started, but it all fell into place as we preceded with the recordings.”

The final result is Undress Your Madness, a record that has everything that Pretty Maids fans could possibly ask for.

Tracklisting:

"Intro"
"Serpentine"
"Firesoul Fly"
"Undress Your Madness"
"Will You Still Kiss Me (If I See You In Heaven)"
"Runaway World"
"If You Want Peace (Prepare For War)"
"Slavedriver"
"Shadowlands"
"Black Thunder"
"Strength Of A Rose"

"Undress Your Madness":

"Firesoul Fly":

"Serpentine" video:

Lineup:

Ronnie Atkins - Voice
Ken Hammer - Guitars
Rene Shades - Bass
Chris Laney - Keyboards
Allan Sørensen - Drums




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The most ambitious project of metal history of Blind Guardian is out today, Legacy Of The Dark Lands hits the record stores. To celebrate the release, the band offers fan an official video for "War Feeds War". The idea of recording an orchestral album originally formed in the minds of the two leading lights of the Blind Guardian universe - guitarist André Olbrich and singer Hansi Kürsch - during the 1990's when Blind Guardian started to use orchestral elements to enhance their opulent sound. The monumental project started to take shape over recent years, and mirroring its epic sound cascades, the lyrical concept was developed. To create the concept, André and Hansi worked alongside German bestselling author Markus Heitz, whose latest novel Die dunklen Lande was released on March 1, 2019.

Hansi about the video:

"Time to witness our journey through the Dark Lands. 'War Feeds War' gives you an idea about whom we encountered and what we 'beheld' during our short, but somehow very unpleasant stay. Note: the riders are amongst us! I am glad we made it back, safely, for today’s release of Legacy Of The Dark Lands.  We hope you enjoy this fantastic album and this glorious video. We had great fun doing it! Now go and get your copy."

The Legacy Of The Dark Lands is available in the below formats:

- 2CD Digipak
- 2LP Gatefold (different colours)
- 3CD Comic book (album, instrumental, no interludes version)
- 4CD Comic book (album, instrumental, no interludes version, audiobook)
- 5LP BOX (Album 2LP, Instrumental 2LP, Audiobook LP)

Order the album here.

Tracklisting:

"1618 Ouverture"
"The Gathering"
"War Feeds War"
"Comets And Prophecies"
"Dark Cloud’s Rising"
"The Ritual"
"In The Underworld"
"A Secret Society"
"The Great Ordeal"
"Bez"
"In The Red Dwarf’s Tower"
"Into The Battle"
"Treason"
"Between The Realms"
"Point Of No Return"
"The White Horseman"
"Nephilim"
"Trial And Coronation"
"Harvester Of Souls"
"Conquest Is Over"
"This Storm"
"The Great Assault"
"Beyond The Wall"
"A New Beginning"

"Point Of No Return" lyric video:

"This Storm" lyric video:

Meanwhile, Hansi Kursch discusses the new album in an interview with The Metal Voice. Watch below:




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Widely regarded as an early iconic example of Candlemass firmly establishing themselves in the live arena on their way to international recognition, the band’s much-revered performance at the esteemed Dynamo Open Air Festival in 1988 is considered a particular highlight with the Swedes stamping their mark on the metal map of the eighties with a powerful and captivating performance at the legendary location. 

Featuring the unmatched and unmistakable vocal prowess of Messiah Marcolin, the band storms through renditions of their early classics, including timeless favourites such as “Solitude” and “At The Gallows End”, closing with a medley of tracks originally by UK metal forefathers & originators, Black Sabbath.

Peaceville Records will release the concert on limited gold vinyl on December 6. Purchase here.

Tracklisting:

Side A
“Solitude”
“At The Gallows End”
“Crystal Ball”
“Dark Are The Veils Of Death”

Side B
“A Sorcerer’s Pledge”
“Black Sabbath Medley”




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Cosmic death metal band, Blood Incantation, have joined forces with Century Media Records to release the band’s second studio album, Hidden History Of The Human Race, outside of North America, Mexico and Canada. Dark Descent Records will be handling the American release and the album will be available worldwide on November 22.

New track, “Slave Species Of The Gods”, is streaming below.

The band comments:

“‘Slave Species Of The Gods; was filmed at our performance in Santa Ana on October 11 during our tour with Immolation. Directed and edited by Gabe Gomez, who first filmed us on our very first tour, the video for this song evokes the disorienting, chaotic and psychedelic vibe of our live concert. Filmed directly onto VHS, the video contains an aesthetic similar to many of our favorite old recordings of classic bands while also being engagingly trippy. The song itself was the second song written for Hidden History Of The Human Race and has been played live since the Decibel tour. Being the first track on the record, ‘Slave Species Of The Gods’ is meant as a full force brutalizer, going non-stop over the course of its relatively short five minutes and thirty-one seconds.”

Recorded completely analogue at World Famous Studios in Denver, CO, Hidden History Of The Human Race expands the sonic cosmos explored on Blood Incantation’s critically acclaimed debut Starspawn.

The album will be released as Limited Edition CD Digipak with green logo patch, Gatefold LP with 20 page pamphlet, lyric sheet, CD and poster as well as on all digital platforms. Pre-order here.

Tracklisting:

"Slave Species Of The Gods"
"The Giza Power Plant"
"Inner Paths (To Outer Space)"
"Awakening From The Dream Of Existence To The Multidimensional Nature Of Our Reality (Mirror Of The Soul)"

"Slave Species Of The Gods" video:

Lineup:

Paul Riedl - Guitars, Vocals
Morris Kolontyrsky - Guitars
Jeff Barrett - Fretless Bass
Isaac Faulk - Drums




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Swedish classic rock/A.O.R. supergroup The Night Flight Orchestra have released a brand new album teaser video and single for "Cabin Pressure Drops."

Earlier this year, the band announced that they had started recording the successor of 2018's Sometimes The World Ain't Enough which is due for a 2020 release. The band have been working at the Nordic Sound Labs using the same drum kit that was used during the recordings of ABBA's 1980 mega album Super Trouper.

The band comments, "So, you thought you knew what The Night Flight Orchestra was all about? You were sure that they were all about good times, boogie-woogie, radio-friendly A.O.R.? Damn, you were wrong. The one thing that has kept those ageing Swedish hearts beating for so long is DRAMA! Internal conflicts, external conflicts, rumours and exaggerations. Sometime early next year, The Night Flight Orchestra will release their new album. 'Cabin Pressure Drops' is a street opera based upon shattered dreams, broken illusions, and the fact that we are all something much less than the person we were supposed to be. But in the darkness there's a always a glimmer of hope. And from that glimmer of hope, with the right mindset, you can sculpt and create a whole lot of Swedish classic rock melodrama. Most bands are teasing with clips from the studio and interviews with various band members talking about how excited they are about the new material. The Night Flight Orchestra are beyond excited. Therefore, they've decided to release a tiny soap opera instead, set against the background of the instrumental 'Cabin Pressure Drops,' available on every streaming service near you. The Night Flight Orchestra would like to remind you that this is only the beginning…"




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On November 22, 2019, the classic third album of German black metallers Dark Fortress, Stab Wounds (2004), will be reissued on Century Media Records. Today, another track from this album is being released, guitarist and producer V. Santura comments:

“While we are currently doing the final touches to our forthcoming new album Spectres From The Old World, we would like to remind you of the Stab Wounds reissue, which will be released in November! So listen to the remastered version of ‘When 1000 Crypts Awake’, which is the song of Stab Wounds and still regularly a part of our live set, one of our all-time favourites!”

Stab Wounds will be released as Gatefold 2LP, Limited Edition CD Digipak and digital album. Strictly limited silver vinyl (100 copies) and transparent blue (200 copies) are available at the Century Media Store, here.

Order/stream/download here.

