A true spectacle to be witnessed, Lords Of The Trident is a daring adventure metal quintet that has been delighting their audiences and fans all over the world for ten years. Continuing their epic quest of bringing spectacular and entertaining metal to global fans these power metal warriors unleashed their 7th album Shadows From The Past this past August. 

Their latest music video for their track "Zero Hour" is an incredible 360 degree virtual reality adventure and is streaming below.

Vocalist Fang VonWrathenstein comments:

"‘Zero Hour’ is a song about a virtual world that has a deadly time limit. When ‘Zero Hour’ is reached, your body and brain disconnect, and you die. Clearly the only way to truly experience this song is INSIDE virtual reality, so we crafted a 360 degree VR video! Use a VR headset to completely immerse yourself in the video, or pull it up on your phone and physically move around to navigate the 3D world. You can also click and drag the video inside of your browser. Do you dare to watch all the way to the end - to hit ZERO HOUR?"

Shadows From The Past was supported by a Kickstarter campaign that went live on June 1st and ending on June 29th. During that month, the band's fans helped them surpass their goals to raise over $11,000 for the release. The band offered multiple packages and rewards that included merch, lessons from band members, festival tickets, private concerts and a copy of the video game Coffee Crisis that the band has partnered with to feature one of their songs for one of the levels along with band members as NPCs (non-playable characters).

Lords Of The Trident are offering fans a FREE track download of their first single "Death Dealer", a song influenced by the game Diablo and lyrics written based on the storyline of Diablo 1 and 2. Download the song at this location and stream the song below.

Fang VonWrathenstein: “This album is our most ambitious musical work to date, and the first album with our new members Baron Helleshaar and Master Herc. Fans who have been with us for a while will notice that our new songs are a bit more complex, and our songwriting continues to mature. The new songs are definitely still Lords songs, but explore some new musical themes. I believe the new album will be our strongest offering yet, and contain some songs that are sure to be fan favourites going forward.”

North American tracklisting:

"Death Dealer"
"Zero Hour"
"Tormentor"
"Burn It Down (With Fire)" Feat. Brittney Slayes (Unleash The Archers)
"Figaro"
"The Party Has Arrived"
"Brothers Of Cain"
"Reaper's Hourglass"
"Chasing Shadows"
"The Nameless Tomb"
"The Gatekeeper"

Japanese bonus tracks:

"Cross The Line"
"Desolation (Haze Of The Battlefield Pt. 2)"

"Death Dealer":

(Photo - Mary Sweeney)

UK-based Bloodstock Open Air has posted pro-shot footage of Blind Guardian in action in August 2017. Check it out below. The setlist was as follows:

"The Ninth Wave"
"Welcome To Dying"
"Nightfall"
"The Script For My Requiem"
"Mordred's Song"
"Born In A Mourning Hall"
"Mirror Mirror"
"Bard's Song (In The Forest)"
"Valhalla"

Ryan and George at Lost In Vegas, who grabbed BraveWords' attention thanks to Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, have since gained a loyal following of metal and rock fans. In the video below, the dynamic duo dissect "Mirror Mirror" by Blind Guardian.  

"Mirror Mirror" originally appeared on Nightfall In Middle Earth, Blind Guardian's sixth full-length studio album. Released in 1998 through Virgin Records, it's a concept album based upon J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion.

Norwegian progressive metal innovators Arcturus will see the reissue of  their 2005 full-length Sideshow Symphonies on limited edition vinyl LP on October 19th via Season Of Mist.

The band's fourth album brought change yet again in the form of a decidedly more guitar-heavy approach. Now remastered, and paired with the long out of print Shipwrecked In Oslo DVD (a professionally recorded live show in September 2005), this LP + DVD set showcases the influential band at the height of their powers. Arcturus are renowned for a reason, and this deluxe reissue marries their legendary avant-garde studio magic with the world-class live show that only they can deliver. Pre-orders for the album are available here. 

Tracklisting: 

"Hibernation Sickness Complete"
"Shipwrecked Frontier Pioneer"
"Deamonpainter"
"Nocturnal Vision Revisited"
"Evacuation Code Deciphered"
"Moonshine Delirium"
"White Noise Monster"
"Reflections"
"Hufsa"

Pittsburgh heavy metal band Icarus Witch has announced plans to release their long-awaited, 6th record, Goodbye Cruel World, on October 26th with Cleopatra Records. The upcoming record marks the band’s first new record in 6 years and first to feature new vocalist Andrew D’Cagna. New track “Misfortune Teller” is streaming below.

“Lyrically ‘Misfortune Teller’ is about a hypothetical megalomaniac,” says the band’s founding bassist Jason Myers. “It's the story of a psychic vampire who will do and say anything to advance their own agenda, even if it means turning people against each other. Though, in this tale, the victims finally snap out of the spell and the villain is served their just karma.”

"Misfortune teller, it's all just smoke and mirrors
Delusion seller, preyed upon our darkest fears
You’ll get what’s coming to you, you are your own misfortune teller"

“Musically, it's a traditional banger, that invokes the fist-in-the-air arena rock of Jake-era Ozzy or early Dokken & Dio,” Myers adds. “It's based around a couple shredding riffs that Quinn had been kicking around for ages. It's those signature hooks that he'd naturally go to when soundchecking or trying out a new axe but just never found their way to a proper song structure… until now.”

Nearly a decade and half after their formation, Icarus Witch has never sounded so vital. The band’s reinvigorated sound can be traced back to Myers’ move to Salem, MA and brief sabbatical, reconnecting with his witchcraft roots where he found inspiration and song ideas. Meanwhile, guitarist Quinn Lukas continued writing music back in Pittsburgh. After returning to the Steel City, Myers regrouped with Lukas and the pair demoed their new material for a year before enlisting the vocal talents of Andrew D’Cagna (Brimstone Coven, Ironflame) who rounded out the band’s current lineup. The band hired drummer Jon Rice (Behemoth, Skeletonwitch) to provide the record’s pummeling percussion. Finally, with the assistance of Pittsburgh extreme metal wunderkind Shane Mayer engineering and some valuable pre-production notes from legendary producer, Neil Kernon (Queensrÿche, Judas Priest) the band tracked the album in early 2018. Mixing duties were given to rising studio star, Atlanta-based Brad Cox and the record was mastered in Sweden by Erik Martensson, of melodic rock gods Eclipse.

