As part of Zeptember, Planet Rock's celebration of LED ZEPPELIN's 50th anniversary, HALESTORM's Joe Hottinger and Lzzy Hale performed a stripped-back cover of "That's The Way" live at the U.K. digital rock music radio station's studios. Check out video footage below.

Lzzy told Revolver magazine that LED ZEPPELIN's "Led Zeppelin III" (1970) was one of the records that shaped her life. "One of my favorite songs on this is 'That's The Way'," she said. "It's such an amazing performance. And the record is so good. What I love about ZEPPELIN is that you can listen to their entire catalog and kind of see where they were at in the moment. They were so comfortable with themselves, and especially on this record, they kind of settled in and were just talking about what they were feeling at the time. It feels really natural and comfortable and they aren't trying to be anything that they're not. So I just love the record."

HALESTORM's latest album, "Vicious", was released on July 27 via Atlantic. The disc was recorded last year at Nashville, Tennesse's Rock Falcon recording studio with producer Nick Raskulinecz.

Raskulinecz is an acclaimed producer who has previously worked with RUSH, KORN, ALICE IN CHAINS and DEFTONES, in addition to having produced HALESTORM's third covers EP, "ReAniMate 3.0: The CoVeRs eP", which came out in January 2017.

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CHROME DIVISION — the Norwegian band featuring DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath (a.k.a. Stian Thoresen) on guitar — will release its fifth and final album, "One Last Ride", on November 30 via Nuclear Blast.

Four years after "Infernal Rock Eternal", CHROME DIVISION joins forces again with its first lead singer, Eddie Guz, and brews up a new masterpiece crackling with metallic energy and spinning wheels.

Shagrath states: "Finally the time is here… The Doomsday Raiders return from the wastelands for 'One Last Ride'!

"The band is super stoked and proud to announce that the fifth album is coming soon on Nuclear Blast Records; this time with the return of the original singer Eddie Guz and a guest appearance by Missselia.

Be prepared for a kick-ass ride of 13 new songs, including a Spanish version for our South American fans. Doomsday Rock Legion Forever!"

The lyric video for the first single and title track, "One Last Ride", can be seen below.

CHROME DIVISION fired Guz in August 2009 "due to lack of dedication and commitment to the band." His replacement, Shady Blue (a.k.a. Athera), originally filled in for Guz at the Winterfire Festival at Hessenhallen in Giessen, Germany in February 2009 after Eddie was unable to make the gig.

In 2012, CHROME DIVISION parted ways with bassist Björn "Burn" Luna and guitarist Ricky Black.

CHROME DIVISION 2018 is:

Eddie Guz - lead vocals

Shagrath - guitar, bass, backing vocals

Mr. Damage - lead guitar, bass, backing vocals

Tony White - drums, cowbell, percussion

Epica have have launched a short teaser for their upcoming release, Beyond The Matrix - The Battle, a unique collaboration with the Dutch Grammy-award winning Metropole Orkest.

In the summer of 2017, with the help from their massive fan base, Epica won a high-profiled competition organized by the Metropole Orkest. First prize was a recording of a song of their choice with the orchestra. In between Epica's heavy touring schedule, the band was able to conjure up a unique, never-before-seen 'Big Band meets Symphonic Metal' rendition of "Beyond The Matrix". As a bonus to all voters, runner-up in the competition and friend of the band, Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) contributed a beautiful guest-solo to the song.

Simone Simons comments: "The short teaser of Beyond The Matrix - The Battle gives you a small preview of our upcoming release. Never before did we have such a unique collaboration as with the Metropole Orkest. Expect to be blown away, literally and figuratively!”

Epica vs Metropole Orkest - "Beyond The Matrix" - The Battle will be released as a limited-edition vinyl and digital download on October 26th through Nuclear Blast. You can pre-order the limited-edition 10-inch and bundles from the band‘s webshop  or from the Nuclear Blast Mail Order.

Shortly before heading out on a European headlining tour kicking off October 7th in Stockholm, Lucifer invite you check out their version of "Evening Wind".

Singer Johanna Sadonis comments: "After a great run of festivals this summer here in Europe and the US, we are now excited to hit the clubs on our European fall tour. We are also happy to announce additional Scandinavian dates for December and will come forward with another run of shows for January soon.

"We are extremely thrilled to also announce the release of our 70s Scorpions cover 'Evening Wind', previously released as the B-side for our 7" single 'California Son' and as a bonus track of the Japanese edition of our new album Lucifer II. Since many have asked we are happy to make the song digitally available for everyone now. The Scorpions are my favourite German band and it was long overdue for me to pay respect to their mighty album 'In Trance' released in 1975. We hope you dig it! See you soon out on the road!"

Listen to "Evening Wind" below. Stream/download here.

Find the band's live itinerary here.

Japanese pop metal act BABYMETAL will release a 12-inch vinyl single, "Distortion", on November 23, including a special version as part of Record Store Day Black Friday in the U.S. and Canada.

BABYMETAL's song "Distortion" was released with sudden surprise in this May. In showing its new "Dark Side" on stage during the band's world tour, BABYMETAL's performance of "Distortion" had upsurged the audience in U.S. and Europe.

In addition to the studio recording, the new vinyl includes the recording of their live performance at this year's Download festival on June 9.

Watch the band play "Distortion" live at Download below.

s BABYMETAL is now preparing for its headline show at Makuhari Messe and Kobe World Hall, which will be held in Japan as part of its word tour, the band has also confirmed its first festival type music event at Saitama Super Arena on October 28. This event, which will also feature SABATON and GALACTIC EMPIRE, is associated with autumn festivals such as Halloween and Day Of The Dead.

Z2 Comics and Amuse Group USA recently announced plans to issue a second version of BABYMETAL's upcoming graphic novel "Apocrypha: The Legend Of Babymetal". In addition to the $24.99 regular edition, "Apocrypha" will be released as a limited deluxe edition, with only 500 copies being made available. Along with a copy of the book signed by artist GMB Chomichuk, the deluxe edition — which will come in a 10-by-16 clamshell box — will include three original prints.

Formed in 2010, BABYMETAL is the offshoot of the Japanese pop idol group SAKURA GAKUIN that performs a distinctly Japanese mix of schoolgirl J-pop and heavy metal.

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BraveWords is exclusively premiering the music video for "Last Call", featured on Hollow Cry's new album, From Ashes To Flames, out today via Into Records. Order the album at this location, and watch the new video below.

Says the band: "'Last Call' came out from the most stressful period we experienced as a band. We'd just signed with Metal Music Bookings and were asked to produce three new songs for the EPK. In two weeks. We thought we wouldn't make it. Then our drummer bailed out. We couldn't understand why, after so much struggle, he'd quit right when his big opportunity was in front of him. The song is about that, about taking risks in life. It also goes into the duality of day and night, determination and abidance; believing in something so much you're willing to go upstream, or renouncing and following the herd. That contrast is shown in the music video through two opposite backgrounds: a dark, closed space, and a bright, open place."