Stab Wounds tracklisting:

"Iconoclasm Omega"
"Self Mutilation"
"Stab Wounds"
"When 1000 Crypts Awake"
"Despise the 'Living'"
"A Midnight Poem"
"Rest in Oblivion"
"Vanitas... No Horizons"
"Like a Somnambulist in Daylight's Fire"
"Sleep!"
"Endtime"

"When 1000 Crypts Awake":

“Despise The ‘Living’":

Dark Fortress are:

Morean - Vocals
V. Santura - Guitars
Asvargr - Guitars
Phenex - Keyboards
Seraph - Drums




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Steve Riley's version of L.A. GUNS has inked a deal with Golden Robot Records. The band will enter the studio later this month to record a new album for a tentative spring 2020 release.

In other news, Riley's L.A. GUNS has signed with New Breed Management and the Bigg Time Entertainment Inc. booking agency.

The group said in a statement: "We are very grateful for this opportunity and we want to thank you all for your support throughout the years. Also we are looking forward to seeing you all on tour in 2020."

This version of L.A. GUNS made its live debut this past May at the M3 Rock Festival. The drummer is joined in the group by Orlando, Florida-based guitarist/vocalist Kurt Frohlich, bassist Kelly Nickels (a member of L.A. GUNS' "classic" incarnation) and guitarist Scott Griffin (who played bass for the band from 2007 until 2009, and then again from 2011 to 2014).

M3 was the first time ever that an L.A. GUNS performance did not feature singer Phil Lewis or guitarist Tracii Guns, who are currently playing together in their own version of the band.

A dozen years ago, Frohlich was recruited to front a second incarnation of FASTER PUSSYCAT by three of the group's original members, who were unhappy with both the musical direction of the band and singer Taime Downe's "drunk and erratic performances." At the time, bassist Eric Stacy said that the Frohlich-fronted FASTER PUSSYCAT would perform the band's songs "the way they were written and recorded."

Soon after a European tour in the spring of 2007, the second version of FASTER PUSSYCAT disbanded. The Downe-fronted version of the group continues to tour regularly to this day.

Frohlich has also played with Marky Ramone and a group called THE UNDERGROUND REBELS. He performs acoustically in the greater Orlando area on a regular basis.

Riley is the longest-tenured member of L.A. GUNS, a group he joined shortly before the release of their 1988 self-titled debut. (While he is pictured on the album, he did not actually perform on it.) Although the band has famously featured more than 50 members in its ranks through the years, with the exception of a two-year period in the early 1990s, Riley was the sole constant from 1987 until the end of 2016, when the group that he and Lewis managed to keep alive for nearly 15 years without founding guitarist Guns (who quit the band in 2002, on the eve of the release of their acclaimed album "Waking The Dead") dissolved. Since then, Lewis and Guns — who, after years of acrimony, buried the hatchet in 2016 — have forged ahead as L.A. GUNS while Riley focused on other projects.

The Guns-Lewis version of L.A. GUNS released a new album, "The Devil You Know", in March via Frontiers Music Srl.


UPDATE: We are so pleased to formally announce that we have signed with NEW BREED Management and BIGGTIME INC. is now...

Posted by L.A. Guns on Friday, November 8, 2019

Eastern Europe, Slavic, Balkan, Russian. For some reason Pyogenesis feel attached to these regions. "But the new song "Mother Bohemia" is more than an ode to your mentality, that is so different from ours but much appreciated", the band states. It deals with Bohemian thousand year old struggle in the 19th century, which is similar to many of the above mentioned Eastern parts. The new Pyogenesis album "A Silent Soul Screams Loud" will be released on January 24th 2020.

Pre-order here: https://shop.afm-records.de/pyogenesis/

Tour:

20.12.2019 (GER) Erfurt
23.01.2020 (GER) Regensburg
24.01.2020 (GER) Nürnberg
25.01.2020 (GER) Dresden
31.01.2020 (GER) Düsseldorf
01.02.2020 (GER) Frankfurt
12.02.2020 (ESP) Vigo
13.02.2020 (ESP) Salamanca
14.02.2020 (ESP) Madrid
15.02.2020 (POR) Porto
16.02.2020 (POR) Lisbon Alenquer
21.02.2020 (GER) Bremen
22.02.2020 (GER) Hannover
28.02.2020 (GER) Saarbrücken
29.02.2020 (GER) Osnabrück
06.03.2020 (GER) Hamburg
20.03.2020 (GER) Leipzig
21.03.2020 (GER) Greifswald
04.04.2020 (GER) Siegen
22.04.2020 (KAZ) Astana
23.04.2020 (KAZ) Karaganda
24.04.2020 (KAZ) Almaty
25.04.2020 (KGZ) Bishkek
16.05.2020 (GER) Sunrise Festival
21.05.2020 (GER) RAS Vatertach
13.06.2020 (GER) StöfenparkRock
25.07.2020 (GER) München
08.10.2020 (ROM) Bucharest
09.10.2020 (BGR) Sofia
23.10.2020 (UKR) Kyiv
24.10.2020 (RUS) Moscow
25.10.2020 (RUS) Kazan
31.10.2020 (RUS) Kirov
13.11.2020 (GER) Wiesbaden
14.11.2020 (GER) Bochum
27.11.2020 (GER) Würzburg
28.11.2020 (GER) Chemnitz

WE SELL THE DEAD's sophomore album, "Black Sleep", will be released on February 21, 2020 via earMUSIC, bringing a riveting mix of dark and raw heavy metal with catchy songs about death as an integral part of life and living.

The band has shared the video for the new single "Across The Water". Check it out below.

"The term 'black sleep' is, of course, a metaphor for death," the band explains. "'Eternal sleep' is a somewhat more frequently used term, but we wanted an expression that sounded both sinister and soft at the same time. Because it is a quite beautiful thing — this short life of ours. Blink and it's over. And, most importantly, death is not the enemy. Indifference and life without meaning are. We are all going to die, eventually, all of us, sometime sooner or later. Life isn't about sitting and waiting for that to happen. Life is about taking what you've got and squeezing the most out of it."

WE SELL THE DEAD began in 2016 with Niclas Engelin (IN FLAMES, ENGEL) and Jonas Slättung (DRÖMRIKET). They were quickly joined by their old friend Apollo Papathanasio — the frontman for FIREWIND and SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — on vocals. Gas Lipstick, the drummer for the first album and a former member of HIM, has been replaced by ENGEL drummer Oscar Nilsson due to logistical circumstances. In addition, Petter Olsson joins the band as a full-time member on keys and thereby perfectly rounds out the quintet.

"Black Sleep" track listing:

01. Caravan

02. Across The Water

03. Black Sleep

04. Carved In Stone

05. The Light

06. Hour Of The Wolf

07. River In Your Blood

08. Nightmare And Dream

09. Scars In My Heart

10. Shallow Grave

WE SELL THE DEAD is:

Niclas Engelin - Guitar

Jonas Slättung - Bass

Apollo Papathanasio - Vocals

Oscar Nilsson - Drums

Petter Olsson - Keys

Photo credit: Vincent Laine

W.A.S.P. will embark on the "1984 To Headless" world tour in 2020. The trek will be a celebration of hits from the band's first four albums: 1984's self-titled debut, 1985's "The Last Command", 1986's "Inside The Electric Circus" and 1989's "The Headless Children".

W.A.S.P. said in a statement: "The first self-titled album, that in some countries was called 'Winged Assassins', featuring songs from that now classic record, 'I Wanna Be Somebody' and 'L.O.V.E. Machine', to the second album, 'The Last Command', along with 'Inside The Electric Circus', to the iconic masterpiece 'The Headless Children'. These hits from the first four albums have never been performed together, 'Live', as they will be in this most special show, and will NEVER BE REPEATED EVER AGAIN!! So join us, as we take you back… to where it all started."

The fall 2020 European leg of the "1984 To Headless" tour will kick off on September 15, 2020 in Malmö, Sweden and conclude on November 7, 2020 in Pratteln, Switzerland.