“Though the title Goodbye Cruel World may sound like the first line of a suicide note, we actually see it in a positive light -- bidding farewell to the past and to the negative things that anchored you or restrained you from discovering your best life. Isn't that what we all strive for in the end?” - Jason Myers

Tracklisting:

“Goodbye Cruel World”
“Misfortune Teller”
“Lightning Strikes”
“Mirage”
“Through Your Eyes”
“The Flood”
“Silence Of The Siren”
“Possessed By You”
“Antivenom”
“Until The Bitter End”

“Misfortune Teller”:

Icarus Witch will be performing a hometown album release show Saturday, October 27th 7PM - 11PM at Get Hip Record store (1800 Columbus Ave Ste 40, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15233).

Aborted’s new album TerrorVision will be released this Friday, September 21st. An unboxing video for the limited edition box set can be found below.

TerrorVision will be offered in the following formats:

- Standard CD Jewelcase
- Gatefold LP+CD
- Ltd. Box set (with Digipak CD, bonus CD with the tracks of the “Bathos” EP, black belt with metal belt buckle, sticker set and button set)
- Digital

The LP is available in the following vinyl colours:

- Black: unlimited
- Pink: 200 copies, exclusively sold in Belgium
- Lilac: 100 copies, exclusively available at CM Distro Europe
- Transparent-blue: 200 copies, available at various online stores
- Transparent-green: 200 copies, exclusively available at EMP
- Yellow: 200 copies, exclusively available at Season Of Mist
- Transparent-magenta: 100 copies, exclusively available at Aborted's webstore
- Glow-in-the-Dark: 700 copies

Get the album in the format of your choice here.

Limited edition box set unboxing:

Album artwork by Par Olofsson (Exodus, Immolation, Immortal).

TerrorVision tracklisting:

"Lasciate Ogne Speranza"
"TerrorVision"
"Farewell To The Flesh"
"Vespertine Decay"
"Squalor Opera"
"Visceral Despondency"
"Deep Red"
"Exquisite Covinous Drama"
"Altro Inferno"
"A Whore D’oeuvre Macabre"
"The Final Absolution"

"Vespertine Decay" video:

"TerrorVision" lyric video:

"Squalor Opera" video:

Aborted lineup:

Sven De Caluwe: Gurgloroth
Mendel Bij De Leij: Flesh Upon The Razor Wire
Stefano Francescini: Nocturnal Pulse
Ken Bedene: Hymen Blaster
Ian Jelekis: Immaculate Resection

Chicago thrashers Wrath have unveiled the lyric video for their new track “Draw Blood”, it can be seen below.

The track comes from Wrath's long awaited new abum Rage, in stores October 5th via Combat/EMP. Produced by Chris Djuricic and Wrath, and mixed and mastered by the legendary Bill Metoyer (Slayer, Sacred Reich, Helstar), with explosive cover art created by Ipoet Poetra/Five Mlligrams and Wrath, Rage is ten tracks of unadulterated thrash metal fury.

Tracklisting:

“Conflict”
“What You Crave”
“Draw Blood”
“Tension On High”
“My Rage”
“Feeding The Host”
“Clearing My Soul”
“Unholy Alliance”
“Mother’s Hell”
“Ace Of Spades” (feat. Jeff Duncan)

The incredible perseverance of Wrath is driven by the fact that the band remains wildly-relevant after over three decades and counting. From the 1985 breakout debut Fit Of Anger and the twisted 1987 sophomore cult favorite Nothing To Fear, original vocalist Gary Golwitzer is back at the helm, and Wrath is truly firing on all cylinders!

Originally written as the follow up to 1990’s Insane Society, some tracks from Rage originated as far back as 1989. With a fresh approach, and a new record deal with David Ellefson and Thom Hazaert’s revived Combat Records, the rock-solid lineup of Golwitzer on vocals, bassist Gary Modica, the dual-guitar attack of Scott Nyquist and Rob Noon, and powerhouse drummer Jake Fromkin, dove head first into Rage with a renewed sense of power, angst, and purpose.

The album also features a cover of the Motorhead classic “Ace Of Spades”, a tribute to the late Lemmy Kilmister, featuring a guest appearance by Armored Saint/Odin/DC4 Guitarist Jeff Duncan.

Says Combat’s Thom Hazaert, “When me and David (Ellefson) relaunched Combat, our goal was to faithfully bridge the past, present, and future of thrash and underground metal. And Wrath, to me, was always one of the unsung heroes of the genre, putting out indisputable classics like Nothing To Fear, and Fit Of Anger, that are still so highly regarded by fans. So it made perfect sense when the opportunity came to add them to the Combat roster, especially with the reunited lineup with Gary back in the fold. Rage is an amazing record that I think fans, new and old, will talk about for years to come.”

Wrath, with Combat labelmates Green Death, will also join David Ellefson for several Midwest dates on his upcoming Basstory tour; confirmed shows are as listed:

October
4 - Lombard, IL - Brauer House (with Green Death, Wrath)
5 - Sturtevant, WI - Route 20 Outhouse (with Green Death, Wrath)
6 - Ringle, WI - Q and Z Expo Center (with Green Death, Wrath)
7 - Mankato, MN - What’s Up Lounge (with Green Death, Wrath, Kublai Khan)

In 2014, Montreal's vibrant and collaborative metal scene gave rise to a new progressive death metal duo called Samskaras. The band was founded by multi-instrumentalist Eric Burnet who honed his skills in the now-defunct tech-death outfit Derelict. Burnet rounded out Samskaras' lineup by enlisting drummer Alexandre Dupras of Teramobil and Unhuman fame. The project started off small, releasing two standalone singles in 2014 before kicking into high gear with the 2017 release of their highly praised four-song effort, Asunder.

Now only one year after the release of Asunder, Samskaras is back and proud to announce a new EP, Lithification. Samskaras - Lithification is set for official release on Friday, October 26th. Lithification consists of four prime death metal cuts fuelled by cascading shifts between progressive death metal, black metal, and technical death metal realms. The band once again partnered with Cryptopsy's Chris Donaldson at The Grid Studio in Montreal to ensure Lithification received top-notch production matching the high-quality of the music. New single, "Alignment", is streaming below.

On Lithification, Samskaras have notably melded their experimental tech death with additional doses of black metal, doom, and even deathcore. On certain passages, Burnet has introduced haunting pitched screams that sit somewhere between his familiar brutal vocals and the occasional clean singing heard on Asunder. “Beyond simply putting out new music, I get a huge kick out of upping my game”, comments Burnet. “It's technically challenging to learn new skills, but adding new tools to my repertoire also means more possibilities for expression and exploration.”

Samskaras - Lithification will strongly appeal to fans of fellow Québécois artists such as Gorguts, Neuraxis, Quo Vadis, Cryptopsy, and Despised Icon. Inspiration is drawn from other far-flung corners of the extreme music spectrum as well, with bands such as Anaal Nathrakh, Converge, Wood Of Ypres, Cattle Decapitation, and Enslaved casting shadows on the compositions.

