CREED frontman Scott Stapp says that he doesn't pay attention to his critics.

The Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum songwriter and vocalist, who will release his new album, "The Space Between The Shadows", in July via Napalm Records, made the decision nearly two decades ago to dismiss the disparaging reviews that have become par for the course in the Internet age.

"I got to a point years and years ago — before social media — that I wasn't gonna read any positive press and I wasn't gonna read any negative press," he told Andy Hall of the Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 (hear audio below). "That was a decision I made in my mid-20s. And then today, man, I don't read any press that comes out. I'll flip through my social media at times and see what the fans are saying about new material or shows or touring, and through all that, it's been so supportive and positive. So I'm just fortunate."

While Stapp feels "there's a lot of positives" to social media offering fans greater access to their favorite artists, he says that "there is a lot of hate out there that surfaces. And if you come across it, in one ear, or in one eye and out of your head," he said. "In the eyes and out of your head. You can't let it affect you emotionally, and you just focus on the positives."

The visualizer video for Stapp's new single, "Purpose For Pain", can be seen below.

Stapp is known as frontman for CREED (over 50 million albums sold worldwide), and for his work as a solo artist who released the platinum-certified "The Great Divide" (2005) and "Proof Of Life" (2013), which featured his first solo Billboard No. 1, "Slow Suicide".

Stapp went through a highly publicized, drug-inflamed meltdown in 2014, after which he entered into an intensive rehab program. Stapp also lost custody of his three children during this period, while also missing a court hearing and allegedly threatening to kill President Obama.

Stapp is now sober and in intensive therapy. He takes medication for bipolar disorder — a condition that causes unexpected shifts in mood, energy and activity levels — works through a twelve-step program, and meets with a sponsor, saying, "Nothing is more important than my sobriety."

Scott will embark on a cross-country summer tour in late June.

Chad Kroeger has told Billboard that NICKELBACK is in no rush to begin work on the follow-up to 2017's "Feed The Machine" album. "Now there isn't this urgency," he said. "It's not like you have this amount of time you have to make a record because we're going to go tour. It's not [snaps fingers a few times] rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat, with pressure from management, booking agents, record company. That's not there anymore. It's so nice and it really allows me a lot of time to, er — drink."

Kroeger co-founded NICKELBACK in 1995 in Alberta, Canada with his brother Mike, who plays bass for the band. They have released nine albums, six of which have gone platinum. With more than 50 million units sold, NICKELBACK is the 11th best-selling music act and second best-selling foreign act in the U.S. in the 21st century behind THE BEATLES. "How You Remind Me" was named Billboard's top rock song of the decade and reached No. 4 on the Top 10 songs of the 2000s list.

Besides nine Grammy Award nominations, the band has received three American Music Awards, a World Music Award, a People's Choice Award, twelve JUNO Awards, seven MuchMusic Video Awards and induction into Canada's Walk Of Fame.

NICKELBACK is continuing to tour in support of "Feed The Machine", which was released in June 2017 via BMG.

Finnish goth rock legends THE 69 EYES are mixing their twelfth studio album for a September release via Nuclear Blast. The first single from the disc will be made available at the end of May.

THE 69 EYES singer Jyrki 69 told Capital Chaos about the new disc (hear audio below): "I'm thinking it's probably the best record we've ever done. Even though that's our twelfth record, for Christ's sake, so it's nothing new for us."

According to Jyrki 69, he drew some of the lyrical inspiration for THE 69 EYES' new album from the "fucked-up world" that we live in. "It's inspiring to live in this world — it's very inspiring for me to come up with some cool things for the album," he said. "But there's a safe dose of cult movies and cartoon rock and roll there as well, and horror movie references. So it's a 69 EYES album, but it's really fresh, very rocking, raw and powerful."

THE 69 EYES will embark on a U.S. tour for the first time in a decade later this month. Support on the trek will come from MXMS and THE NOCTURNAL AFFAIR.

The band recently teamed up with DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara and his wife Anahstasia's The Oracle Management.

THE 69 EYES' eleventh album, "Universal Monsters", was released in April 2016 via Nuclear Blast.

THE 69 EYES is:

Jyrki 69 - vocals

Bazie - guitar, backing vocals

Timo-Timo - guitar

Archzie - bass, backing vocals

Jussi 69 - drums

In a recent interview with Guitar.com, Slash spoke about what it felt like for him to step back out on stage with GUNS N' ROSES for the first time in over two decades at the band's April 2016 concert at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California.