Tour dates:

Sep. 15 - Malmö, Moriska Paviljongen, Sweden

Sep. 16 - Gothenburg, Trädgår'n, Sweden

Sep. 17 - Oslo, Rockefeller John Dee, Norway

Sep. 18 - Karlstad, Nojesfabriken, Sweden

Sep. 19 - Örebro, Conventum, Sweden

Sep. 20 - Huskvarna, Folkets park, Sweden

Sep. 21 - Eskilstuna, Lokomotivet, Sweden

Sep. 23 - Tampere, Tullikamari, Finland

Sep. 24 - Helsinki, Kulttuurialto, Finland

Sep. 25 - Oulu, Club Tearia, Finland

Sep. 26 - Sundsvall, Sporthallen, Sweden

Sep. 27 - Stockholm, Fryshuset Klubben, Sweden

Sep. 29 - Copenhagen, Pumehuset, Denmark

Sep. 30 - Eindhoven, Effanaar, Netherlands

Oct. 01 - Bristol, SWX, UK

Oct. 02 - London, O2 Forum Kentish Town, UK

Oct. 03 - Nottingham, Rock City, UK

Oct. 04 - Newcastle, O2 Academy, UK

Oct. 05 - Glasgow, O2 Academy, UK

Oct. 07 - Belfast, Limelight, UK

Oct. 08 - Dublin, The Academy, Ireland

Oct. 09 - Manchester, Albert Hall, UK

Oct. 10 - Wolverhampton, KK's Steel Mill, UK

Oct. 11 - Leeds. Stylus, UK

Oct. 13 - Norwich. UEA, UK

Oct. 14 - Cardiff. Tramshed, UK

Oct. 15 - Coventry. Empire, UK

Oct. 17 - Munich. Backstage, Germany

Oct. 18 - Saarbrücken. Garage, Germany

Oct. 23 - Geiselwind. Musichall, Germany

Oct. 24 - Antwerp. Trix, Belgium

Oct. 28 - Bilbao. Sala Santana 27, Spain

Oct. 29 - Murcia. Sala Gamma, Spain

Oct. 30 - Madrid. Le Riviera, Spain

Oct. 31 - Barcelona. Razzmatazz, Spain

Nov. 04 - Padua, Hall, Italy

Nov. 05 - Prezzo sull'Adda, Live Music Club, Italy

Nov. 06 - Lausanne, Les Docks, Switzerland

Nov. 07 - Pratteln, Konzertgabrik Z7, Switzerland

For more information, visit W.A.S.P.'s official web site.

Two years ago, W.A.S.P. leader Blackie Lawless dismissed persistent calls from fans for a reunion with classic-era guitarist Chris Holmes, saying in a press conference: "People get divorced for certain reasons, and there's times when the kids want the parents to get back together, but sometimes it never happens. And this is one of those [times]. Sorry."

Holmes joined W.A.S.P. in 1982 and remained with the group until 1990. In 1996, the guitarist rejoined W.A.S.P. and stayed with the band until 2001. Chris has not played with W.A.S.P. since.

In a 2015 interview with The Metal Voice, Holmes accused Lawless of not wanting to work with other people. "Blackie had his means of controlling everything… It's all about him, him, him," Chris said.

According to Holmes, he added his unique style of playing to the W.A.S.P. sound. "The way that I grew up playing guitar is the way I play," he said. "And you can hear on the latest W.A.S.P. albums, it's not there. I don't know what it is; it's just the way you hit the strings. Everybody's different. [Tony] Iommi, Michael Scheknker, Peter Townshend… Everybody that plays is just different, the way they hit the guitar. And I hit a certain way. And Blackie always… I never heard one note in my life in W.A.S.P. 'Hey, Chris, you did a good job.' I never heard that once. I always heard how terrible I played and this and that.' I was always put down all the time. And Blackie says, 'The manager wants to use my image to sell the band.' Well, the band was a band in the first place; it was a whole unit. But he always wanted to be the main guy."

In February 2018, Napalm Records released "ReIdolized (The Soundtrack To 'The Crimson Idol')", the 25th-anniversary version of W.A.S.P.'s iconic hit album.

Canadian deathcore pioneers, Despised Icon, are back with their sixth full length album, Purgatory, out on November 15 via Nuclear Blast. In this new video trailer, vocalist Alex Erian talks about the lyrical concepts on the new album, while getting tattooed by Shawntriple6 at Thunderbird Tattoo LA.

Purgatory was produced by Yannick St-Amand, Eric Jarrin and Alex Erian. The music was recorded by Despised Icon's former guitar player, now current front of house engineer Yannick St-Amand while the vocals were recorded by close friend Antoine Lussier of Ion Dissonance. Mixing and mastering were completed by Cryptopsy's very own Christian Donaldson at The Grid in Montreal. For the album artwork, the band selected Eliran Kantor to create a piece that echoed the themes and concepts of Purgatory.

Without a doubt their most dynamic venture to date, Despised Icon have a fresh and energy filled arrangement just waiting to see the light of day in the form of Purgatory. For many years, they have laid the foundation of Deathcore and spearheaded different sounds and movements within the genre.

Purgatory will be available in the following formats:

- CD Jewel
- Vinyl
- Grey with Black Splatter Vinyl

Pre-order Purgatory in the format of your choice here.

Purgatory tracklisting:

"Dernier Souffle"
"Purgatory"
"Light Speed"
"Slow Burning"
"Snake In The Grass"
"Vies D'Anges"
"Moving On"
"Unbreakable"
"Apex Predator"
"Legacy"
"Dead Weight"

"Snake In The Grass" video:

"Purgatory" video:

Lineup:

Alex Erian - Vocals
Steve Marois - Vocals
Eric Jarrin - Guitar
Ben Landreville - Guitar
Sébastien Piché| - Bass
Alex "Grind" Pelletier - Drums




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Cyhra will release their sophomore album, No Halos In Hell, on November 15 via Nuclear Blast. They have released a studio documentary, which can be viewed below.

Founded by vocalist Jake E (ex-Amaranthe) and guitarist Jesper Strömblad (ex-In Flames), Cyhra has gone from being reminiscent of the duo's former bands to having a unique identity. In fact, No Halos In Hell is one of those rare albums that defies being neatly placed in a genre box; coming out heavy and dynamic, the record is loaded with melodic vocal hooks that stay nailed to the brain for days, achieving maximum impact throughout. Fusing a relentless energy and heaviness the best way possible was Cyhra's main focus this time out. The addition of guitarist Euge Valovirta (ex-Shining) as a full member has raised the creative process to a level where, according to Jake E, "Everyone is playing to the point of what is best for the song.” No Halos In Hell is one of those rare albums that defies being neatly placed in a genre box: delivering tunes that are both heavy and dynamic, the record is loaded with melodic vocal hooks and musical ear-worms.

Produced by Jacob Hansen and co-produced by the band's very own Jake E, the album is filled with 12 live-oriented songs, ensuring maximum catchiness.

No Halos In Hell will be available as 2 CD digipak, black vinyl or download on November 15. The bonus CD included in the limited digipak includes six additional songs, three of them being exclusive acoustic versions. You can pre-order the format of your choice here.

Tracklisting:

"Out Of My Life"
"No Halos In Hell"
"Battle From Within"
"I Am The One"
"Bye Bye Forever"
"Dreams Gone Wrong"
"Lost In Time"
"Kings Tonight"
"I Had Your Back"
"Blood Brothers"
"Hit Me"
"Man Of Eternal Rain"

"Out Of My Life" video:

"Battle From Within" lyric video:




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Belgian symphonic speed metallers, Magic Kingdom, have released a lyric video for the title track of their MetAlmighty album, out via AFM Records on November 22. Watch the clip below, and pre order the album here.

The new album delivers 100% of what the fans are expecting, Dushan's splendid guitar work combined with the strong vocal performance of Michael Vescera puts flesh on the songs and zests artfulness.