You can find an extended teaser below.

Samskaras multi-instrumentalist Eric Burnet had the following to say about the upcoming release of Lithification: “This EP is mostly about the struggle between anger and self-control. “It's direct and vicious, but also intensely emotional. The title itself is the geological process by which rock is created through heat and pressure. The question I'm pondering is, how hard do our life experiences make us, and when does that stop being a healthy way to cope?”

Lithification EP tracklisting:

"Reconciliation"
"As Warriors"
"Alignment"
"À Deux Mains"

"Alignment":

Teaser:

Samskaras is:

Eric Burnet - Vocals, Guitar, Bass (Unburnt, Derelict)
Alexandre Dupras - Drums (Teramobil, Unhuman)

(Photo - Mat Barbeau)

The first three albums from the Greek melodic metallers Innerwish will be reissued on November 23rd via Ulterium Records. Waiting For The Dawn, Silent Faces and Inner Strength will be reissued on CD, digital and for the first time on vinyl. The vinyl editions are limited to 300 copies.

The reissues were remastered by Peter In de Betou and the booklet includes liner notes by Thimios Krikos.

Innerwish comments on the reissues:

"This is something that we wanted to do for a quite a long time actually! Some of these albums are really difficult to be found and we often had requests from our fans who wanted to have them in their collection. And besides that, we also wanted them to be released on vinyl for the first time, since they had only been released as CDs and we are vinyl fans ourselves. After talking with our label, Ulterium Records, both sides felt that now was the time for doing so. Why now? Because now we feel confident with our label, we feel stronger than ever and we also think that it's a good timing since we are in the creative process for our new album and this can nicely fill the gap between the InnerWish album and our new one. 

“We didn’t want to remix the albums, since we wanted them to have the original feeling, but we decided to remaster them in order to have a better sound quality and ‘refresh’ let’s say their sound. We also made some changes to the artwork to make the whole package more attractive even to the ones who already have these releases. We are really happy with how they turned out and we are sure that you, our fans, will appreciate the final result. Enjoy our first three albums, see the band changing and growing through them and wait for our next release! Thank you for all the support up to this day and may all your inner wishes come true!"

Relapse Records has announced the signing of Philadelphia’s Devil Master. Devil Master have been spitting in the face of convention since forming in 2016 with their raw, twisted brand of death rock meets black metal punk mayhem. In addition to the signing, Devil Master announce preorders for Manifestations, a compilation of the band’s full catalog, two sold out demos from 2016 & 2017 (S/T & Inhabit The Corpse); remixed, remastered, and sounding more malevolent than before; plus available on vinyl together for the first time.

Watch Devil Master’s music video featuring footage from the classic psychological horror Carnival of Souls and edited by Dwid Hellion (Integrity), for “Obscene Charade” below.

Devil Master comments on signing to Relapse and their impending debut album:

"Relapse Records' store in Philly was crucial to all of us growing up scoring Bathory, Celtic Frost, Danzig etc merch, corrupting and burning an eternal impression in our then fragile minds that has gone unmatched. It's an honor to be able to work with Relapse Records and Arthur Rizk, two titans of the underground, on our upcoming debut LP in spreading the spells that DEVIL IS YOUR MASTER!!!"

Devil Master’s Manifestations compilation is due out November 2nd on CD/LP/Digital. Physical preorders are available on  Relapse.com and digital preorders are available here.

Devil Master will release their debut full-length album in early 2019. The band is recording the album in Philadelphia with producer Arthur Rizk (Code Orange, Power Trip, Volahn).

Additionally, Devil Master are confirmed for various concerts through late 2018 / early 2019. The band will perform at Metal Punk Death Fest in Brooklyn, NY with labelmates Outer Heaven; Not Dead Fest in Toronto, ON; Street Metal Massacre Fest in Philadelphia, PA with Midnight; a Halloween special in New York with Christian Death and the Ghost of A389 Gathering in Baltimore, MD with labelmates Integrity, Full Of Hell, Genocide Pact & Ilsa.

Tracklisting:

“The Devil Master (Devil Is Your Master)”
“Distorted Paths / Fear The Future Gleam”
“Failure To Die”
“Sex With Succubus”
“Inhabit The Corpse”
“Obscene Charade”
“Gates Of Pain”
“Blood On My Shroud”

“Obscene Charade”:

(Photo by: Kassandra C & A.P.)

Dragonslayer, the debut album from Swedish metallers Dream Evil, will be released on vinyl for the first time on November 9th via Inner Wound Recordings. The vinyl edition is strictly limited to 500 copies (300 copies with black disc and 200 copies with white disc) worldwide.

Dragonslayer vinyl tracklisting:

Side A
"Chasing The Dragon"
"In Flames You Burn"
"Save Us"
"Kingdom Of The Damned"
"The Prophecy"
"The Chosen Ones"

Side B
"Losing You"
"The 7th Day"
"Heavy Metal In The Night"
"H.M.J."
"Hail To The King"
"Outro"

Metal Blade Records will reissue the classic Monstrosity albums Rise To Power and Spiritual Apocalypse on October 19th. 

Both titles will be available for the first time ever on vinyl and on digipak CD. The digipaks will also include exclusive bonus tracks. Find preorders on Metal Blade.

Spiritual Apocalypse formats:
-- Ltd. digipak-CD with three bonus tracks
-- 180g black vinyl
-- Grey marbled vinyl (limited to 300 copies - EU exclusive)
-- Pale yellow vinyl (limited to 200 copies - EU exclusive)
-- Clear yellow/white splattered vinyl (limited to 100 copies - eBay exclusive)
-- Yellow grey marbled vinyl (limited to 100 copies - US exclusive)

Tracklisting:

“Spiritual Apocalypse”
“Firestorm”
“Apostles Of The Endless Night”
“Within Divisions Of Darkness”
“The Inhuman Race”
“Remnants Of Divination”
“Illumination”
“Sacred Oblivion”
“The Bloodline Horror”
“Triumph In Black”
“Firestorm” (Rehearsal)
“Within Divisions Of Darkness” (Rehearsal)
“Spiritual Apocalypse” (Rehearsal)

Tracks 11, 12, and 13 are bonus tracks and taken from the 2010 Metal In The Forest Rehearsals. Features original Monstrosity bassist Mark Van Erp.