Spain possesses a fertile heavy metal and hard rock scene, of which the fast-rising Hollow Cry are the sonic proof - as evidenced with the arrival of their new album, From Ashes To Flames.

Hailing from the town of Tremp and initially started as a covers band in 2007, Xavi (lead vocals) had always wanted to start a band and on meeting a friend at a Taekwondo class who suggested themselves as drummer, the early formations of Hollow Cry took form. The wheels were in motion, shortly after Xavi recruited friends Marc, on rhytmic guitar, and Aleix on lead guitar, to give the band a more solid sound. Ek-tombe had been born.

In the winter of 2010. Playing metal turned out to be more demanding than expected, so after finding a replacement for the original drummer, Xavi began to focus solely on his singing and Marc picked the guitar to help Aleix with the melodies. Bass was needed, and the new drummer's cousin Joan joined the band.

Ek-tombe had given way to Hollow Cry. The guys had their big debut the following summer, in FestiPallars 2011, the biggest music festival of their region. They established a notorious fan base and kept playing in similar scenarios with crowds of 1-2,000 thousand people, juggling college, work and music, covering bands such as Avenged Sevenfold and occasionally throwing in a few originals of their own.

In 2012 they competed in Barcelona's biggest contest for emerging bands, Emergenza. They reached the final over a pop band whose members were disguised as farm animals, but the judges took a last minute controversial decision and left them out of the contest. The guys decided to focus on their own material then, and it wasn't easy. After a year of sporadic gigs, the band went into a one-year hiatus and didn't regroup until the fall of 2014, when Xavi told them he had composed songs of his own that could do well for a debut album. The band had been re-fueled and reignited, ready to hit the road with more energy than ever.

Hollow Cry entered the studio to record their first demo EP, meanwhile choosing their shows carefully, to ensure their music hits where it is most greatly received. In recent months Hollow Cry signed to worldwide agency Metal Music Bookings and Management, and have undergone a revival; the name change to Hollow Cry (from WinterShades), a new approach, and an array of epic tracks ready to be unleashed to the public. The underground metal scene is still emerging in Spain, and the newly launched Hollow Cry feel they are at the forefront. This is the result of that journey, the final leap, this is the beginning of Hollow Cry - and From Ashes To Flames is a mighty/bold step forward.

Tracklisting:

"Shades Of Winter"
"My Way Out"
"Procrastinated"
"From Ashes To Flames"
"Heaven’s Jail"
"Beyond Defeat"
"Tears In Rain"
"Never Enough"
"Last Call"
"Years Gone By"

 

German metal wizard Axel Rudi Pell has released a new digital single and lyric video for the song "The Wild And The Young". The song is taken from the current studio album, Knights Call.

Says Axel: "'The Wild And The Young' is, after the intro, the opening number of our latest longplayer Knights Call and also the concert opener of our recent tour. Highly acclaimed by the fans, we will also open the second leg of our upcoming tour, which will last from October 18th till November 4th, with that track. I personally think, that this song is one of the strongest I wrote so far, very powerful and well equipped with a catchy chorus. We're looking forward to the tour and can't wait!"

Knights Call was released worldwide through Steamhammer/SPV in March 2018 as limited boxset, CD digipak version, CD jewel case version,  2LP coloured version, download and stream. Get it here.

The album entered the charts in Germany at #9, in Switzerland at #15 and in Austria at #26. It also charted in Sweden, Belgium, UK and the US.

Tour dates:

October
18 - Bremen, Germany - Aladin
19 - Prague, Czech Republic - Palac Akropolis
20 - Zlin, Czech Republic - Masters Of Rock Cafe
21 - Budapest, Hungary - Barba Negra Music Club
23 - Zvolen, Slovakia - Music Garden
24 - Vienna, Austria - Szene
26 - Memmingen, Germany - Kaminwerk
27 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser
30 - Langen (Frankfurt), Germany - Neue Stadthalle
31 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Substage

November
2 - Emden, Germany - Live Music Center
3 - Weissenhäuser Strand, Germany - Metal Hammer Paradise
4 - Cologne, Germany - Essigfabrik

Swedish classic/progressive rock supergroup, The Night Flight Orchestra, have announced that they will be re-releasing their early albums; their debut, Internal Affairs, as well as its successor, Skyline Whispers. The records include modern classics like "West Ruth Ave", "Transatlantic Blues", "Living For The Nighttime" and "Stiletto", amongst many more.

The albums will feature exclusive bonus tracks, revamped artwork, and will be available on vinyl for the first time ever. Pre-order here.

Internal Affairs and Skyline Whispers will be released on November 23rd, 2018 via Nuclear Blast.

Internal Affairs tracklisting:

"Siberian Queen"
"California Morning"
"Glowing City Madness"
"West Ruth Ave"
"Transatlantic Blues"
"Miami 502"
"Internal Affairs"
"1998"
"Stella Ain't No Dove"
"Montreal Midnight Supply"
"Green Hills Of Glumslöv"

Bonus track:
"Song For Ingebörg"

Skyline Whispers tracklisting:

"Sail On"
"Living For The Nighttime"
"Stilletto"
"Owaranai Palisades"
"Lady Jade"
"I Ain't Old I Ain't Young"
"All The Ladies"
"Spanish Ghosts"
"Demon Princess"
"Skyline Whispers"
"Roads Less Travelled"
"The Heather Reports"

Bonus track:
"September, You're A Woman"

Lineup:

Björn Strid - vocals
Sharlee D'Angelo - bass
David Andersson - guitars
Richard Larsson - keyboards
Jonas Källsbäck - drums
Sebastian Forslund - guitars, percussion, special FX
Anna-Mia Bonde - backing vocals
Anna Brygård - backing vocals

Following their show stealing mainstage performance at Download festival 2018, Inglorious are pleased to announce a full UK tour across January and February 2019. The band will be bringing their stunning live performance to venues across the UK to support the forthcoming release of their new studio album.

Nathan James says “I cannot believe we get to play THE Shepherds Bush Empire on this tour! One of my favourite venues of all time. I'm so excited to share this new album with everyone as well as the big tunes from our first and second albums.”

Tour dates:

January (with City Of Thieves)
28 - Southampton, UK - Engine Rooms
29 - Bristol, UK - Academy
31 - Norwich, UK - Waterfront

February (with City Of Thieves)
1 - London, UK - Shepherds Bush Empire
2 - Birmingham, UK - Institute (Frontiers Rock UK Festival)
3 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
5 - Glasgow, UK - Garage
6 - Newcastle, UK - Boilershop
7 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
8 - Bingley, UK - Arts Centre

The band have spent 2018 locked away recording their forthcoming studio album, Ride To Nowhere, again mixed by the legendary Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith). The first music from the album is set for release imminently, in late 2018, with the full album release coming in early 2019. The album will be released through Frontiers Music Srl.

March of 2018 saw the release of the latest Monster Magnet masterpiece Mindfucker on Napalm Records. Today, the band has released a brand new lyric video for the track "When The Hammer Comes Down". Watch it below:

Tonight, the band kicks off their North American tour supporting Mindfucker in Toronto, ON. The tour runs through October 28th in Boston, MA. Electric Citizen and Dark Sky Choir will open the tour. A complete list of dates can be found below.