"Michael's vocals are very expressive and passionate," notes Petrossi. "He always gives 100% and holds nothing back. We needed someone like him and are very glad that he is part of the band now.”

The bands sound has iron balls, is deeply rooted in melodic metal, and definitively has a mind of its own. The furious playing of Petrossi especially adds the neo-classical touch, no wonder that the excellent guitarist is compared to greats like Yngwie Malmsteen and Michael Romeo.

And so the new album MetAlmighty will hook up right there where Savage Requiem ended. The production of the new album delights with flawless and nuanced sound, which develops an amazing amount of pressure and an arc of suspense at the same time.

Tracklisting:

"Unleash The Dragon"
"Wizards And Witches"
"In The Den Of The Mountain Trolls"
"Fear My Fury"
"Rise From The Ashes, Demon"
"MetAlmighty"
"So Fragile"
"Temple Of No Gods"
"Just A Good Man"
"Dark Night, Dark Thoughts"
"King Without A Crown"

"MetAlmighty" lyric video:

"Fear My Fury" lyric video:

"Wizards And Witches":

Lineup:

Dushan Petrossi (guitars)
Michael Vescera (vocals)
Vassili Moltchanov (bass)
Michael Brush (drums)




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Strigoi will unleash their debut album, Abandon All Faith, on November 22 via Nuclear Blast. In this new trailer, Chris Casket discusses the album's lyrical themes:

With an approach that was as nihilistic and crusty as it was cinematically grand, Paradise Lost's Greg Mackintosh teamed up with former Extreme Noise Terror and Vallenfyre bass player Chris Casket to record a truly bone-crushing beast of old-school death metal.

The album will be available as jewelcase CD, black vinyl in gatefold and digitally. Pre-order here.

Tracklisting:

"The Rising Horde"
"Parasite"
"Phantoms"
"Iniquitous Rage"
"Nocturnal Vermin"
"Plague Nation"
"Seven Crowns"
"Enemies Of God"
"Throne Of Disgrace"
"Scorn Of The Father"
"Carved Into The Skin"
"Abandon All Faith"

"Nocturnal Vermin" lyric video:

"Phantoms" video:




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Meshiaak and Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group have announced the global release of a new studio album, titled Mask Of All Misery, on November 15. The song, "City Of Ghosts", can be heard below.

It has been three years since the Australian quartet’s debut album Alliance Of Thieves dropped, which married dark undertones, heavy grooves and sophistication whilst retaining old-school metal values. Now, the band are back to continue the story and have a new member and renewed energy.

Formed in Melbourne, by 4ARM’s Danny Camilleri and Teramaze’s Dean Wells with bassist Andrew Cameron, they have recruited drummer David Godfrey who replaces Jon Dette, following his departure due to logistical reasons with him being based in the US and the rest of the band in Australia.

Mask Of All Misery is an album that journey’s through a maze of toxic influences and the masks the exponents wear. “The album deals with a lot of personal reflection and issues as well as attacking or addressing much broader issues concerning perhaps the ignorance of society in regards to what's going on around us all,” explains Camilleri.

The album walks through a number of tough subject matters and it’s something the band refuse to shy away from. The opening song, the instrumental “Miasma” sets the scene and tone for what you are about to expect. Miasma comes from the ancient Greek word for “pollution” and the miasma theory was a theory that held diseases such as cholera, chlamydia or the Black Death were caused by a noxious form of “bad air” or “miasma.” “It’s a theory that has been around for many years,” elaborates Camilleri. “It’s about how the air we breathe is being poisoned intentionally, and we are all subjected to it. There is no greater good in regards to any government or authority. Especially when they are responsible for the deployment of systematically spraying chemicals and spreading airborne diseases in the very air we breathe.”

The title track was the first song written for the album and is based on responding to toxic situations or people, identifying their behaviours and the rationalisation in response to their thought process, projections and intentions. Because “they” wear the mask, it doesn't mean you have to too. “Bury The Bodies” continues to delve into the sense of being trapped with personal demons and solitude in your own thoughts. “It’s the war we feel inside. Some of us chose to engage in that war and better ourselves and find our truth through it and some of us chose to pretend it doesn’t exist,” says the singer.

“City Of Ghosts,” “Face Of Stone” and “In The Final Hour” run full force through heavy metal riffery with anthemic muscle. “Doves” deals with showing great resilience and strength in the face of hopelessness, whilst they tackle dark subject matter on “Adrena.” The song takes its name from the word Adrenochrome, which has been found to occur naturally in human blood. Theories suggest that it is used as a drug for the elites, and that it is harvested through the experience of terrifying individuals, mostly children to the brink of fear and extracting their blood to give the elites an adrenaline high, at the expense of missing or lost children. Adrenochrome, it has been suggested was also used by the CIA during Project MKUltra and during secret Cold War experiments. The album closes with the 7 minute and 21 second epic “Godless,” another personal song dealing with manipulation and severing the ties between an empath and narcissist to take back control back of your life.

The album barely takes a breath through the ten songs and deals with personal struggles and the inner-strength to pull yourself through as well as burrowing into the dark underbelly for an album of uncompromising heaviness. However, the band have an ability to sprinkle light, adding visions of hope lyrically and strong sense of melody throughout the unrelenting power and musicianship of the four members.

The album was recorded and produced by Dean Wells at his Wells Productions studio in Melbourne with the songwriting partnership of Camilleri and Wells. Talking about the recording process Camilleri says, “We generally have an idea of how many songs we want for an album, we aren't the kind of band that writes 20 tracks and picks the best 9 or 10 to go on the album, if something doesn't grab us early we tend to just throw it in the bin and work on something that does! We demo every track to almost album quality before even looking at officially beginning recording, then we'll sit on it a bit and let it digest.”

Expanding on how the writing relationship works he explains, “We don't designate or anything like that, either Dean will come up with something cool or I will, we'll work on it from that point until it evolves into what we envisioned in our head, though a lot of the time the song will take on a completely different face than when we first began work on it, but that's one of the most enjoyable parts about the writing process with Meshiaak. We never stop pushing the boundaries for ourselves and seeing where we can take something. I love the creative part of it all.”

With a record you can put it on and hear it, feel it even. But sometimes you really need to listen, take it in as a whole, process and think about it. Mask Of All Misery is one of those albums. “People will take what they chose to at the end of the day,” ponders Camilleri. “But, I've found by talking with a lot of fans that they do pay attention and really digest the content of our music. It's an amazing feeling when someone connects to it through hearing it and then gets even deeper because they can connect with the content as well.. goes to show you that you are never alone.”

Tracklisting:

"Miasma
"Mask Of All Misery"
"Bury The Bodies"
"City Of Ghosts"
"Face Of Stone"
"Tears That Burn The Son"
"Doves"
"In The Final Hour"
"Adrena"
"Godless"

“Tears That Burn The Son”:

"Bury The Bodies" video:

(Photo - Karina Wells)




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Danish melodic death metal band Withering Surface is back in action. The new lineup includes: Jesper Kvist (bass), Michael H. Andersen (vocals), Allan Tvedebrink (guitars), Jakob Møller Gundel (drums), Marcel Lysgaard Lech (guitars) and Morten Lybecker (keys).

The upcoming comeback album, Meet Your Maker, will be released in Spring 2020. Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman is mixing the album, and Niklas Sundin (Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames) is handling the artwork. Expect a non-compromising melodic death metal record.

Withering Surface released four studio albums during the first incarnation of the band, between 1993 and 2004, having later played a farewell concert in 2005. They were one of the first melodic death metal bands in Denmark. Their bassist, Kaspar Boye Larsen, then catapulted to worldwide success with his other band, Volbeat.

(Photo by Jakob Muxoll)

 




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Arizona psychedelic sludge metal trio Sorxe have released a new music video featuring the song, "Dependence Day". The shapeshifting and heat-drenched song comes from the band's most recent offering, The Ark Burner, which was released worldwide via Prosthetic Records on October 11th. The video was filmed in the Arizona blazing sun and desert by the band and photographer / director Jason Cakebread of Fatcake Media. 