Line-Up:
Lee Harrison; Drums
Mike Hrubovcak; Vocals
Matt Barnes; Guitars
Mark English; Guitars
Mark Van Erp; Bass
Produced and Engineered by Lee Harrison
Mastered by Alan Douches

Rise To Power formats:
-- Ltd. digipak-CD with three bonus tracks
-- 180g black vinyl
-- Pastel golden yellow vinyl (limited to 300 copies - EU exclusive)
-- Yellow ochre / black marbled vinyl (limited to 200 copies - EU exclusive)
-- Clear yellow/white splattered vinyl (limited to 100 copies - eBay exclusive)
-- Dark brown marbled vinyl (limited to 100 copies - US exclusive)

Tracklisting:

“The Exordium”
“Awaiting Armageddon”
“Wave Of Annihilation”
“The Fall Of Eden”
“Chemical Reaction”
“A Casket For The Soul”
“Rise To Power”
“Visions Of Violence”
“From Wrath To Ruin”
“Abysmal Gods”
“Shadow Of Obliteration”
“Wave Of Annihilation” (Demo)
“Visions Of Violence” (Demo)
“From Wrath To Ruin” (Demo)

Tracks 12, 13, and 14 are bonus tracks taken from the 2002 Pre-Production Demo. Features Sam Molina on vocals.

Line-Up:
Lee Harrison; Drums
Tony Norman; Guitars
Sam Molina; Vocals
Mike Poggione; Bass
Produced and Engineered by Lee Harrison
Mastered by Alan Douches

Assembled in 2003 to infiltrate, build and destroy, Gatineau, QC's Insurrection is an aural onslaught assaulting witnesses in both languages of French and English. Known for blending calculated technicality with a signature mixture of merciless death metal, the band has annihilated the masses with four full-lengths, their most recent 2017's Extraction unleashed on Galy Records to follow Prototype (2013), Fracture (2010) and Prologue (2009). Emerging as one of the most prominent metal bands to come out of Eastern Canada, the brutal quintet have a new music video "Assassins", which features live clips from their 2018 festival performance at Montebello RockFest. Insurrection has played on Montebello Rockfest eight times since their first performance on the festival in 2009.

Vocalist Stef Jomphe comments:

"This is something we're really proud to present, as it showcases the band how it should be seen, the way most of our fans have found out about us, in a proper live setting. We hope you enjoy watching it anywhere near as much as we have playing it!”

In additional news, Insurrection's latest album Extraction was recently nominated for Metal Album of The Year at this year's upcoming a GAMIQ Awards (Gala Alternatif de la Musique Indépendante du Québec). The album is a ten track aberration that has shocked and blasted fans to the next life. The album was produced by Pierre Rémillard at Wild Studio (Cryptopsy, Obliveon, Anonymus, Voivod, Krisiun, Ghoulunatics, Despised Icon, Beneath the Massacre, Gorguts, Martyr).

Upcoming shows:

October
6 – L’Assomption, QC – KB & Friends Fest

November
16 – Toronto, ON – Coalition

December
14 – Ottawa, ON – Mavericks 

Swedish dark metallers Tribulation have announced a co-headline tour with Gaahls Wyrd. The Northern Ghosts tour starts on February 21st, 2019. US black metal hopefuls Uada have been confirmed as main support. 

Tribulation comment on the tour: "We're proud to announce that we'll be joining forces with Gaahls Wyrd and Uada early in the year of their lord 2019 through Europe! We're looking forward to give you all a longer setlist more in line with our vision!"

Says Gaahls Wyrd: “We have a lot of respect for our travel partners, Tribulation and Uada, and can’t wait to join forces for what we believe will be a thoroughly enjoyably and diverse package the we are confident will hit home in the metal community. We’re also massively eager to present songs from our brand new album that will be released next year. 2019 can’t come soon enough.”

European tour dates are as follows:

February 
21 – Hamburg, Germany – Kronensaal
22 – Essen, Germany – Turock
24 – Utrecht, Netherlands – Helling
25 – London, UK – O2 Islington Academy
26 – Paris, France – Petit Bain 
28 – Munich, Germany) – Backstage

March
1 – Winterthur, Switzerland – Gaswerk
2 – Vienna, Austria– Viper Room 
3 – Prague, Czech Republic Nova Chmelnice 
5 – Poznan, Poland - U Bazyla
6 – Warsaw, Poland – Proxima
7 – Berlin, Germany – BiNuu
8 – Leipzig, Germany – UT Connewitz
9 – Weinheim, Germany – Cafe Central
10 – Leeuwarden, Netherlands– Neushoorn

In addition, there is a brand-new video to the song “Nightbound”, taken from Tribulation’s highly praised album, Down Below. Check it out below.

Tribulation: "We once again collaborated with director Robert Piel, this time to create the imaginative and enigmatic video for Nightbound! The long night comes with grace!"

To coincide with the start of their North American co-headline tour with Pallbearer, Swedish metallers Tribulation have released a new 7" / Digital EP. The Nightbound 7" features both a recent live recording and a previously unreleased instrumental demo version of the song “Nightbound”, off their latest album Down Below.

The Nightbound EP is available in the following vinyl colors and worldwide limitations:

Transparent blue vinyl – 100 copies / CM Webshop Europe
White vinyl – 200 copies / CM Distro Europe
Dark green vinyl –100 copies / At band’s webstore via Kingsroad
Transparent red vinyl – 100 copies / From the band on tour
Black vinyl – 500 copies / CM Distro Europe

Order here, and listen to "Nightbound" below:

Tribulation's fall tour of North America kicked off on September 14th in Montreal, and features a mix of headlining performances as well as a number of co-headlining dates with Pallbearer.  

Tribulation, collectively, said of the outing: "We are at last heading back over the Atlantic Ocean to the New World, this time to its northerly part that is the great North America. How we've waited! Along for the ride this time we have the mighty and the very heavy Pallbearer to close each evening, deepening the Dionysian spirit that we, hopefully, have managed to spark in you. Montreal, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New Orleans and the East Coast will see us playing without Pallbearer with support acts yet to be announced and with us closing each night. We urge you to join us in these nocturnal festivities where both bands will be playing long sets. The tickets go on sale on Friday, get yours while you can!"

Pallbearer added, "After a long period of constant touring behind Heartless, it’s almost time for us to settle into the cold season and begin crafting our next musical endeavor. But before that, we are heading out once more across North America to bring this chapter to its conclusion. We look forward to stretching out our sets each night on this double bill with Tribulation, revisiting some songs from our past and adding extra layers to newer material."