Dave Wyndorf's excitement for this upcoming run is summed up perfectly with the following statement: "And the electrified circus leaves town! Time to ROCK, bitches!"

Tour dates:

September
28 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
29 - Pontiac, MI - The Emerald Theatre
30 - Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life Festival*

October
2 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
3 - Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze
5 - Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theater
6 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
8 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
9 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
10 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
12 - San Francisco, CA - Thee Parkside
13 - Sacramento, CA - Aftershock Festival*
15 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
16 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
17 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
19 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
20 - Dallas, TX - Canton Hall
21 - Houston, TX - White Oak (Upstairs)
23 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
24 - Nashville, TN - Basement East
26 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
27 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theater
28 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair

* Festival Appearance

Lineup:

Dave Wyndorf (vocals, guitar)
Garrett Sweeny (guitar)
Phil Caivano (guitar)
Chris Kosnik (bass)
Bob Pantella (drums)

(Photo - Jeremy Saffer)

On September 27, 1968, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant convened in Olympic Studios in London to begin recording their debut album as LED ZEPPELIN. A mere 36 hours in the studio followed and "Led Zeppelin" was complete. Produced by Jimmy Page, the album was released in January 1969 on Atlantic Records and commenced one of the most legendary canons in rock 'n' roll history.


To celebrate this historic golden anniversary, the band unveiled three new digital-only releases today on all digital download and streaming platforms.


"Led Zeppelin X Led Zeppelin" is a comprehensive, career-spanning 30-track collection traversing all eight of the band's landmark studio albums including definitive tracks such as "Immigrant Song", "Whole Lotta Love", "Kashmir", "Ramble On" and "Stairway To Heaven". The set also includes the "Sunset Sound Mix" of "Rock And Roll", making its digital debut here after being released for the first time earlier this year on Record Store Day as a limited edition seven-inch vinyl single, which is now the best-selling release in Record Store Day history.


"An Introduction To Led Zeppelin" serves as a 10-track entry point to one of the most essential catalogs in rock 'n' roll and features all the previously mentioned classic songs along with "Black Dog", "Good Times Bad Times", "Going To California" and "Over The Hills And Far Away".


he final release is the digital version of the band's first-ever Record Store Day release, previously available earlier this year as a limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single. The two-track set features the digital debut of the "Olympic Studios Mix" of "Friends", a stripped down version without the orchestration of the final mix, along with the aforementioned "Rock And Roll" (Sunset Sound Mix).


"Led Zeppelin x Led Zeppelin" track listing:


01. Immigrant Song

02. Rock And Roll (Sunset Sound Mix)

03. Whole Lotta Love

04. Black Dog

05. Stairway To Heaven

06. Good Times Bad Times

07. Going To California

08. Ramble On

09. Kashmir

10. Over The Hills And Far Away

11. Hey Hey What Can I Do

12. D'Yer Maker

13. When The Levee Breaks

14. All My Love

15. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You

16. Heartbreaker

17. Dazed And Confused

18. The Song Remains The Same

19. Fool In The Rain

20. The Ocean

21. What Is And What Should Never Be

22. Houses Of The Holy

23. Since I've Been Loving You

24. Misty Mountain Hop

25. Communication Breakdown

26. Thank You

27. No Quarter

28. Trampled Under Foot

29. I Can't Quit You Babe

30. In The Evening

The official lyric video for the song "Trust" from TREMONTI, the band comprised of Mark Tremonti on vocals/guitars, Eric Friedman on guitars, and Garrett Whitlock on drums, can be seen below. The track is taken from TREMONTI's fourth album, "A Dying Machine", which was released on June 8 via Napalm Records. The disc was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who has helmed all previous TREMONTI albums along with ALTER BRIDGE's last four long-players.

From the militant drum assault of the album opener "Bringer Of War" to the instrumental closer "Found", "A Dying Machine" is TREMONTI's most-diverse musical offering to date. Songs like "From The Sky", "Throw Them To The Lions" and "A Lot Like Sin" are signature TREMONTI that fans have come to love from the trio. Tracks like "Trust", "The First The Last" and "Desolation" take the listener to new places sonically, all backed by Tremonti's signature vocal style.

"A Dying Machine" is the first concept album of Tremonti's career and the music is inspired by a story that came to Mark while on the last ALTER BRIDGE tour. During that time, the epic title track "A Dying Machine" was born. The story, which is being turned into a full-length work of fiction authored by Mark Tremonti and John Shirley, takes place at the turn of the next century where humans and fabricated beings called "vessels" are trying to co-exist. Tremonti and Shirley are working on finishing the novel to release alongside the record.

Whitlock is sitting out TREMONTI's current tour due to a necessary leave of absence for undisclosed personal reasons. Drummer Ryan Bennett, a longtime friend of guitarist Eric Friedman, is filling in on drums.

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Roadrunner Records group COHEED AND CAMBRIA has unveiled a fourth new track from its highly anticipated new LP, "The Unheavenly Creatures". "Old Flames" can be streamed below.

"The Unheavenly Creatures" is a sprawling 15-track, 78-minute epic which finds COHEED AND CAMBRIA returning to the conceptual narrative of "The Amory Wars".

Set for release on October 5, the box set includes an exclusive 80-plus-page hardcover illustrated sci-fi novel with strikingly realistic color imagery by Chase Stone, as well as the complete "Act 1" novella written by frontman Claudio Sanchez and his wife, Chondra Echert. The set also houses a fully wearable hard-plastic mask of the main character in "The Unheavenly Creatures", a CD copy of the album, as well as the exclusive bonus album, "The Crown Heights Demos", showing the songs in their original written form. Additional items include a three-panel fold out poster of expanded album cover art, and "The Unheavenly Creatures Black Card" which will allow all card holders early access to tickets and early entry to COHEED AND CAMBRIA headline dates.

COHEED AND CAMBRIA recently released "The Unheavenly Creatures"' 10-minute prog manifesto, "The Dark Sentencer", which was leaked to fans by frontman Claudio Sanchez along with the opening paragraphs from the album's aforementioned novella.

b>"The Unheavenly Creatures" track listing:

01. Prologue

02. The Dark Sentencer

03. Unheavenly Creatures

04. Toys

05. Black Sunday

06. Queen Of The Dark

07. True Ugly

08. Love Protocol

09. The Pavilion (A Long Way Back)

10. Night-Time Walkers

11. The Gutter

12. All On Fire

13. It Walks Among Us

14. Old Flames

15. Lucky Stars

"Sick Mutha F**kers - Live In The USA" by the incomparable Dee Snider will be released on October 5 via earMUSIC. This powerful live album includes such classics as "We're Not Gonna Take It", "I Wanna Rock" and many more.

"Sick Mutha F**kers - Live In The USA" opens up with a bang and the pace never lets up! Recorded on the 1995 "SMF" tour, this live album includes the musical milestones of his legendary band TWISTED SISTER. It offers 16 songs packed with sheer power and energy, everything that Dee Snider stands for.