About the video and track, Sorxe frontman, Tanner Crace comments, "We wanted to do something different from our last video ('Hypnotizer') so we set out with some vague concepts in mind. Less performance shots and more of a visual story and setting up a vibe. I was wanting to get a '90s grunge rock vibe with minimal performance stuff, but with a nine-minute track we had to get a lot of content, b-roll etc. The end result was a good mixture of Arizona desert oppressive heat and night time trippy Phoenix city stuff. Jason Cakebread, who did the video, did a excellent job with layering and editing it all together! Definitely a lot of things happening to warrant multiple viewings."

The Ark Burner cover art and tracklisting:

"Dependence Day"
"Exiled"
"Full Transmission"
"Wondering If I Exist"
"A Negative Exorcism"
"The Ark Burner"

(Photo: Jason Cakebread)




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Spanish death metal band Unbounded Terror has finished the recording of their second album, which will be released 28 years after their debut. The band has just revealed details of their new album that will be entitled Faith In Chaos, and will be released on January 2nd, 2020 through Xtreem Music on CD and 12" LP formats.

The first single from Faith In Chaos, a song called "Hiding From The Light", can be enjoyed now:

The recording of Faith In Chaos was done by Nico Beninato at Kimera Recordings in Palma de Mallorca, and then mastered in Germany by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios, resulting in an absolutely overwhelming sounding album. The cover of this new work has been in charge of the always great Juanjo Castellano.

Tracklisting:

"Faith In Chaos - Intro"
"Hiding From The Light"
"Silent Soul"
"Insidious"
"Destroyed From Within"
"They Will Come From The Pain"
"Hated In Hell"
"The Destroyers Of Hope"
"Engulfed By The Gods"
"Through The Flesh We Will Reach Hell"

 




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Texas-based rock band Blacktop Mojo treats fans to a brand new video for their song "Come Get Your Coat", which appears on the recently released album, Under The Sun.  

Speaking exclusively to BraveWords scribe Aaron Small, Blacktop Mojo vocalist Matt James reveals the lyrical inspiration behind "Come Get Your Goat" by saying, “‘Come Get Your Coat’ is interesting because I was actually on the other side of that. I was the one that left my jacket and got that awkward text. When it pops up on your phone, it’s kind of the worst feeling in the world, when somebody kicks you out after a one-night stand, but they’re letting you know you left your whatever over here.” To read the complete interview, click here.

The cover art and tracklisting for Under The Sun are as follows:

"Lay It On Me"
"Set It Free"
"Come Get Your Coat"
"Keep"
"It Won't Last"
"All Mine Now"
"Can't Sleep"
"The Lashing (Ghost)"
"The Void"
"Under The Sun"

Blacktop Mojo will be doing extensive touring throughout the remainder of 2019 and well into 2020 in support of their new album, Under The Sun. Currently confirmed shows are as listed:

November
8 - Machine Shop - Flint, MI
9 - Crusens Farmington Road - West Peoria, IL
10 - The Stache - Grand Rapids, MI
12 - Diamond Pub - Louisville, KY
13 - Guitars Rock N Country Bar - Joplin, MO
15 - Winchester - Lakewood, OH
16 - Lost Horizon - Syracuse, NY
17 - Webster Underground - Hartford, CT
20 - St Vitus - Brooklyn, NY
21 - House Of Independents - Asbury Park, NJ
22 - The Lizard Lounge - Lancaster, PA
23 - Blind Tiger - Greensboro, NC
24 - Canal Club - Richmond, VA
26 - Masquerade (Purgatory) - Atlanta, GA
27 - Amos’ Southend - Charlotte, NC
29 - Thompson House - Newport, KY
30 - Civic Music Hall - Toledp OH

December
1 - Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House - Washington DC
3 - Alchemy - Providence, RI
5 - Granite State Music Hall - Laconia, NH
6 - Wally's Pub - Hampton, NH
8 - Thunderbird Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA
10 - Capone's - Johnson City, TN
11 - Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SC
13 - South Street City Oven - Naples, 

For further details, visit Blacktop Mojo on Facebook.




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German thrash metal veterans SODOM will release a new EP, "Out Of The Frontline Trench", on November 22 via SPV/Steamhammer. The effort contains three brand new tracks as well as new recordings (studio and live) of two SODOM classics.

The "Out Of The Frontline Trench" title track can be streamed below.

Frontman Thomas "Angelripper" Such comments: "Postcards and letters from my granddad, which I discovered among the things he left behind when he died, and some TV documentaries have given me a vague idea of what it must have been like for soldiers back in those days to leave their trenches and face those life-threatening battles."

The close relationship between a metal band and its fans can be measured by — among other things — how long the group makes its supporters wait for new songs. So looking at it from that perspective, SODOM is definitely exemplary seeing that it has always supplied their huge following with new material at regular intervals. The release of their current album, "Decision Day", was followed — in time for their major European tour in December 2018 — by the "Partisan" EP.

Now the Gelsenkirchen thrash metal act led by figurehead Such (vocals, bass) presents itself from its generous side again: Even before work on their upcoming album is set to commence, SODOM are ready to unleash their brand-new mini-album, "Out Of The Frontline Trench". Tom calls the recording "a sign of life for our fans," having cut, together with his guitarists Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik (also formerly of KREATOR, ASSASSIN) and Yorck Segatz (BEYONDITION) plus drummer Stefan "Husky" Hüskens (ASPHYX, DESASTER), three new songs as well as two classics (one of them re-recorded, the other one a live number), "Out Of The Frontline Trench" forging an arch between SODOM's past, present and future.

Track listing:

01. Genesis 19 (brand new track taken from the upcoming 2020 album)

02. Down On Your Knees (exclusive to this release)

03. Out Of The Frontline Trench (exclusive to this release)

04. Agent Orange (re-recorded with the current lineup)

05. Bombenhagel (live in Gelsenkirchen 2018)

Blackfire previously played with SODOM on the seminal albums "Persecution Mania", "Mortal Way Of Live" and "Agent Orange".

Commented Such: "We're a real family again. We all really enjoy the new lineup. There's a real team spirit again; we're having a great time together, every one of us is interested in everything and — really important! — everybody is there for everybody else. Obviously that kind of atmosphere is bound to have a positive effect on the songwriting."

Former SODOM guitarist Bernd "Bernemann" Kost and drummer Markus "Makka" Freiwald released a joint statement in January 2018 claiming that they were fired from the band by Tom via messaging platform WhatsApp even before Tom had a chance to hear any of the material the duo had been working on for the group's next album.

The official music video for the song "I Really Blew It" from TAYLOR HAWKINS AND THE COATTAIL RIDERS' new album, "Get The Money", can be seen below. Featuring a 1970s late night music video TV show vibe, the epic clip — directed by Wiley Hodgen and Taylor himself — spins a classic rock n roll seduction story featuring a flaming Dave Grohl apparition, miniaturized COATTAIL RIDERS jamming with Perry and Etty Farrell, members of the Hawkins family, and, of course, Taylor — flexing his thespian skills here in multiple roles.

"Get The Money" is being released today (Friday, November 8) via Shanabelle/RCA Records.

Produced by John Lousteau and Taylor himself, and mixed by Sylvia Massy, "Get The Money" follows Taylor's 2016 six-song mini-LP "KOTA" by three years almost to the day, and features a scope far wider than "KOTA"'s takes on suburbia's bizarro underbelly. The new album finds Taylor and Coattail Riders Chris Chaney, Brent Woods and John Lousteau accompanied by an all-star supporting cast including Taylor's fellow FOO FIGHTERS Grohl and Pat Smear, Roger Taylor, Joe Walsh, Duff McKagan, Nancy Wilson, Chrissie Hynde, Perry Farrell, LeAnn Rimes and more, collectively creating a staggering, epic sprawl that swerves from classic rock to prog and glam and all points between.