Tour dates:

September
18 - Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
19 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
20 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room *
21 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro
24 - Calgary, AB - Dickens
25 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite
27 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw
28 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
29 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne

October
1 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s
2 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room *
3 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge
5 - Austin, TX - Barracuda
6 - Dallas, TX - Trees
7 - Houston, TX - White Oak
8 - New Orleans, LA - Santos Bar *
9 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade *
10 - Greensboro, NC - Blind Tiger *
11 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel *
12 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere *
13 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall *

* - Headlining date (all non-headlining dates are co-headlines with Pallbearer)

Tribulation released their Down Below album in January via Century Media Records. The hauntingly beautiful cover painting for Down Below was done by Tribulation guitarist Jonathan Hultén.

Down Below tracklisting:

"The Lament"
"Nightbound"
"Lady Death"
"Subterranea"
"Purgatorio"
"Cries From The Underworld"
"Lacrimosa"
"The World"
"Here Be Dragons"
"Come, Become, To Be" (Bonus Track)

"The World" visualizer:

"The Lament" video:

(Photo - Ester Segarra)

Cyhra have digitally released the single "Forever", which was previously only available on the Japanese edition of their debut album Letters To Myself. The album is out now via Spinefarm Records. Listen to "Forever" here.

"This song is an interesting collaboration between many different songwriters," said singer Jake E. "The song was first written by Grammy Award nominated songwriter/artist Randy Goodrum —previous work includes Toto, Steve Perry, Michael Bolton, Chicago, Diztord, and more."

He continued, "When I first heard the demo of the song, I begged on my knees to get approval to make my own version. Luckily, it was approved and we got free hands in Cyhra to contribute and make our version of it. It ended up as the Japanese bonus track for Letters To Myself and I'm happy to have it released to the rest of the world as it's an amazing song."

Guitarist Euge Valovirta added, "'Forever' is such a great track and I actually would've liked to have seen it on the album originally. But it didn't find its place so we decided to put it on the Japanese edition of Letters To Myself as a bonus track. Now, finally, it's available for the whole world to enjoy!"

The band is currently recording the follow-up at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen. The album will be released in the first half of 2019.

Regarding the forthcoming sophomore album, Jake E said, "The whole process has been smooth and I can reveal that it will have more fierce songs, as well as more riff-oriented material than the first album. I can't wait to hear the final results after Jacob Hansen has worked his magic mixing it. And I can't wait for you to hear it, too!"

For further details, visit Cyhra on Facebook.

New York band Pirosaint have released the new track, "Faster Than Before". The track features original singer Gonzalo Rodriguez and it was written around the New God EP-era back in 1997-98 by Alfredo Vicencio, Gonzalo Rodriguez and Ignacio Orellana. This is one of those tracks that never got to be recorded until now. Listen below.

The abstract cover is a mind reflection of going through life trying to have everything perfect but we don’t realize how insane we have become by doing it. The song was recorded at Oily Sound Studios, New Windsor, NY and mixed and mastered in New York, NY by Ignacio Orellana.

Pirosaint is:

Gonzalo Rodriguez - Vocals
Bill Smith - Guitars
Ron Buckner - Bass
Ignacio Orellana - Drums

Soulfly are set to release their new album, Ritual, on October 19th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Today, the band has released the fifth of several album trailers. Watch guitarist/vocalist Max Cavalera discuss working with the Navajo tribe, below:

Ritual was produced, recorded and mixed by Josh Wilbur (Lamb Of God, Gojira). Cover artwork was painted by artist Eliran Kantor (Testament, Iced Earth). Additional booklet art was handled by Marcelo Vasco Arts (Slayer, Kreator), who also handled the package design. The album features multiple guests including Randy Blythe (Lamb Of God) and Ross Dolan (Immolation).

Pre-order Soulfly's eleventh studio album in various physical and digital formats here.

Ritual tracklisting:

"Ritual"
"Dead Behind The Eyes" (feat. Randy Blythe)
"The Summoning"
"Evil Empowered"
"Under Rapture" (feat. Ross Dolan)
"Demonized"
"Blood On The Street"
"Bite The Bullet"
"Feedback!"
"Soulfly XI"

"Dead Behind The Eyes" visualizer:

"Ritual" 360° video:

"Evil Empowered":

Trailers:

Frontiers Music Srl has announced a new musical journey from the iconic songwriting maestro Jim Peterik, the Grammy Award-winning songwriter/musician behind THE IDES OF MARCH, PRIDE OF LIONS, formerly of SURVIVOR, a man who has helped write hits for THE BEACH BOYS, .38 SPECIAL, Sammy Hagar, and more. The time has now come for Jim to release the follow-up to his now legendary "Jim Peterik's World Stage" album, which will see a release in spring 2019.

"Listening to voices blending as one has always inspired me, going back to THE BEATLES and other great vocal groups. I decided to do the same thing and began contacting artists I had the pleasure of working with through the years," says Peterik.

"World Stage" is the opus that arose from that initial idea: the musical and spiritual collaboration of great artists and friends. The resulting album clearly displays the many talents of Jim Peterik, enhanced and embellished by a cast of noted singers and musicians.

The new album, "Winds Of Change", will be another musical masterpiece featuring brand new Peterik songs, in collaboration with a who's who of melodic rock's greatest superstars, including Kevin Chalfant (ex-THE STORM), Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, Kelly Keagy (NIGHT RANGER), Lars Safsund and Robert Sall (WORK OF ART), Toby Hitchcock (PRIDE OF LIONS), Danny Vaughn (TYKETTO), Mike Reno (LOVERBOY), Kevin Cronin (REO SPEEDWAGON), Jason Scheff (ex-CHICAGO), and a very special previously unreleased track by the late great Jimi Jamison.

Since the success of my first 'World Stage' album back in 2001 and countless shows since, I have wanted to create a new musical legacy with this format," says Jim.

In the words of Frontiers' president Serafino Perugino: "Maestro, it is time for a new 'World Stage' album. And that time time is coming soon!"

Peterik, through the years, has written or co-written some of rock's most memorable songs: "Vehicle" by the THE IDES OF MARCH (on which he was lead vocalist), "Eye Of The Tiger", "The Search Is Over", "High On You" and "I Can't Hold Back" for SURVIVOR, hits for .38 SPECIAL such as "Hold On Loosely", "Caught Up In You", "Fantasy Girl" and "Rockin' Into The Night", "Heavy Metal" with Sammy Hagar, and many many more. Jim, now a part of PRIDE OF LIONS with vocalist Toby Hitchcock, is one of the most esteemed and loved recording artists and songwriters, not only on the Frontiers label, but in the larger melodic rock community.