Snider is one of the iconic protagonists of American heavy metal, having scored on his way, alongside major hits and notoriety, a huge amount of credibility and sympathy beyond the boundaries of his genre. Snider gained great prominence during the early 1980s as the lead singer of the American heavy metal band TWISTED SISTER.

TWISTED SISTER's third album, "Stay Hungry", with hits such as "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock" gained multi-platinum status with U.S. sales of more than three million copies.

b>Dee's stage presence is magnetic. During his performance at last year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany, over 70.000 metal fans were blown away by his energetic and extremely physical performance. That same energy runs through "Sick Mutha F**kers - Live In The USA" like a high-voltage charge.

"Sick Mutha F**kers - Live In The USA" track listing:

01. What You Don't Know (Sure Can Hurt You)

02. The Kids Are Back

03. Stay Hungry

04. Destroyer

05. I Am (I'm Me)

06. You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll

07. Medley: Come Out And Play, The Pack, I Believe In Rock 'N' Roll, Be Chrool To Your Scuel

08. We're Gonna Make It

09. I Wanna Rock

10. Wake Up (The Sleeping Giant)

11. Burn In Hell

12. Shoot 'Em Down

13. Under The Blade

14. We're Not Gonna Take It

15. The Price

16. S.M.F.

Photo credit: Stephanie Cabral

On December 13, 2017, the worldwide metal community mourned the passing of a truly unique voice, an extremely gifted songwriter, and above all a wonderful human being, that will be dearly missed: Warrel Dane, who died of a heart attack during the recordings of his second solo album in São Paulo, Brazil.

Renowned for his work in SANCTUARY and NEVERMORE as well as a solo artist, in 2014 Warrel had teamed up with Brazilian musicians Johnny Moraes (guitar), Thiago Oliveira (guitar), Fabio Carito (bass) and Marcus Dotta (drums) as his touring band and ultimately this successful collaboration led to plans for a new studio album. Recordings for "Shadow Work", the follow-up to 2008's "Praises To The War Machine", started in fall 2017 at Orra Meu Studio, São Paulo, and Travis Smith commenced to create the artwork following a concept and ideas previously discussed with Warrel.

Then he passed away, left his fellow musicians, fans, friends and family as well as his label in shock putting the status of "Shadow Work" in limbo for a while.

After reviewing the material that could actually be completed using vocals from various studio and pre-production sessions with Warrel, the decision was made to release his final recordings as "Shadow Work" on October 26.

he second single from "Shadow Work", a song called "As Fast As The Others", can be streamed below.

Jens Prüter, head of A&R, and Stefan Franke, product manager of Century Media Records, say: "We are looking forward to release these 40 minutes of music in October. We and many other workmates at Century Media Records have known Warrel for years, have been through thick and thin, and are fans of his art just like the many, many people supporting him since the '80s. The dedication his band, Travis Smith and our team invested in completing 'Shadow Work' was astonishing and the entire record carries an eerie atmosphere of Warrel already feeling that this might be his last work. It is heartbreaking that he was right in the end. Rest in peace, friend."

"Shadow Work" will be released as special edition CD mediabook offering a 44-page booklet, as gatefold LP plus CD and 12-page LP booklet and on all digital platforms. Each song is illustrated by Travis Smith's art, created as his personal tribute to Warrel and further explained in his personal liner notes. Furthermore, photos, lyrics and moving statements from the musicians are included as well.

Smith said: "[Warrel] told me he wanted the cover for this one to be a personification of one of its songs, affectionately titled 'Sweet Madame Satan, And Why.' I dug up the skeleton of an old idea we'd talked about once before, and with a few details and alterations of his own, it was exactly what he had envisioned. He 'loved it,' approved it, and then gave me an outline for what he wanted to do for the back cover to complement it as a sort of prologue.

"I finished the additional artwork taking inspiration from old conversations, titles, absorbing passages from his notebooks, and some lyrics that he'd passed along earlier...

"Thank you for everything these past 20 years... It was an honor. It will be missed. You are missed. I know we did you proud."

Added Thiago, Johnny, Fabio and Marcus: "To give birth to a work like this, is for us a tribute to someone that was like family and honor his memory by sharing some of the savage poetry that he created and was ultimately so proud of.

"Warrel came into our lives like a storm, took us into a very intense ride, we roamed endless roads into the unknown, into places that we never dreamed of both inside and outside our minds, and left. He was someone who lived with us, dreamed with us and enjoyed our hospitality, and in return gave us so much back. Some of us acted like his mother, some of us saw him as a father figure, some of us took care of him in some of his darkest moments. Yet he was a friend, and somehow, will be always there.

"To record such an album, and to work alongside an artist as gifted as Warrel, is somehow like being enthralled by his brightest light, and, at the same time being engulfed by his darkest shadow. There is so much to say, and yet nothing to say. In the meantime, we are proud to share this portrait of the storm we went through in form of art. Light, peace and love."

"Shadow Work" track listing:

01. Ethereal Blessing

02. Madame Satan

03. Disconnection System

04. As Fast As The Others

05. Shadow Work

06. The Hanging Garden (THE CURE cover)

07. Rain

08. Mother Is The Word For God

"Circles", the title track of the upcoming album from San Diego, California-based rockers P.O.D. (PAYABLE ON DEATH), can be streamed below. The band's 10th studio disc will be released on November 16 via Mascot Label Group.

On "Circles", P.O.D. collaborated with the Los Angeles-based production duo called the Heavy (Jason Bell and Jordan Miller), who ensured the album is contemporary sounding without losing any of the band's core sonic signifiers. The rap-driven "Rockin' With The Best" has an old-school P.O.D. sound that nods to the BEASTIE BOYS, while "Always Southern California" is a reggae-inflected rocker and the groove-heavy "Soundboy Killa" is a hip-hop/metal hybrid. The dynamic title track even boasts moody electronic flourishes, glassy piano, and laid-back rapping verses.

"On 'Circles', we didn't limit ourselves and say, 'Hey, we need to please the metal crowd, or the hardcore crowd, or the punk crowd,'" says frontman Sonny Sandoval. "We just wanted to play and write songs that we hope are relevant and catchy to a new audience, while, at the same time, still being true to ourselves."

From a lyrical standpoint, P.O.D. kept a similar open mind, while turning to optimism for inspiration. The title track addresses trying to get out of an unhealthy cycle in which someone feels stuck, while "Dreaming" envisions seeking out a brighter future even if the present day is tough. Other songs grapple with how to navigate life's biggest challenges. "Home" emerged after Sandoval suddenly lost a close friend who was more like a brother to him. "Fly Away", meanwhile, acknowledges that all of us sometimes struggle, and need to rely on others for help.

We're looking for answers — and we're going to people to help us get through things — but at the same time, no one's perfect," Sandoval says. "Everybody's going through stuff, and we're all kind of on this same level and the same journey of experience and just trying to figure out our course of life."