"Oh man, it was overwhelming — it was so cool," Slash said. "Because it was a long time — we're talking more than 20 years from the last show in 1994… it was 22 years since the last time we'd played together. And obviously I'd played with [bassist] Duff [McKagan] [since then] but there's a certain dynamic in the three of us together. It was awesome, and it's a really great experience."

GUNS N' ROSES' "Not In This Lifetime" tour features classic lineup members Slash, McKagan and singer Axl Rose backed by guitarist Richard Fortus, drummer Frank Ferrer, keyboardist Dizzy Reed and second keyboardist Melissa Reese.

Both Slash and Fortus have said in recent interviews that there is material in the works for a new GUNS album, which would be the first under the band's name since 2008's "Chinese Democracy". The last collection of original music to feature Axl, Slash and McKagan was 1991's "Use Your Illusion" albums, and the last LP of any kind to feature the three was the 1993 covers set "The Spaghetti Incident?"

Last month, McKagan told satellite radio program "Trunk Nation" that he "heard some magnificent stuff that Axl has — really cool stuff he'd been working on" for GUNS' next record. "So I'm excited about the possibilities with that, of course. I don't mean to get anybody rabid. [A new album] will happen when it happens, that's for sure."

GUNS N' ROSES' latest studio album, "Chinese Democracy", came out in 2008 and featured only Axl from the classic lineup.

The last album on which Rose, McKagan and Slash appeared together was 1993's covers set "The Spaghetti Incident?"

Slash released his fourth solo album and third with his band THE CONSPIRATORS, "Living The Dream", last September.

RETURN OF THE COMET, the new band featuring former FREHLEY'S COMET members John Regan (bass), Tod Howarth (guitar/lead vocals) and Richie Scarlet (guitar/lead vocals) along with ex-ACE FREHLEY drummer Steve Werner, performed live for the first time last night (Friday, April 5) at the Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of Mike Brunn).

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, Regan and world-renowned drummer Anton Fig formed FREHLEY'S COMET in 1984. The band went on to sell well over 1.5 million albums and had multiple MTV music videos in heavy rotation from 1987 to 1990.

Now for the first time ever, FREHLEY'S COMET alumni Regan, Howarth and Scarlet, along with Werner, are celebrating their writing, recording, touring and co-production contributions to the FREHLEY'S COMET legacy by performing the hits and classics from the FREHLEY'S COMET catalog and more under the name RETURN OF THE COMET.


RETURN OF THE COMET is:

* John Regan (FREHLEY'S COMET, ACE FREHLEY, PETER FRAMPTON) - bass

* Tod Howarth (FREHLEY'S COMET, CHEAP TRICK, TED NUGENT) - guitar/lead vocals

* Richie Scarlet (FREHLEY'S COMET, ACE FREHLEY, MOUNTAIN) - guitar/lead vocals

* Steve "Budgie" Werner (ACE FREHLEY, LESLIE WEST, HINDENBERG) - drums

Scarlet was in FREHLEY'S COMET from 1984 to 1985 and played in three of the band's seven different lineups. Howarth was in FREHLEY'S COMET from 1986 to 1988 and was in the group's last three lineups. Both Frehley and Regan were members of FREHLEY'S COMET for the duration of the band's four-year existence.

Frehley told Ultimate Classic Rock that the keyboards on FREHLEY'S COMET's debut album were a result of "Howarth's influence." He explained: "I tried to keep the keyboards to a minimum, because I'm really not a keyboard guy. KISS never really used them, except on a couple of songs. I always wanted to follow the same direction with my career as I had with KISS musically. It was almost like I had to fight to keep more keyboards off the record, because I was there with three other band members and my producer."

In a 2017 interview with the Poughkeepsie Journal, Regan — who met Frehley in the mid-1980s at a friend's recording studio in White Plains, New York — described Ace as "a kook, in a good sense. In a world full of copies, he's a one-off. He's an original."

Frehley reunited with Regan and Howarth to perform the songs "Rock Soldiers" and "Cold Gin" during his September 2017 concert in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Bridges To Bremen was announced today by The Rolling Stones for release on June 21. Presented by Eagle Vision, the previously unreleased concert film has been completely restored, remixed and remastered and will be available on digital, DVD + 2CD, Blu-ray + 2CD, triple vinyl and digital audio. Pre-order here, and watch a video trailer below.

Bridges To Bremen captures a complete show from the final leg of the Rolling Stones year-long tour in support of their Bridges To Babylon album, which achieved Platinum and Gold status in multiple markets upon the album’s original release in 1997.