"Get The Money" track listing:

01. Crossed The Line (featuring Dave Grohl, Jon Davison)

02. Don't Look At Me That Way (featuring Duff McKagan, Nancy Wilson)

03. You're No Good At Life No More (featuring Dave Grohl)

04. I Really Blew It (featuring Dave Grohl, Perry Farrell)

05. Queen Of The Clowns (featuring Mark King)

06. Get the Money (featuring Joe Walsh, Chrissie Hynde, Duff McKagan)

07. C U In Hell (featuring LeAnn Rimes)

08. Middle Child (featuring Dave Grohl)

09. Kiss The Ring

10. Shapes Of Things (featuring Roger Taylor, Pat Smear)

Since the Texas-born Laguna-bred force of nature made his Foo Fighting debut on the tour supporting 1997's sophomore opus "The Colour And The Shape", he has been an essential element of the sound and personality of the last great American arena/stadium rock band. He's played on Grammy-winning FF albums, including "There Is Nothing Left To Lose", "One by One" and "Wasting Light", and contributed lead vocals to "Concrete And Gold"'s "Sunday Rain", as well as "Cold Day In The Sun" from 2005's "In Your Honor". Taylor's previous extracurricular output includes two albums from TAYLOR HAWKINS AND THE COATTAIL RIDERS, one with THE BIRDS OF SATAN, the above-mentioned "KOTA" mini-LP that featured Hawkins on lead vocals and nearly every instrument.

Photo credit: Andreas Neumann

The official lyric video for "Shake The Baby Silent", a new song from Finnish hard rock/heavy metal monsters LORDI, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Killection", which will be released on January 31, 2020 via AFM Records. Once more Mr. Lordi, the master of the masquerade, presents us with one of his ideas, absurd and genius at the same time, and comes up with a concept that has never been done before in the music industry: This is a compilation album that simply says "what if" LORDI had been in existence since the early 1970s. It contains all LORDI's imaginary hit singles from different periods done with painstaking attention to detail using authentic studios and vintage technology. This is how they would have sounded if LORDI had made music back then and therefore would have had the hit material to release this compilation now.

Mr. Lordi comments: "'Killection' is a fictional compilation album. It contains songs that LORDI would have written between the early '70s through the mid-'90s. The compilation contains one 'brand new' song from 2019 as well, 'cause that’s somehow always typical for compilations."

"Killection" track listing:

01. Radio SCG 10

02. Horror For Hire

03. Shake The Baby Silent

04. Like A Bee To The Honey

05. Apollyon

06. SCG10 The Last Hour

07. Blow My Fuse

08. I Dug A Hole In The Yard For You

09. Zombimbo

10. Up To No Good

11. SCG10 Demonic Semitones

12. Cutterfly

13. Evil

14. Scream Demon

15. SCG10 I Am Here

LORDI won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" and remains the first and only winner from Finland in the history of the competition. Since then, the band has gone through several lineup changes. The original members who are still active with the band are Mr. Lordi and guitarist Amen.

Progressive metal icons, Queensrÿche, played their first show at Germany's Wacken Open Air festival with frontman with Todd La Torre in the summer of 2015.

Watch professionally-filmed footage of the band performing the songs "Warning", "The Needle Lies", and "Queen Of The Reich", below:

Queensrÿche recently announced The Verdict 2020 headline tour. The band will be joined by special guests John 5 And The Creatures and Eve To Adam starting on January 17 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and wrapping up on February 27 in Orlando, Florida. For more information on upcoming tour dates and to purchase tickets, or VIP packages, head here.

"Hey Rychers, we are hitting the road in January 2020 with John 5 and Eve To Adam! Come see this entertaining extravaganza in your city!" states Michael "Whip" Wilton about their upcoming US tour.

"This is definitely going to be a tour to remember," says John 5. "I'm looking forward to seeing everyone there. Don't miss it!"

Queensrÿche has been touring nonstop in support of The Verdict, which was released in the spring of 2019 via Century Media and debuted in the top 10 around the world. Before hitting the road for their 2020 US headline tour, Queensrÿche will be in Europe for a handful of headlining dates with their special guests, Firewind.

New US dates are listed below.

January
17 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
18 - St Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live
19 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre
23 - Houston, TX – House of Blues
24 - San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
25 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
28 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee
29 - San Diego, CA - Music Box
30 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
31 - San Francisco, CA - Slims

February
4 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
5 - Seattle, WA - Neptune
7 - Denver, CO - Ogden
8 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads*
9 - St Louis, MO - Delmar*
12 - Grand Rapids, MI - 20 Monroe
13 - Detroit, MI - St Andrew's Hall*
14 - Pittsburgh, PA - Roxian Theatre
15 - Sayerville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
16 - Boston, MA - Big Night
19 - Glensdale, PA Keswick Theatre
20 - Baltimore, MD Baltimore Sound Stage*
21 - North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
22 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground*
26 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theater*
27 - Orlando. FL - Plaza Live

* without John 5




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Dark experimental doom band, Esoteric, will release their new album, A Pyrrhic Existence, tomorrow (Friday, November 8) via Season Of Mist. Pre-order the album in various formats here, and find an advance album stream below.

Tracklisting:

CD1
“Descent”
“Rotting In Dereliction”
“Antim Yatra”

CD2
“Consuming Lies”
“Culmination”
“Sick And Tired”

Album stream:




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Painting their canvas of extreme music with inspirations of real-life stories of murder, conspiracy, supernatural horror, and terror, Edmonton's Tales Of The Tomb unleashed their new EP Volume Two: Mendicium this past September. In support of the release, the band is sharing their latest video for their track "Dyatlov Pass Incident".

The band explains the story behind the song: "9 hikers disappeared in what is now called the Dyatlov Pass in Russia. This incident had inspired many different conspiracies trying to explain what happened to the 9 hikers that went missing and were later found dead in the mountain range. Because there was a random unidentified scrap of clothing that looked to come from a military uniform found at the sight of the event. We are taking the angle put forth that the hikers unknowingly stumbled across a military weapons test and met their demise. Basically, they were there at the wrong place at the wrong time and the government was forced to cover up their deaths that the weapons test caused. There was evidence of the hikers ripping the tent from the inside and one of the hikers was found with extensive radiation burns, unclothed, fingernails and hands ripped apart from what was later determined to be from trying to climb the surrounding trees and much more. The song is written push-pull between the chaos of stumbling into this extension event vs. a seemingly normal journey. This was the last song written and displays the direction we are trying to move into from our past EP."

A sonic attack layered with grinding blast beats, injected with menacing guttural lows - a sound straight from hell with gore-filled lyrics leaving little to the imagination, destroying your eardrums like a corpse is erased in an acid-filled bath. The EP was mixed and mastered by Cryptopsy guitarist and head engineer/owner at The Grid Studios Christian Donaldson. The EP also contains a bonus track about the Japanese horror film Mermaid in a Manhole. Featuring artwork by Tony Midi of Tonymidi Artworks.

Tracklisting:

“The Nightmare Hall”
“Faul”
“Sinful Messiah”
“Dyatlov Pass Incident”
“Nine Eleven”
“Mermaid In A Manhole”

"Sinful Messiah" lyric video:

“Nine Eleven” lyric video:

(Photo by: Kylee Thompson Photography)




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Polish progressive rock masters, Riverside, will be releasing a special edition 2CD+DVD version of the Wasteland album on November 29 via InsideOutMusic. In order to promote this upcoming release, a new video clip directed by Tomasz Pulsakowski / Sightsphere & Animatic is being launched today (see below).