In a recent interview with Finland's Rauta, KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza was asked how he maintains his energy level considering he's not 25 anymore. He responded (see video below): "I guess the music keeps you young and fresh. And being disciplined about poisoning your body anymore; I don't do that anymore — I used to, when I was really young. Nowadays it's all yoga and health food and veganism. I wanna keep doing this until I'm very old. I guess that's the key — just try to focus; focus on what's important. And to me, the older I get, the more clear it becomes that the reason why I started this was the music and not abusing your body, not doing anything that's unhealthy and not overdoing the partying and just focus on the music. And that, to me, was what always was the most fun anyway. So I'm totally happy."

As Petrozza and other traveling performers would attest, being a touring musician and maintaining a healthy lifestyle aren't exactly compatible: spending hours a day on a bus, living out of suitcases and staying in hotels means that staying healthy is a constant struggle. Still, Mille is reluctant to force his lifestyle on to some of his younger counterparts.

"You should find out by yourself," he said. "I'm not gonna say, 'Do this or that.' Everybody should just do whatever they want — that's my philosophy. Just go out and do stuff and find out for yourself. You might think that… When you're young, you think you're invincible — you're strong and you can do drugs and you can drink everything, whatever. And once you get older, you just feel, like, 'Man, it's not worth it.' When I drink, I have a hangover the next day, so two days are gone. [Laughs] It's, like, 'No.' [Laughs] Do whatever you want, but just be careful. I don't wanna preach — I don't wanna push my lifestyle on to other people."

KREATOR will take 2019 off from touring to focus on writing the material for the follow-up to 2017's "Gods Of Violence" album.

s previously reported, KREATOR will join forces with Norwegian symphonic black metal giants DIMMU BORGIR for a big European co-headline run in late fall. Support on the trek will come from U.S. hardcore institution HATEBREED and death metal supergroup BLOODBATH.

"Gods Of Violence" entered the official chart in Germany at position No. 1. The cover artwork for the album was created by renowned artist Jan Meininghaus, who also made the limited-edition artwork for "Phantom Antichrist" and has lent his talents to bands like BOLT THROWER, ACCEPT and OVERKILL in the past.

Drummer Kjetil-Vidar "Frost" Haraldstad of Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON spoke to Canal Metal about his appreciation for good food and his recent adoption of a mostly vegan diet. He said (see video below): "If you have started to appreciate quality in arts, like music or otherwise, it is not that far fetched that you will look for the same things in other areas of life. So I look for that in foods that I eat. I mean, I don't crave high-quality foods that just blow me away all the time, but whenever there's a special occasion, I find that to be important. But I still don't eat shit — mainly vegan these days, actually. I've come to realize that that is gonna be the future. So my prediction, in 10 years from now, the world will be completely different on the subject of food — and even quality of food, actually."

Frost went on to say that shifting to a vegan-based diet has helped him become more productive with SATYRICON.

"I just realized at some point that it's not about politics — it's about understanding how you work," he said. "If I spend a lot of time trying to make my body work better, whenever I rehearse or record or play live, why the hell shouldn't I focus on health in the food department, because that matters a lot — it has an impact. And then quality, actually, gets another meaning, because high quality then means that it has high nutritional value, for instance, that you don't eat something that brings you away from your goals — it's something that helps you achieve it. I think it does matter, clearly. And as I said, when I realized, I just couldn't pretend that this doesn't carry meaning, and I've also become very convinced that what I and many others have concluded is gonna be the conclusion of the majority of people in the foreseeable future — I'm pretty certain."

The vegan diet means eliminating all animal products from your diet — as in meat, fish, poultry, dairy and eggs.

ccording to The Atlantic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has estimated that 2018 will be the United States' biggest year for meat consumption yet. A recent Gallup poll found that only 5 percent of Americans identify as vegetarian and 3 percent identify as vegan, signaling little to no growth in the movement from 2012.

SATYRICON's latest album, "Deep Calleth Upon Deep", was released in September 2017 via Napalm Records. The disc was recorded in Oslo, Norway and Vancouver, Canada, during early 2017 and mixed together with revered studio guru Mike Fraser (who previously worked on "Now, Diabolical").

Neo-classical hard rock project Amoriello - launched by renown guitarist, educator, and author Tom Amoriello and featuring former members of Black Sabbath, Dio, Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Quiet Riot, TNT, Loudness, Dokken, Impellitteri, and Cacophony - has released a teaser for their self-titled LP, a 12-inch vinyl due out December 2018 via H42 Records. The first single, "Battle Song" (a tribute to metal legand Ronnie James Dio), is slated to release on September 28th.

"Amoriello represents emotional songwriting with world class musicianship from metal legends," says guitarist and lyricist Thomas Amoriello. "From power ballads to neo-classical shred instrumentals, it was so fulfilling to explore this range of music that I have admired over the years and has inspired me as a guitarist. I would like to thank all of the musicians involved on the project for bringing their 'A' game! It was an honor. Hope to see you live in 2019!"

Members:

Guitar:
Thomas Amoriello

Vocals:
Nick Z Marino (Yngwie Malmsteen)
Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen)
Mike Vescera (Yngwie Malmsteen)

Bass:
James Amelio Pulli (Impellitteri)
Neil Murray (Whitesnake)
Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne)
Bjorn Englen (Quiet Riot)

Drums:
Vinny Appice (Dio)
Kenny Stavropoulos (Le Mans)
Shane Gaalaas (MSG)
John Macaluso (Yngwie Malmsteen)
Atma Anur (Cacophony)

Keys:
Michael Troy (Yngwie Malmsteen)

 

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Atlas, Rise!" on September 11 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota can be seen below.

According to the Argus Leader, METALLICA's show at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls set an attendance record. More than 12,000 fans came to see the band perform — more than the previous record-setting crowd for Carrie Underwood in October 2016.

Both METALLICA and Underwood featured a stage in the middle of the Premier Center floor, opening up seats on the east side of the area. And both shows opened the entire floor to general admission standing room, with no seats.

In the song "Atlas, Rise!", METALLICA frontman James Hetfield calls out Atlas, the Greek mythological figure which was responsible for bearing the weight of the heavens on his shoulders, a burden given to him as punishment by Zeus.

b>Hetfield told Rolling Stone Australia that he had his METALLICA bandmate Lars Ulrich in mind when he wrote the lyrics to the track. "Lars is, 'I have to do everything, or else it's wrong,'" he explained. "He's got the weight of so much on him. And 'Atlas, Rise!' started out as a, 'Here, let me help you with that. You don't need to carry all that, brother.' And then it morphed into more — and this is not specifically him, but I'm plugging him into this — I think he likes that. There's a drama that makes him work, and we all have a bit of that. He wants the control but he doesn't really have control. The illusion of control, and then the ability to complain about how you have to do everything yourself, and then you still do it."

"Atlas, Rise!" is taken from METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", which debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 album chart, selling 291,000 copies in its first week of release.