Ever the innovators, The Bridges To Babylon Tour was one of firsts - the first time the band went on the road with a permanent, and now infamous, B-stage, and also the first time that fans could vote on the band’s website for a track they wanted to hear at the show - “Memory Motel” in the case of the Bremen fans, making each show on the tour unique.

Opening with “Satisfaction”, a snake-hipped Jagger, sporting a bright yellow shirt & scarf, is a streak of canary-colored lightning, while Keith prowls the stage in a tiger print duster coat. Lisa Fisher accompanies Jagger on vocals for a storming version of “Gimme Shelter”, and Bridges single “Saint of Me” receives a rousing welcome. By Stones standards, Bremen was an intimate show, a 40,000 fan-strong hot ticket, for which the band enthusiastically kicked out 155 minutes of unadulterated rock ‘n’ roll.

This concert film has been meticulously restored from the original masters, and the audio remixed and remastered from the live multitrack recordings. Four tracks from the band’s Soldier Field performances in Chicago are included as bonus features on all physical visual formats.

Tracklisting:

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
"Let's Spend The Night Together"
"Flip The Switch"
"Gimme Shelter"
"Anybody Seen My Baby?"
"Paint It Black"
"Saint Of Me"
"Out Of Control"
"Memory Motel"
"Miss You"
"Thief In The Night"
"Wanna Hold You"
"Its Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)"
"You Got Me Rocking"
"Like A Rolling Stone"
"Sympathy For The Devil"
"Tumbling Dice"
"Honky Tonk Women"
"Start Me Up"
"Jumpin' Jack Flash"
"You Can't Always Get What You Want"
"Brown Sugar"




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Los Angeles-based outfit 3TEETH will release its new album, "Metawar", on July 5 via RED Music.

The first single from the the Sean Beavan-produced (NINE INCH NAILS, MARILYN MANSON) disc is "American Landfill", an unrelenting song frontman Alexis Mincolla says is intended to convey the feel of "getting buried under the ruin of a fallen empire." The track is available as an instant download with pre-orders.

Mincolla said: "If our debut album was focused on man vs. the world, and our sophomore album was man vs. himself, then I really wanted to 'Metawar' to focus on the idea of world vs world, and the notion that if man doesn't create his own world then he's often crushed by the world of another.

"This album is meant to be sonic attack on the wide scale perception management systems that currently grip our respective worlds. It's a sort of counter-measure in the invisible silicon war of ideology that is constantly moving avatar pawns on the battleground of our large-scale prosthetic digital nervous system. Thematically, it's centered largely around concepts of accelerationism and the political heresy of inviting the end as an opportunity as a fresh start. 'Metawar' is here to tear down the walls of our memetic concentration camps."

3TEETH released its self-titled debut album in 2014, seeing the 14-track album top the iTunes electronic charts and garnering the attention of TOOL guitarist Adam Jones, who offered the outfit a spot on his band's 2016 U.S. tour. Being handpicked by one of rock music's biggest acts led to a new level of attention, with Rolling Stone profiling the band, saying 3TEETH's music is "a mix of state-of-the-art sensory overload with a take-no-prisoners level of aggression." TOOL audiences were so receptive to 3TEETH's powerful live show, the rising band was invited to return for the next leg of the tour. Once off the road, the 3TEETH members locked themselves in the studio to crank out their sophomore release, "". The album hit No. 23 on Billboard, and landed them tours across North America and Europe — headlining, and supporting acts such as RAMMSTEIN and DANZIG.

"Metawar" track listing:

01. Hyperstition

02. Affluenza

03. Exxxit

04. American Landfill

05. President X

06. Altær

07. Time Slave

08. Bornless

09. Surrender

10. Sell Your Face2.0

11. Blackout

12. The Fall

13. Pumped Up Kicks

3TEETH is Alexis Mincolla (vocals), Xavier Swafford (keyboards), Andrew Means (modular synth/bass), Chase Brawner (guitar) and Justin Hanson (drums).

Photo credit: Sequoia Emmanuelle

The transaltlantic trio that is KING HOBO will release its new album, "Mauga", on May 31 via Weathermaker Music. The disc was produced by Tobias Strandvik and recorded at his studio in Varberg, Sweden.