Riverside checked in with the following comment: “We’re coming closer to the big finale of our Wasteland adventure. The surround edition of the album with a bonus Acoustic Session EP will be out very soon, and the final concerts of the Wasteland Tour have already been announced for March and April 2020. But let’s start with the new clip to our title composition, created by our friends from Sightsphere. 'Wasteland' is without a doubt one of our most important releases, thanks to which the band was born again. We’d like to thank all of you who have made it possible.“

The Wasteland - Hi-Res Stereo and Surround Mix 2CD+DVD (as pictured above) will come as digipak format with slipcase and includes a DVD bonus disc of Wasteland as Hi-Res Stereo 24bit version and as Surround Mix (4.1), plus 3 video clips. This special edition also contains 5 previously unreleased acoustic tracks/versions on a separate CD.

3-Disc tracklisting:

CD 1 - Wasteland album:
"The Day After"
"Acid Rain"
"Vale Of Tears"
"Guardian Angel"
"Lament"
"The Struggle For Survival"
"River Down Below"
"Wasteland"
"The Night Before"

CD 2 - Acoustic Session:
"Vale Of Tears" - Acoustic
"Out Of Myself" - Acoustic
"02 Panic Room" - Acoustic
"River Down Below" - Acoustic
"Wasteland" - Live Intro

DVD:

Wasteland Hi-Res Stereo:
"The Day After" (Hi-Res Stereo)
"Acid Rain" (Hi-Res Stereo)
"Vale Of Tears" (Hi-Res Stereo)
"Guardian Angel" (Hi-Res Stereo)
"Lament" (Hi-Res Stereo)
"The Struggle For Survival" (Hi-Res Stereo)
"River Down Below" (Hi-Res Stereo)
"Wasteland" (Hi-Res Stereo)
"The Night Before" (Hi-Res Stereo)

Wasteland Surround Mix:
"The Day After" (Surround Mix)
"Acid Rain" (Surround Mix)
"Vale Of Tears" (Surround Mix)
"Guardian Angel" (Surround Mix)
"Lament" (Surround Mix)
"The Struggle For Survival" (Surround Mix)
"River Down Below" (Surround Mix)
"Wasteland" (Surround Mix)
"The Night Before" (Surround Mix)

Video clips:
"Lament" (Official Video)
"River Down Below" (Official Video)
"Wasteland" (Official Video)

The five previously unreleased acoustic tracks/versions of the Acoustic Session will also made available as separate Digital EP on November 29 as well. The pre-order for both upcoming Riverside releases starts today...

- Acoustic Session Digital EP
- Wasteland - Hi-Res Stereo and Surround Mix 2CD+DVD

Or order Wasteland in its various formats here.




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New Messiah, featuring C. Will Harden on guitars and Craig Cefola (Dukes, Wheelhouse Junction) on drums, have released their debut album, Voice Of Choice. A video for the cover of The Time's "Jungle Love" (which was featured in Prince's Purple Rain film), featuring Tom Hunting and Darryl “DMC" McDaniels, can be seen below:

Voice Of Choice includes 20 cover songs that showcase several singers including drummer Tom Hunting (Exodus). Tom hand picked the Stevie Wonder classic “You Haven’t Done Nothin’” as a song he always wanted to cover, along with three others including The Bus Boys’ “Boys Are Back In Town”, Jerry Reed’s “East Bound And Down” and The Time’s “Jungle Love” that also sparked the interest of Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels. Darryl wrote his part in that song and helped to open the album with this original take on Morris Day’s classic from the Prince film Purple Rain.

Rob Dukes (Exodus, Generation Kill, Fragile Mortals) also lends his vocals to tracks. Rob can be heard on the Judas Priest classic “Turbo Lover”, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man” and Tom Petty’s “Refugee”, all songs hand picked by Dukes who has worked with life long friend Craig Cefola for decades. Rob was instrumental in helping to get this project off the ground and brought in some of these amazing vocalists to help make this unique collection of covers a reality.

Jack Gibson (Exodus, Testament) and Craig Cefola share their respect for Jerry Reed on “East Bound And Down” from the film “Smokey And The Bandit”. Jack plays bass on the track and also performs the song with his side band (Coffin Hunter).

Venezuelan rocker Deibys Artigas is featured on “Hell Is For Children”, “Call Me”, “The Final Countdown”, the Spanish classic “Bailando” and the Billy Joel masterpiece “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant”, a song that took the band several months to create. Piano parts were turned into Acoustic Guitar, while Saxophone and Clarinet morphs into ripping lead guitar solos.

Tbilisi-based vocalist Esté is featured on “Hot Stuff”, “Our Lips Are Sealed”, “Reach Out” and The Cars classic “Moving In Stereo”. She was the first vocalist on the project and inspired the band to expand the collection to a full album release.

Mitch Saul (Kick Start Charlie) brings his unique vocal stylings to “Holiday Road” from the film “National Lampoon’s Vacation”. The band tried out several singers before finally finding the right voice for this rarely covered Lindsey Buckingham classic.

James Arthur (Wheelhouse Junction) pays tribute to Johnny Cash for the hard rock version of “Folsom Prison Blues”.

Finally, New Messiah guitarist C. Will Harden get’s his chance to shine vocally on Fleetwood Mac’s “Gold Dust Woman”.

This unique collection of covers brings together a special group of excellent talent and pays tribute to these vocalist’s favorite songs. Be sure and check out the album tracks on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google Play and many streaming services. An album preview can be found below.

Tracklisting:

"Jungle Love" (Feat. Tom Hunting & Darryl “DMC” Mcdaniels)
"Simple Man" (Feat. Rob Dukes)
"Hell Is For Children" (Feat. Deibys Artigas)
"Hot Stuff" (Feat. Esté)
"You Haven’t Done Nothin’" (Feat. Tom Hunting)
"Turbo Lover" (Feat. Rob Dukes)
"Call Me" (Feat. Deibys Artigas)
"Holiday Road" (Feat. Mitch Saul)
"Boys Are Back In Town" (Feat. Tom Hunting)
"Our Lips Are Sealed" (Feat. Esté)
"The Final Countdown" (Feat. Deibys Artigas)
"Refugee" (Feat. Rob Dukes)
"East Bound And Down" (Feat. Tom Hunting & Jack Gibson)
"Bailando" (Feat. Deibys Artigas)
"Switch 625"
"Moving In Stereo" (Feat. Esté)
"Folsom Prison Blues" (Feat. James Arthur)
"Gold Dust Woman" (Feat. C. Will Harden)
"Reach Out" (I’ll Be There) (Feat. Esté)
"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" (Feat. Deibys Artigas)

“East Bound And Down” video:

Album preview:




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On January 24, Midnight will release their new album, Rebirth By Blasphemy, via Metal Blade Records. "Rebirth By Blasphemy is a rebirth," states Midnight's sole driving force, Athenar. "It's a change in life and it's a rebirth of doing whatever the fuck you want and seeing what happens after that. It's about saying yes, taking opportunities, taking a fucking chance."

These sentiments are backed up by the notorious - and prolific - underground band's trademark blend of speed metal, black metal and punk rock, sounding both fuller and more raucous than ever before.

For a preview of Rebirth By Blasphemy, the title track is available for streaming below.

Pre-order the album in the following formats here:

- jewelcase-CD
- digipak-CD (EU exclusive)
- cassette
- black vinyl (US exclusive - limited to 750 copies)
- oxblood vinyl (US exclusive - limited to 1000 copies)
- oxblood / grey split vinyl w/ black splatter (US exclusive - limited to 500 copies)
- blood red / white melt vinyl (US exclusive - limited to 500 copies)
- 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
- grey marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 1500 copies)
- red / blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 1000 copies)
- red / black marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 666 copies)
- bloody skin vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 400 copies)
- German flag vinyl (HRR exclusive - limited to 200 copies)
- jizz spinner vinyl (EU webshop exclusive - limited to 200 copies)

Dating back to the band's inception in 2002, vocalist/guitarist/bassist/drummer Athenar has always known exactly what he wanted Midnight to be, and over the course of countless demos, EPs, compilations, splits and three full-lengths he has stayed true to his roots. There is no denying that, like its predecessors, Rebirth By Blasphemy is a ruthlessly catchy collection, every song, vicious as they are, wielding the kind of hooks that sink deep and don't let go.