METALLICA kicked off the 2018/2019 U.S. leg of the "WorldWired" arena tour on September 2 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

ALL THAT REMAINS played its new song titled "Fuck Love" live for the first time last night (Monday, September 17) at the Manchester Music Hall in Lexington, Kentucky. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below.

The band has just kicked off a short headlining tour with support from TOOTHGRINDER, GEARS and ESCAPE THE PARADIGM.

"Fuck Love" 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's most recent disc, "Madness", was released in April 2017 via Razor & Tie in the U.S. and Eleven Seven Music in Europe.

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After several headlining tours of North America with the likes of such acts as CHELSEA WOLFE and DEATH GRIPS, MINISTRY will continue to support its critically acclaimed album "AmeriKKKant" with a full U.S. tour this November and December. Joining the American industrial juggernaut will be Franck Hueso, better known by his stage name Carpenter Brut, a French synthwave artist from Poitiers.

MINISTRY has just released a visualizer for the track "AmeriKKKa", taken from "AmeriKKKant". Check it out below.

Produced by mainman Al Jourgensen, recorded at Caribou Studios in Burbank, California and with striking artwork created by Mister Sam Shearon, the psychedelic, politically influenced and very much in-your-face "AmeriKKKant"'s nine tracks are rooted in Jourgensen's unadulterated anger for what he says is happening in America today: the waning respect for the U.S. Constitution, the growing acceptance of one's opinions replacing facts, the decline of our leaders' sense of morals, ethics and personal responsibility to the country and to their constituents, and the "mad man in the White House."

In a 2017 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Jourgensen stated about America's 45th president: "Trump is just one pimple on the rash. And I found that out while doing the three [George W.] Bush albums. By the last album I did, 'The Last Sucker', it was not just about Bush being a sucker — he was an idiot, a puppet, a mouthpiece for of the powers that be. But I realized that I'm a sucker for getting so bent out of shape about Bush, because Bush was just one pimple in the rash. It's the same thing with Trump. He's detestable, of course, but how could anybody actually like this person? Unless you're in the top one percent of spoiled, rich, misogynist man-toddlers who are entitled to getting anything they wanted. I mean, Trump's in the new album, saying some stupid shit, but he's not the focal point. I'm basically holding up a mirror to society and saying, 'How have we allowed [ourselves] to be duped this way?'"

or decades, the powerhouse of psychotic sound that is MINISTRY has overcome millions with releases such as "Filth Pig", "The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste", "Psalm 69", "From Beer To Eternity", and a flood of others. Since the '80s, Jourgensen has been combining elements of synth pop, punk, metal and even dub in a way that is instantly recognizable and has influenced many other bands.

With timeless classics such as "Just One Fix", "Thieves" and "Jesus Built My Hotrod", MINISTRY is a one-of-a-kind musical pioneer.

With six Grammy nominations to date, over three million records sold, more than 2,000 live performances, and movie soundtrack work on "The Hurt Locker", "Artificial Intelligence", "Matrix", "RoboCop" and "Saw", MINISTRY has been contributing to the music industry for over three decades.

Boston's UNEARTH will release its new album, "Extinction(s)", on November 23. For its seventh release and Century Media debut, the band worked with Will Putney (EVERY TIME I DIE, BODY COUNT, GOJIRA, THY ART IS MURDER, SILENT PLANET) at Graphic Nature Studios. Additionally, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's Adam Dutkiewicz recorded drums for the effort.

According to a press release, "Extinction(s)" "is full of venom toward the wrongs of the world, fighting back against the precarious position civilization is in, determined to effect some kind of change. The inevitability of death, loss, and tragedy is a persistent theme throughout 'Extinction(s)', deep within the band’s most profound and hard-hitting lyrics thus far."

"Extinction(s)" track listing:

01. Incinerate

02. Dust

03. Survivalist

04. Cultivation Of Infection

05. The Hunt Begins

06. Hard Lines Downfall

07. King Of The Arctic

08. Sidewinder

09. No Reprisal

10. One With The Sun

he first single from the album, "Incinerate", can be streamed below.

The band comments: "'Incinerate' brings the raw aggression and heaviness of our early material while also showcasing elements of where we've gone as a band since. Lyrically, it is meant to be a song of unity in a time of great polarization around the world. We are constantly being told to not like our neighbor because they might have different views. The theme is a faith in humanity to come together and combat and rid the world of those that are intentionally dividing us."

Immediately upon its release this summer, "Incinerate" shot to No. 1 on SiriusXM Liquid Metal's "The Devil's Dozen" and was among the Top 100 most played songs on Amazon Music.

After an awe-inspiring 20 years of blazing trails and dominating stages, UNEARTH is now institutionalized as a relentless force in heavy metal, standing the test of time with consistently triumphant creative output, tireless road warrior resilience, blue collar-style workmanship and a resolute determination to deliver the goods.

With over 500,000 in worldwide album sales, UNEARTH's continued staying power has also hinged on its highly interactive and toweringly heavy live performances.

UNEARTH etched its name into the annals of hard rock history through unrelenting determination, tireless energy and a catalog of stone-cold classics. Two decades into a triumphant career, the Massachusetts-bred New Wave Of American Heavy Metal trailblazers are both elder statesmen and newly relevant all over again.

Korn drummer Ray Luzier says the band’s follow-up to 2016’s The Serenity Of Suffering is scheduled to arrive in March 2019.

He was speaking with Sabian Cymbals in a video shot recently during the band’s Follow The Leader 20th anniversary shows, where Luzier discussed his kit and the projects he’s been involved with.

As for the follow-up to Korn’s 2016 album The Serenity Of Suffering, Luzier says: “We’re heavily working on the new Korn record right now and I start tracking drums for it when I get home to Nashville – we’re just about done with the demo stages.”

He reports that it’ll be out in March and that producer Nick Raskulinecz, who worked on The Serenity Of Suffering, is once again helming the project. Raskulinecz's most recent work was with Halestorm on Vicious and new Alice In Chains record Rainier Fog.

Watch the interview below.

Speaking with Metal Hammer in the summer, Korn frontman Jonathan Davis said of the early material: “I’ve listened to a bunch of stuff. There’s been really good ideas, really cool grooves. It really doesn’t start taking place until I get there and glue all the shit together with the arrangements and put my vocals on it.

“But they’re working with different producers and we’re gonna do the record and we’ll see – I’m really excited for it.

He added: “I’m more impressed on these than I was with The Serenity Of Suffering."