The idea of searching for a bright side has been a constant theme for P.O.D. over the years, both on newer songs such as "Lost In Forever" and "Beautiful" and on early hits "Alive", "Youth Of The Nation" and "Boom". Through it all, the members of P.O.D. — Sandoval, lead guitarist Marcos Curiel, bassist Traa Daniels and drummer Wuv Bernardo — have leaned on one another for support and creative inspiration.

"We are touring and making music because it still means something to the people that are coming out to see us, and people that are still listening to our music," Sandoval says. "We're humbled, we're grateful, and we're thankful for people that still enjoy what we're doing."

"Circles" track listing:

01. Rockin' With The Best

02. Always Southern California

03. Circles

04. Panic Attack

05. On The Radio

06. Fly Away

07. Listening For The Silence

08. Dreaming

09. Domino

10. Soundboy Killa

11. Home

Over the span of two decades, P.O.D. has released 10 studio albums, including the triple-platinum "Satellite". They have had several hit songs, including "Southtown", "Alive", "Youth Of The Nation" and "Boom", and most recently with their Active Rock singles "Higher", "Beautiful" and "Lost In Forever", which reached No. 1. The band has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, racked up four #1 music videos, and contributed songs to numerous major motion picture soundtracks.

The members of P.O.D. are also active members of a tight-knit music community, having collaborated with a diverse list of artists including Katy Perry, H.R. (BAD BRAINS), Mike Muir (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES), Sen Dog (CYPRESS HILL), and more. The band's tenth studio album, "The Awakening", was released in 2015.

Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY have released the official music video for the song "Carry Me On Down The Road". The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Family Tree", which was released on April 20 via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group.

BLACK STONE CHERRY frontman Chris Robertson told Metal Hammer about "Carry Me On Down The Road": "[It's] one of my absolute favorites from the album. It may be one of the top five songs we've ever written. It's one of the most musical things we've ever written. It flows up and down, and there's a lot of dynamics. It's a pain in the ass to sing and play, but it's a lot of fun! You really hear the jam band influences coming through: bands like GOV'T MULE and THE ALLMAN BROTHERS."

If you've ever wondered what it's like or wanted to experience a tour with BLACK STONE CHERRY, the "Carry Me On Down The Road" clip — which was filmed and directed by Mike Rodway — gives you "the coolest and most unique perspective" of the band's touring lives.

As was the case on 2016's "Kentucky", the BLACK STONE CHERRY members opted to produce and track "Family Tree" at David Barrick's Barrick Recording in Glasgow, Kentucky, the same studio where the four-piece recorded its eponymous debut. BLACK STONE CHERRY also chose to not over-rehearse upfront of the album sessions, instead preferring the immediacy and spontaneity of in-the-moment takes. The band also entrusted frontman Chris Robertson to mix the songs, which perfectly fit the loose, creative process that birthed "Family Tree".

wo special guests appear, one bringing the concept of family full circle. Chris's five-year-old son contributes backup vocals on the swaggering "You Got The Blues", while the other, revered jam-band musician Warren Haynes (GOV'T MULE) offers a guitar cameo and vocals on the delta stomp of "Dancing In The Rain". The band first met Warren 17 years ago as freshly signed youngsters on their first visit to New York City.

AFIRE has released "Let Me Be The One", the first single from the band's debut album, "On The Road From Nowhere", due November 16 via Concorde Music Company.

AFIRE is a melodic hard rock band hailing from Oulu, Finland. The group was formed in 2016 when vocalist Suvi Hiltunen joined forces with Oulu-based musicians guitarist Antti Leiviskä (ex-POISONBLACK, BRÜSSEL KAUPALLINEN), guitarist Sami Kukkohovi (ex-SENTENCED, KYPCK), bassist Harri Halonen and drummer Tarmo Kanerva (ex-POISONBLACK).

Halonen comments on "Let Me Be the One": "'Let Me Be The One' is one of the first songs I wrote with our singer Suvi Hiltunen for this band. It might not be the most evident choice as first single amongst the uptempo rock songs on the album, but it does represent well the moodier side of AFIRE, which is an essential part of what we have to offer."

"On The Road From Nowhere" track listing:

1. The One To Take The Fall

02. Not Coming Home

03. Let Me Be The One

04. Nowherefound

05. Tired Of Being Broken

06. Veiling The Tears

07. Shining Through

08. Rotten To The Core

09. Strangers Again

10. Forevermore

Photo credit: Onni Wiljami Kinnunen

CHEVELLE will release an album of rarities, "12 Bloody Spies", on October 26. The band announced the collection by mailing a letter to 12 of its biggest fans. A copy of the letter was later posted to the band's Twitter account.

The letter reads in part: "CHEVELLE is releasing its first-ever rarities album, '12 Bloody Spies', and you are one of the first 12 fans to get the news! We wanted to do something very special for you since you have been so dedicated and loyal over the years. Our fans are truly the best, and we want you to know how much we appreciated you."

"12 Bloody Spies" will be available for pre-order starting this Friday, September 28.

Last month, CHEVELLE drummer Sam Loeffler told the Lazer 103.3 radio station that the band has commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2016's "The North Corridor" album. "We've got about half a record that we've been working on forever," he said. "Pete [Loeffler, guitar/vocals] always has songs that he's working on, so when we start to write, we have a really good amount of stuff to pool from, which is great. So, yeah, we've been just taking our time. We all try to get a little bit of life in between there, but we're writing, we're doing a few songs here and there, and it's actually been a great summer. I'm excited about the music, so that's a bonus."

ccording to Sam, touring for the past two years in support of "The North Corridor" has helped shape the direction of CHEVELLE's new material.

"After you've finished a record, you don't really listen to it at all, because it's difficult — you've spent all that time working on it and doing it, and then to go and listen to it would be a lot more work," he said. "So you really hear those songs when you tour on them and play them, and then that really does give you an idea of what you wanna do next."

CHEVELLE's 2014 album, "La Gargola", gave the band its highest chart debut (No. 3) and produced a No. 1 single on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart in "Take Out The Gunman".

"The North Corridor" debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 album chart and produced another No. 1 Mainstream Rock single, "Joyride (Omen)". The disc featured songwriting by Pete, who was working with producer Joe Baressi through the Internet.

Photo credit: Christian Lantry

Looks like word is out! Who is ready for some new Chevelle music? pic.twitter.com/qQyfq0R3Lx— Chevelle (@ChevelleInc) September 26, 2018

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has told Metal Hammer magazine that he is open to the idea of eventually releasing a solo album. "I have so much material sitting around that's obviously not METALLICA stuff, and that pile gets bigger and bigger. One of these days when it feels right…" he said. "I still feel I have so much to give METALLICA. When that feels more complete, maybe I'll think about doing that other stuff." As for what fans should expect from a Hammett LP, he said: "It would not look like a metal album at all. It'll be something so weird and far-ranging in styles, but cohesive at the same time. I wouldn't be surprised if all of us did some solo, independent, autonomous sort of thing. I think it's healthy, and if anything, when you come back to the band, you'd come back with more enthusiasm. It'd feel like going on a little camping trip, and it's always good to come back home to a nice warm bed!"