Handling every instrument himself and being quite unfussy when it comes to production typically means that the recording process is a straightforward one for Midnight, and this time was no different. Staying in his home town of Cleveland, he opted to record at Mercenary Studios with the assistance of Noah Buchanan, laying the drums down in a day, the guitars in a little more than that, bass in a few hours, and then tracking the vocals to two or three songs a day. "I think there's really no production value on the album, it's really just get in there, press record and see what happens. Maybe you can tell that the sessions went pretty quickly when you listen to it. There are so-called mistakes, of course, but I wouldn't have it any other way." He also wouldn't have it any other way when it comes to touring this latest collection hard, with a lot of dates with a variety of bands already locked down. "It's the rebirth, it's saying fuck it and getting out there and doing what you're supposed to do, and we're supposed to play music. If people want to damage their ears by listening to it, that's welcomed."

Rebirth By Blasphemy tracklisting:

"Fucking Speed And Darkness"
"Rebirth By Blasphemy"
"Escape The Grave"
"Devil's Excrement"
"Rising Scum"
"Warning From The Reaper"
"Cursed Possessions"
"Raw Attack"
"The Sounds Of Hell"
"You Can Drag Me Through Fire"

"Rebirth By Blasphemy":

Tour dates:

November (with Electric Wizard)
15 - Janus Landing - St. Petersburg, FL
16 - The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
18 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
19 - Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY
20 - The Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA
22 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA

December (with Venom, Dark Funeral)
27 - Stadthalle Lichtenfels - Lichtenfels, Germany
29 - Haus Auensee - Leipzig, Germany
30 - Tonhalle München (im Werksviertel Mitte) - Munich, Germany




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Denmark's guitar rock no. 1 returns with a rocking Christmas song, “All I Want For Christmas Is An Electric Guitar”. The single is available in digital format and 7" vinyl as a standalone single (with both rock and acoustic versions). Meanwhile, the band is preparing their new live album 10 Songs 10 Cities, out December 6 via Mighty Music. Ring in the Christmas season with the new single, premiered exclusively through BraveWords!

When the guitarists in Electric Guitars were kids, they both dreamed of getting an electric guitar. A long-time has passed and several Christmas evenings went by where they had to clear the tones of an old acoustic guitar. But one Christmas day the dream became real and since then they have both spent most of their time on electric guitar.

Now Søren Andersen and Mika Vandborg have written a Christmas song about the feelings, hope, and dreams as a child of getting the electric guitar.

Line-up:
Søren Andersen - Guitar & Vocal
Mika Vandborg - Guitar & Vocal
Peter Kjøbsted - Bass & Backing Vocal
Morten Hellborn - Drums & Backing Vocal




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BMG and Niji Entertainment Group Inc. have partnered to reissue DIO's 1996-2004 studio albums: "Angry Machines" (1996), "Magica" (2000), "Killing The Dragon" (2002) and "Master Of The Moon" (2004). These newly remastered versions feature rare and never before released live and studio bonus tracks. Remastered by longtime DIO collaborator Wyn Davis with updated artwork from frequent DIO designer Marc Sasso.

Long out of print on vinyl, the 180-gram black vinyl includes the original tracklistings and is available as a limited-edition first run with and LP-sized lenticular album art print. As a special bonus, the "Magica" 2-LP also contains a seven-inch single featuring "Electra", the only known completed track from the planned "Magica 2" album.

The CD versions of each album have also been long out of print globally. These newly remastered deluxe versions are showcased in mediabook packaging along with a second disc featuring rare and unleased bonus material. In addition to rare studio tracks "Electra" (included on "Magica") and "Prisoner Of Paradise" (included on "Master Of The Moon"), each bonus disc includes a selection of both rare or never before released live tracks from the accompanying tour for each studio release.

All bonus tracks are also available on the streaming/digital versions.

Wendy Dio says: "I am very excited to be working with BMG, a label that still has a passion for rock music. They will be making the complete DIO catalogue available again with some interesting surprises."

Each of the reissues will be available via BMG on physical media and digitally on February 21.

"Angry Machines"

Originally released in 1996 and featuring the lineup of Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Tracy G (guitars), Jeff Pilson (bass), Vinny Appice (drums) and Scott Warren (keyboards), the CD/digital version features 12 bonus tracks recorded live on the "Angry Machines" tour in 1997.

Disc 1 and LP track listing

01. Institutional Man

02. Don't Tell The Kids

03. Black

04. Hunter Of The Heart

05. Stay Out Of My Mind

06. Big Sister

07. Double Monday

08. Golden Rules

09. Dying In America

10. This Is Your Life

Disc 2 - Bonus / Live on "Angry Machines" tour 1997

01. Jesus Mary And The Holy Ghost - Straight Through The Heart

02. Don't Talk To Strangers

03. Double Monday

04. Hunter Of The Heart

05. Holy Diver

06. Heaven And Hell

07. Long Live Rock And Roll

08. Man On The Silver Mountain

09. Rainbow In The Dark

10. The Last In Line

11. The Mob Rules

12. We Rock

"Magica"

Originally released in 2000 and featuring the lineup of Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Craig Goldy (guitars), Jimmy Bain (bass) and Simon Wright (drums), the 2-LP set includes a bonus seven-inch of studio track "Electra" and the CD/digital version features 10 never-released-before "Magica" tracks performed on tour in 2001.

Disc 1 and LP 1 track listing (LP 2 includes "Magica Story" + bonus 7")

01. Discovery

02. Magica Theme

03. Lord Of The Last Day

04. Fever Dreams

05. Turn To Stone

06. Feed My Head

07. Eriel

08. Chalis

09. As Long As It's Not About Love

10. Losing My Insanity

11. Otherworld

12. Magica (Reprise)

13. Lord Of the Last Day (Reprise)

Disc 2 - Bonus / Live on "Magica" tour 2001

01. Discovery

02. Magica

03. Lord Of The Last Day

04. Fever Dreams

05. Eriel

06. Chalis

07. Losing My Insanity

08. Otherworld

09. Electra - Studio Track

10. Magica Story - Studio/Spoken Word 18:26

"Killing The Dragon"

Originally released in 2002 and featuring the lineup of Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Doug Aldrich (guitars), Jimmy Bain (bass) and Simon Wright (drums), the CD/digital version includes six tracks recorded live on the "Killing The Dragon" tour in 2002/2003.

Disc 1 and LP track listing:

01. Killing The Dragon

02. Along Comes A Spider

03. Scream

04. Better In The Dark

05. Rock And Roll

06. Push

07. Guilty

08. Throw Away Children

09. Before The Fall

10. Cold Feet

Disc 2 - Bonus / Live on "Killing The Dragon" tour 2002/2003

01. Holy Diver

02. Heaven And Hell

03. Rock And Roll

04. I Speed At Night

05. Killing The Dragon

06. Stand Up And Shout

"Master Of The Moon"

Originally released in 2004, "Master Of The Moon" was the final studio album under the DIO band name and featured the lineup of Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Craig Goldy (guitar), Jeff Pilson (bass) and Simon Wright (drums). The CD/digital version includes five bonus tracks recorded live on the "Master Of The Moon" tour in 2004/2005.

Disc 1 and LP track listing

01. One More For The Road

02. Master Of The Moon

03. The End Of The World

04. Shivers

05. The Man Who Would Be King

06. The Eyes

07. Living The Lie

08. I Am

09. Death By Love

10. In Dreams

Disc 2 - Bonus / Live on "Master Of The Moon" tour 2004/2005

01. Heaven And Hell

02. Rainbow In The Dark

03. Rock And Roll Children

04. The Eyes

05. Prisoner Of Paradise - Studio Track