BLACK VEIL BRIDES singer Andy Biersack (a.k.a. Andy Black) has released the official music video for his new single, a cover of "My Way", the Paul Anka-penned timeless classic made famous by Frank Sinatra, then infamous by Sid Vicious. Both versions seem to get a nod on Biersack's take. The clip was filmed with director Patrick Fogarty and can be seen below.

"I have always loved this song and the idea of doing my own take on it as an homage to my influences was initially inspired by [a recent Alternative Press] cover shoot and story," Biersack wrote on Instagram.

Andy and longtime producer John Feldmann are putting the finishing touches on the follow-up to Biersack's 2016 critically acclaimed debut solo album, "The Shadow Side", to be released in early 2019.

"The Shadow Side" featured help from members of FALL OUT BOY, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, BLINK-182, ALKALINE TRIO and more.

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Almanac recently finished off their 2018 festival season. To celebrate, the band has released some live videos from these appearances to give fans at home an idea of what they've missed. Check them out below.

States Victor Smolski: "This year's summer festival tour was amazing! We played a fantastic stadium show at JUMF Festival in South Korea first. This concert, including an outstanding light show was recorded for a DVD release. The Almanac machine has never run as well as it did there! Afterwards, we headlined Milagre Festival in Portugal, where our new vocalist Patrick Sühl proved once again that he can replace our former singers David Readman and Andy B. Franck perfectly, and that he really knows his own style. 

Last but not least, we were invited to perform at my favorite festival of this year's season - Werner Rennen. I could work with my racing team there for 4 days on two tracks at full throttle, too. We even brought one of the trophies home. On Sunday, Almanac performed at Kesseldrom Stage and had lots of fun with our fans! Thanks to every single one of you for the immense support! See you on our next tour, which is already in progress!"

"Hands Are Tied" (Live in Portugal):

"No More Shadows" (Live in Portugal):

"Children Of The Sacred Path" (Live in Portugal):

Almanac at JUMF Festival (snippet):

Tragic themes and a folk-tinged southern gothic Americana sound form the basis of "The Devil Is My Friend", the haunting full-length solo debut by Henry Derek Elis (a.k.a. Henry Derek Bonner; ACT OF DEFIANCE, SCAR THE MARTYR), with contributions from Aubrey Richmond and John Schreffler Jr. (Shooter Jennings), Jarboe (SWANS), Tara Vanflower (LYCIA), Neal Tiemann (DEVILDRIVER) and many more.


In a marked stylistic departure from his persona as frontman for heavier rock acts, Henry has crafted a poetic and deeply personal solo debut, steeped in memories of his childhood in Milledgeville, Georgia, the same place Blind Willie McTell and Flannery O'Connor made their death beds; "the kind of small town with a haunted past that can swallow you up whole if you let it," says Henry.


Dynamic rock arrangements reflect Henry's encyclopedic knowledge of dark folk, classic country, traditional blues and classical music, resulting in an atmospheric, apocalyptic landscape, where lonely sonic highways are littered with the detritus of misfortune and the soft glimmering of something that might be hope.


Henry Derek Elis's origins are about as strange as his career in the music business. Raised by his grandmother, Henry grew up next to Central State Hospital, once known as the largest psychiatric facility in the world. Throughout his childhood, Henry observed the ravages of illness, addiction and suicide first hand.


b>Henry came to prominence upon moving to Atlanta, playing in mostly rock and metal bands before joining THE SWEET MEAT LOVE & HOLY CULT, a folk collective with legendary artist Jarboe (formerly of the influential band SWANS). This inspired him to create acoustic-based folk music under the moniker: TO THE BOY ELIS, a reference from the work of Austrian-born poet Georg Trakl.


Henry moved to Los Angeles and recorded demos with various bands, including members of GORGOROTH, TYPE O NEGATIVE and ANTHRAX. In 2013 he joined the band SCAR THE MARTYR with drummer Joey Jordison of SLIPKNOT fame. After releasing one album on Roadrunner Records, Henry went on to help form the extreme thrash metal band ACT OF DEFIANCE, featuring former members of MEGADETH and SHADOWS FALL.


"The Devil Is My Friend" will be released on October 26. Henry Derek Elis sings, plays banjo, mandolin, bass, organ, dobro, classical, baritone, acoustic and electric guitars.


"The Devil Is My Friend" track listing:

01. No Skin

02. The Devil Is My Friend

03. What's Left of Us

04. Sing For The Dead Man

05. Weeping Willow

06. Corpse Carver

07. If It's Not Too Late

08. Only Bones

09. M.O.M.

10. Graveyard Country Blues

According to Billboard, KISS will perform at the "America's Got Talent" season 13 finale on Wednesday.

The legendary rockers will open the two-hour program, which will air at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

Gene Simmons recently told Sweden's Expressen newspaper that KISS will launch a three-year world tour in January 2019. Calling it the band's "most spectacular tour ever," the bassist/vocalist added that the trek will make stops on "all continents."

Simmons's comments echoed those made by his bandmate, Paul Stanley, who told CNBC's "Squawk Box" that KISS will embark on its "biggest tour" next year.

umors of KISS's final run of live shows gained strength several months ago following the news that the band was attempting to trademark the phrase "The End Of The Road." An application from KISS was filed in February to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which — should it be accepted — means that the band could use it in connection with "live performances by a musical band." As it stands now, no official farewell tour has been announced.

As most fans remember, back in 2000 and 2001, KISS already performed a "Farewell Tour". The trek, which was the last to feature drummer Peter Criss, played 142 shows over five legs, covering North America, Japan, and Australia.

NIGHTWISH's upcoming concerts in São Paulo, Brazil (September 28 at Tom Brasil) and Buenos Aires, Argentina (September 30 at Estadio Cubierto Malvinas Argentinas) will be filmed for an upcoming DVD.

Keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen said about NIGHTWISH's decision to professionally film and record one or more of the shows on the group's current tour in support of its recently released "Decades" compilation: "The majority of these songs that we are doing on this tour are never gonna be played again, I think, so it's a good idea to immortalize them."

This past July, Holopainen revealed that he had "about 80 or 90 percent of the material" already written for the next NIGHTWISH album. "It's gonna be 10, 11 songs, most likely," he said. "And we're gonna start recording next summer, in July, so if everything goes as planned, we're looking at a spring 2020 release."

Tuomas also said that there is a lyrical theme tying together all the songs he has written for NIGHTWISH's next record, but he declined to elaborate, saying: "No other bandmembers have heard anything. We've had some discussions over the things and some of the songs, but it's in such an early stage, and I'm still working at home on my own, so… let's keep it a mystery a while longer."

b>NIGHTWISH's next album will mark the band's second full-length release with singer Floor Jansen, who has been touring with the group since 2012.