Hammett previously admitted to Rolling Stone in a 2008 interview that he contemplated going solo during the making of "St. Anger" while the bandmembers were struggling with their own issues, including James Hetfield's stay at rehab and various interpersonal conflicts. "Honestly, I was ready to start working on a solo album," he said. "I had a bunch of music I was sitting on. I was going to ask Lars [Ulrich, METALLICA drummer] to play drums on it."

Kirk told Rolling Stone that he played "a lot of jazz and blues" in his spare time. "I listen to Tal Farlow, Kenny Burrell, Elmore James and Buddy Guy. One of these days, I'll do a solo album that is very rounded, as far as styles of guitar. I was thinking once: What am I going to do when I'm 70 years old and I'm sitting on the porch with a guitar? Play 'Seek & Destroy'? [Laughs] I love riffing on UFO songs for half an hour. But then I'll lean over to the amp, switch to a clean channel and play some bossa nova or Robert Johnson."

METALLICA kicked off the 2018/2019 U.S. leg of the "WorldWired" arena tour on September 2 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The band is continuing to tour in support of its latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", which arrived in November 2016.

According to Billboard's Boxscore data, the summer 2018 leg of IRON MAIDEN's "Legacy Of The Beast" tour grossed more than $28 million from 17 shows. The highest-earning date ($4,797,916) took place on July 14 in Madrid, where a capacity crowd of 48,689 saw the band perform at what has been described as Spain's most modern stadium, Wanda Metropolitano. The second-biggest concert ($2,926,064) happened on June 1 in Stockholm, Sweden, where 37,221 fans were packed into the sold-out Tele2 Arena.

IRON MAIDEN opened its concerts on the trek with "Aces High" and continued with "Where Eagles Dare". Other notable tracks aired during the set included the Blaze Bayley-era classics "The Clansman" and "Sign Of The Cross", as well as three additional songs that were performed for the first time in years: "For The Greater Good Of God", "The Wicker Man" and "Flight Of Icarus".

The concept for the "Legacy Of The Beast" tour was inspired by MAIDEN's mobile game and comic book of the same name and the stage set design featured a number of different but interlocking "worlds" with a setlist covering a large selection of 1980s material with a handful of surprises from later albums to add diversity.

Last year, IRON MAIDEN's efforts to beat scalpers and take on the resale market were hailed as a huge success, cutting its listings on secondary sites by over 95 percent, according to promoter Live Nation and the band's management.

number of anti-scalping measures were utilized for the U.K. leg of MAIDEN's 2017 "The Book Of Souls" tour, including extensive use of paperless ticketing. All other legitimate ticket purchases carry the name of the buyer with entry to the venue requiring proof of ID.

IRON MAIDEN's "The Book Of Souls" tour grossed $54 million in 2016, based on box office reports from 47 shows, selling over 800,000 tickets.

MAIDEN's "The Book Of Souls" world tour kicked off in early 2016 and hit North America last year. The band's Mayan-themed set saw Eddie, MAIDEN's omnipresent mascot, having his heart torn out of his chest by singer Bruce Dickinson, who threw the heart into the crowd.

"The Book Of Souls" is MAIDEN's first ever double studio album and their most successful chart-wise to date, debuting at the No. 1 spot in over 40 countries around the world and No. 4 in the U.S.A.

IRON MAIDEN's latest concert grosses, according to Billboard's Boxscore:

Artist: IRON MAIDEN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Venue: Madrid, Spain - Wanda Metropolitano

Date: July 14, 2018

Gross Sales: $4,797,916

Attendance/Capacity: 48,689 / 48,689

Ticket Prices: $151.88, $99.31

Artist: IRON MAIDEN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Venue: Hannover, Germany - Messe-Gelände

Date: June 30, 2018

Gross Sales: $2,311,161

Attendance/Capacity: 30,000 / 30,000

Ticket Prices: $77.09, $73.59

Artist: IRON MAIDEN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Venue: Paris, France - AccorHotels Arena

Date: July 5-6, 2018

Gross Sales: $2,189,356

Attendance/Capacity: 30,794 / 30,794

Ticket Prices: $84.39, $58.61

Artist: IRON MAIDEN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Venue: Krakow, Poland - Tauron Arena

Date: July 27-28, 2018

Gross Sales: $2,173,988

Attendance/Capacity: 30,617 / 30,617

Ticket Prices: $83.22, $20.67

Artist: IRON MAIDEN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Venue: Arnhem, Netherlands - GelreDome

Date: July 1, 2018

Gross Sales: $1,646,254

Attendance/Capacity: 20,026 / 23,200

Ticket Prices: $84.39, $58.61

Artist: IRON MAIDEN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Venue: Milan, Italy - Ippodromo

Date: July 9, 2018

Gross Sales: $1,444,708

Attendance/Capacity: 16,272 / 17,500

Ticket Prices: $113.05, $83.30

Artist: IRON MAIDEN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Venue: Manchester, U.K. - Manchester Arena

Date: August 6, 2018

Gross Sales: $1,111,545

Attendance/Capacity: 14,758 / 14,758

Ticket Prices: $77.75, $64.80

Artist: IRON MAIDEN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Venue: Stockholm, Sweden - Tele2 Arena

Date: June 1, 2018

Gross Sales: $2,926,064

Attendance/Capacity: 37,221 / 37,221

Ticket Prices: $184, $59

Artist: IRON MAIDEN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Venue: Prague, Czech Republic - Letnany Airport

Date: June 20, 2018

Gross Sales: $2,314,576

Attendance/Capacity: 29,763 / 30,000

Ticket Prices: $87, $67

Artist: IRON MAIDEN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Venue: Helsinki, Finland - Hartwall Areena

Date: May 28-29, 2018

Gross Sales: $2,072,080

Attendance/Capacity: 20,344 / 20,344

Ticket Prices: $263, $91

Artist: IRON MAIDEN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Venue: Hannover, Germany - Expo Plaza

Date: June 10, 2018

Gross Sales: $1,678,755

Attendance/Capacity: 21,900 / 21,900

Ticket Prices: $77

Artist: IRON MAIDEN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Venue: Berlin, Germany - Waldbuhne

Date: June 13, 2018

Gross Sales: $1,408,961

Attendance/Capacity: 15,757 / 17,000

Ticket Prices: $89

Artist: IRON MAIDEN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Venue: Copenhagen, Denmark - Royal Arena

Date: June 5, 2018

Gross Sales: $1,394,397

Attendance/Capacity: 15,184 / 15,184

Ticket Prices: $104, $58

Artist: IRON MAIDEN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE

Venue: Tallinn, Estonia - Saku Suurhall

Date: May 26, 2018

Gross Sales: $544,989

Attendance/Capacity: 8,284 / 8,284

Ticket Prices: $83, $59

SAXON frontman Biff Byford has told Moshpit Passion in a new interview that the band is planning to celebrate a special milestone in 2019. "We are touring until December, I think, but we've got something planned next year for our 40th anniversary," he said (see video below). "So I'm looking forward to that. There should be some… maybe some festivals and maybe two or three special shows."

Byford added that he "can't share" any details about the 40th-anniversary-celebration plans yet because it's "top secret."

Although SAXON was formed in 1977, the band's debut album didn't arrive until two years later.

Byford and guitarist Paul Quinn are the sole remaining original members in the group's current lineup, which issued its 22nd LP, "Thunderbolt", earlier this year.

riginally from South Yorkshire, England, SAXON has gone on to sell about 23 million albums and has produced such classic songs as "Denim And Leather", "Princess Of The Night", "Wheels Of Steel" and "Power And Glory".

In addition to Byford and Quinn, SAXON's current lineup includes bassist Nibbs Carter, guitarist Doug Scarratt and drummer Nigel Glockler.

SAXON is represented by X-ray Touring's Steve Strange, APA's Keith Naisbitt and Siren Artist Management's Adam Parsons.

SINSAENUM, the extreme death metal project featuring DRAGONFORCE bassist Frédéric Leclercq and former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison, has issued a brand new single, a previously unreleased cover of the MELVINS song "Hooch".

The song is extremely heavy, while visually, "Hooch" is a tribute to the original version’s video with a disturbing twist.

SINSAENUM's latest album, "Repulsion For Humanity", was released on August 10 via earMUSIC.

With the help of Francis Caste on mixing duties, SINSAENUM sharpened their own sonic identity, far from the typical death or modern metal sound.


he cover artwork, created by none other than Travis Smith, matches the radical, violent and angry approach of the album.


Last November, SINSAENUM released the EP "Ashes", with Metal Hammer Germany declaring it to be a "rad sign of life" and Metal Hammer U.K. taking it one step further, saying, "Take that form into the studio for the second full-length and we could have a classic on our hands."

"Echoes Of The Tortured", SINSAENUM's first album, was nominated as "Best Debut" by Metal Hammer Germany and was praised worldwide as one of the freshest and finest approaches to death metal.


With these impressive credentials, it is hard not to label SINSAENUM a supergroup, since it embodies the joint venture of Leclercq and Jordison. The rest of the band is of no less importance and credibility — Sean Zatorsky (DÅÅTH, vocals), Stephane Buriez (LOUDBLAST, guitar), Heimoth (SETH, bass) and Attila Csihar (MAYHEM, vocals) – all of which are well respected in their fields – complete the ensemble, making SINSAENUM the epitome of premium-level heavy metal.

This autumn, SINSAENUM will be touring for the first time since its formation.

Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS have set "Victim Of The New Disease" as the title of their new album. The cover artwork for the follow-up to last year's "Madness" has been posted on the band's social media pages and can be seen below.

More information about "Victim Of The New Disease", including the official release date, will be made available tomorrow.

ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte told Tyler and Mo of Z97.5's "Morning Mayhem" radio show that he and his bandmates were "in teaser mode," which means that "we're putting up little teasers on our Instagram page, and there will be more information coming in the next few weeks. And if people go to the ALL THAT REMAINS Instagram page, you're getting a little taste right now, and you'll continue to get a little taste for a little while. And then there'll be an announcement and people will be able to pre-order and all that stuff. So it's currently going on. We're doing our best to give people information and get them informed and at the same time make sure that they're excited about it and we're hoping that they'll wanna go out and pick it up."

Labonte also talked about ALL THAT REMAINS's musical diversity and the band's desire to establish its own identity.

There's some bands that do one thing, and this isn't a knock on anyone… But, you know, look, LAMB OF GOD is already a band," he said. "We're not gonna be the next SLAYER — there's already a SLAYER, there's already a LAMB OF GOD, there's already all these really heavy bands that really do a great job and nail it, and that's their thing. But for us, we're never gonna be that band. So we really try to just incorporate as much stuff that we enjoy into the music that we write. And some people dislike that, and usually the kids that are into metal are, like, 'Oh, if it's not metal, it sucks.' So we're used to that. But at the same time, we're not trying to be someone else — we're trying to be us. And you'll see a lot of people out there [say], 'Well, they're trying to be this band,' and then you'll hear from someone else, 'They're trying to be this band,' and those two bands don't sound anything alike, and that, to me, is a good thing. When you can't nail down a band that we sound like, or if you say, 'This song sounds like this band,' but then another song on the same record sounds like a completely different band, I think that's kind of a good thing, because it really shows that we're not like other bands, we're not like another band; we're not trying to be someone else. We are ALL THAT REMAINS; we are the band that we are; we're gonna keep doing stuff that we dig. Hopefully people dig it, but we're not trying to be someone that we're not; we're just trying to be us and write songs that we like."

A new ALL THAT REMAINS song titled "Fuck Love" was released last week via the band's official YouTube channel and can be streamed below. The track is expected to appear on ALL THAT REMAINS's upcoming album, which was reportedly produced by THE ACACIA STRAIN guitarist Daniel "DL" Laskiewicz and will arrive in early 2019.

ALL THAT REMAINS has already performed "Fuck Love" and another new song, "Wasteland", at some of the band's recent live shows.

"Madness" was released in April 2017 via Razor & Tie in the U.S. and Eleven Seven Music in Europe. The disc was recorded at West Valley Studios in Woodland Hills, California with producer Howard Benson, who has previously worked with such acts as MOTÖRHEAD, PAPA ROACH, THREE DAYS GRACE, FLYLEAF, P.O.D.mand HALESTORM.


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Danish thrash metal veterans ARTILLERY will release their ninth studio album, "The Face Of Fear", on November 16 via Metal Blade. The follow-up to 2016's "Penalty By Perception" is ARTILLERY's third effort with the current lineup.

The official video for "The Face Of Fear" title track can be seen below.

The lyrics are ARTILLERY as you know them, with subjects concerning the destruction of mankind, double standards, abuse and the looming worst-case scenarios. "The Face Of Fear" was recorded with longtime producer Søren Andersen at Medley Studios. It's Søren's fifth time at the helm, and once again he manages to deliver a monster production.

Søren comments: "Pure and raw! Some of the material of this album was originally written in the early '80s, and that inspired us to go old school this time. Not too many layers, just classic ARTILLERY thrash metal... And Bastholm [singer Michael Bastholm Dahl] is better than ever on this one. This is a no-filler album, created together with the band. I'm really proud of the final result and I hope everyone will enjoy it as much as I do!"

b>ARTILLERY comments about the video for "The Face Of Fear": "Most of the scenes for the video were shot at Amager strand park right outside of Copenhagen. And the live scenes go back to when the band visited Japan and played at the Thrash Dominations together with EXODUS, VOIVOD and SANCTUARY. The video was shot by the band's good friend Terkel Christensen, who also did the video 'When The Magic is Gone', from the last album, 'Penalty By Perception'. The song is about dealing the end of man by himself. We create our own phobia about the destruction of the world, but remain disrespectful to the globe."

"The Face Of Fear" track listing:

01. The Face Of Fear

02. Crossroads To Conspiracy

03. New Rage

04. Sworn Utopia

05. Through The Ages Of Atrocity

06. Thirst For The Worst

07. Pain

08. Under Water (instumental)

09. Preaching To The Converted

10. Mind Of No Return (limited first-edition bonus track / re-recorded song from ARTILLERY's first demo from 1982)

11. Doctor Evil (limited first-edition bonus track / 2018 version)

Since the release of "Penalty By Perception" — which won the band four Danish Metal Awards in 2016 (best album, best band, best production and honorary prize) — ARTILLERY has toured around the world, including Europe, South America and parts of Asia. For the rest of 2018, there will be time for Copenhell's Metal Cruise and a Denmark tour, plus a release party on High Voltage. 2019 will include tours in Europe, South America and USA.

ARTILLERY lineup:

Michael Bastholm Dahl - Vocals

Michael Stützer - Guitars

Morten Stützer - Guitars

Peter Thorslund - Bass

Joshua Madsen - Drums

Norwegian alternative metallers MADDER MORTEM have released a music video for the song "Liberator". The track is taken from the band's seventh full-length album, "Marrow", which came out on September 21 via Dark Essence Records. The clip was created by the noted Romanian artist Costin Choireanu.

According to MADDER MORTEM, "Liberator" "is the declaration of intent from 'Marrow' — it's our call to arms. It's a reminder to not make yourself smaller to appease others, but to sink your teeth into life and bite off way more than you can chew. Never let them drag you back into line."

Regarding the video itself, and the collaboration with Chioreanu, who has a long-standing history with Dark Essence Records and the Norwegian music scene, MADDER MORTEM went on to say: "After seeing Costin Chioreanu's gorgeous artwork in the animated video for 'Far From Home', we really wanted to see what his take would be on a filmed video. Costin somehow managed to poke a hole in his incredibly busy schedule, and the video was shot in our home town of Nord-Odal over three hectic days. We wanted something different and unexpected and strange, and we love the surrealist feel of this video."

"Marrow" sees MADDER MORTEM hungrier and heavier than ever before. The eleven-track album is complex, covering a wide variety of genres and sounds that range from moments of folk/prog to avant-garde. From delicate ballads to harsh metal. Agnete M. Kirkevaag's dynamic and immensely powerful vocals, are, as always, at the fore on an album that is more doomy than its predecessor, "Red In Tooth And Claw", as well as being at times both heavier, and catchier.

b>"Marrow" is about "sticking to the essence of yourself. Your ideas, your thoughts, your values". It was produced by BP M. Kirkevaag and mastered by Peter In de Betou at Tailor Maid.

With artwork by the legendary artist Thore Hansen, "Marrow" will be available in digipak CD, digital, and limited-edition green vinyl gatefold LP formats.

"Marrow" track listing:

01. Untethered

02. Liberator

03. Moonlight Over Silver White

04. Until You Return

05. My Will Be Done

06. Far From Home

07. Marrow

08. White Snow, Red Shadows

09. Stumble On

10. Waiting To Fall

11. Tethered

Photo by Janne Kim Gitmark

Californian rockers BUCKCHERRY have set "Warpaint" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in early 2019. Helming the sessions is producer Mike Plotnikoff, who previously worked with the band on 2005's platinum-certified "15" record.

Singer Josh Todd has uploaded a short video message on his Facebook page in which he revealed that he just finished laying down his vocals to the new disc's title cut. "It was so fun. It's such a ripping track," he said. "I had a lot of fun doing it. I always come here super pumped up and I leave here just exhausted. So [I'm] ready to go home and chill for tomorrow's day. And we're gonna get another song called 'Closer'. 'Warpaint' record is gonna be sick."

Earlier this month, Todd told the 105.7 The Point radio station that BUCKCHERRY wrote 30 songs for the follow-up to 2015's "Rock 'N' Roll". "We've been writing songs since November of last year, and we really molded it into something really great," he said.

Asked how they whittle down so many songs to just a 10-track album, BUCKCHERRY guitarist Stevie Dacanay (a.k.a. Stevie D.) said: "You kind of know. When you [are writing] the songs, it kind of takes a life of its own, and you can really kind of feel it if it's working or not. And if it is working, then we pursue it; if not, we kind of put it to the side right away."

n the recent "Gen-X" summer tour with P.O.D., LIT and ALIEN ANT FARM, BUCKCHERRY was playing two new songs, "The Vacuum" and "Chaos Is The Ladder", both of which are expected to appear on the upcoming LP.

BUCKCHERRY's new disc will mark the band's first release since the departures of guitarist Keith Nelson and drummer Xavier Muriel and addition of Kevin Roentgen and Sean Winchester, respectively.


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Day 2 in the books for vocal tracks ??☝️ #newalbum #warpaint #comingsoonPosted by Josh Todd Buckcherry on Tuesday, September 25, 2018




‪A taste of @Buckcherry - Chaos Is The Ladder (new song) in Watertown NY - July 30th 2018 - (from the soundboard position) @genxsummer @jtbuckcherry @Loudwire @ampentertainmen ‬Posted by Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon on Monday, July 30, 2018

Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and current SONS OF APOLLO vocalist Jeff Scott Soto has released a cover version of the song "What Was" from ex-JOURNEY singer Steve Perry.

Soto said: "In celebration of Steve Perry's return to the music world with his new album 'Traces', my longtime friends at Frontiers came to me with the idea of throwing out a cover of one of SP's tunes as a 'welcome back' of sorts.

"As this idea came about a week before I was scheduled to embark on the current SONS OF APOLLO tour, I had little time to put this together, so I called on my VERY busy friend Alessandro Del Vecchio and asked if he could help me put something together. He enthusiastically squeezed me in and quickly knocked out the music to a song he had suggested called 'What Was'. This song was only available on the 'Greatest Hits + Five Unreleased' album.

"And so here it is, a thank you, welcome back and celebration for Mr. Perry's return… I owe so much to this man and the influence he gave me as a singer, I only hope I did this song justice for you all to enjoy!"

b>Jeff Scott Soto's career spans over 30 years. He was first introduced to the public as the vocalist for guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen's iconic first two solo albums before going on to front the esteemed hard rock band TALISMAN. He is also one of the vocalists for the wildly popular TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, the lead vocalist for supergroup W.E.T. (featuring JSS alongside members of ECLIPSE and WORK OF ART), creative visionary for the more metal-leaning SOTO, and frontman for the new supergroup, SONS OF APOLLO (which also features Mike Portnoy, Derek Sherinian, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and Billy Sheehan), among many other musical activities he has been and is involved in. He also held a stint fronting Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers JOURNEY and was one of the vocalists for the officially sanctioned QUEEN tribute QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA. His incredible voice has led to many invitations to do guest lead or background vocals on a multitude of albums, including, but not limited to, STRYPER, Joel Hoekstra, SAIGON KICK, Fergie Frederiksen, Lita Ford, STEELHEART and many more.


In 1994, he released his first solo outing "Love Parade", followed by the acclaimed "Prism" (2002), "Lost In The Translation" (2005), "Beautiful Mess" (2009), "Damage Control" (2012) and "Retribution" (2017).