KING HOBO consists of Thomas Juneor Andersson (KAMCHATKA) on vocals, guitars and percussion, Per Wiberg (KAMCHATKA, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, CANDLEMASS, ex-OPETH) on vocals, bass, and keys, and Jean-Paul Gaster (CLUTCH) on drums.


The "Mauga" album cover is designed by Wiberg himself. He says: "I wanted to pay homage to all the great labels that inspired the music we play, like Chess, Atlantic, Vee-Jay, Prestige and Blue Note, for example. All these labels had a classy design in their heyday which was immediately recognizable. That's why our image is in tri-tone, and the names of the bandmembers together with the label and stereo logo are mentioned on the front cover. The sci-fi imagery is our little twist."


"Mauga" track listing:


01. Hobo Ride

02. Dragon’s Tail

03. King Blues

04. Good Stuff

05. Mauga

06. How Come We’re Blind

07. Listen Here

08. Move To The City

09. Twilight Harvest Pt. I & II

10. New Or-sa-leans *


* Bonus track on the digital release only


The first single from "Mauga" is "Hobo Ride" and will be released April 19 as an instant-gratification track at iTunes and Amazon. That single will be followed by "Listen Here" (May 3), and "Dragon's Tail" (May 17).


Weathermaker Music will release a limited 12-inch LP in a gatefold format which has been autographed by the three musicians on the inner sleeve, and a digital 10-track version that includes the song "New Or-sa-leans" as a bonus.


Gaster on how KING HOBO began: "Per and I met in 2003 when SPIRITUAL BEGGARS and CLUTCH were touring Europe together. Within the first hour of meeting him, he and I had an in-depth conversation about the blues and funk and how the BAD BRAINS were one of the most important bands of all time. Even though we grew up in countries thousands of miles apart, we had an immediate kinship thru our love of the music.


"In the summer 2005, CLUTCH and OPETH were on the 'Sounds Of The Underground' tour. Per was playing with OPETH at the time. After the show, he and I would often hang out enjoying a cold beer and listening to everything from CAPTAIN BEYOND to BLACK UHURU and Miles Davis. On a hot and humid evening somewhere in the Midwest, one of these listening sessions led to us setting up gear in the bus parking lot and holding an open jam in what we called the funk tent. These jams are where the KING HOBO seeds were planted.


"It was at one of the 'Sounds Of The Underground' tour dates that Per played me a new release by a Swedish band called KAMCHATKA. I was blown away by the man playing guitar! He had a soulful voice and played like Stevie Ray Vaughn. This was my introduction to the powerhouse singer and guitarist Thomas Anderson."


Andersson on the sound of KING HOBO: "In a metaphorical way, this is the sound of two continents meeting; Europe, particularly Sweden, and the United States and here particularly the East Coast. When we play, all hell breaks loose. Our music can, at times be intense and loud, and then again almost like a whisper.

"Per and J.P. are my role models, as persons and musicians and it's a huge honor to play with them. We play what we feel and that's the sound of this album. We are three musicians from different parts of the world, friends actually, who are having a musical conversation, as grown-ups do."


Wiberg on the recording of "Mauga": "We recorded this album the same way as the first, live in the rehearsal room. It's quite a liberating process compared to how a lot of albums are recorded these days. We set up our gear in a circle and go full on, no headphones or screens to seal off the amps or drums. We jam all through the day to see what we come up with, arrange it on the spot and record. I really like the fact that it doesn't feel like a regular recording situation with monitors, click tracks and whatnot. It feels a lot more exclusive and kinda like a proper gig actually, plus we don't have to worry what it's gonna sound like live either, 'cause this is live in the raw! The hang-out part and easygoing vibe adds a lot to how we play together as well and none of this would happen if we didn't have a guy we trusted in the studio. Toby Strandvik did a tremendous job this time with the technical side of things as this way of recording might not be an engineer's wet dream, so to speak. The journey is just as much worth as the destination to us and I think we found the HOBO way of capturing the moment."

U.K.'s Zee Productions has launched a new range of rock and metal jigsaw puzzles, Rock Saws.

The first collection includes jigsaws based on some of the greatest albums in heavy metal history from IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, JUDAS PRIEST and SLAYER.

IRON MAIDEN

* "The Number Of The Beast"

* "Powerslave"

* "Somewhere In Time"

SLAYER

* "Reign In Blood"

* "Seasons In The Abyss""

* "South Of Heaven"

JUDAS PRIEST

* "Painkiller"

* "Defenders Of The Faith"

* "Ram It Down"

MOTÖRHEAD

* "Bomber"

* "Overkill"

* "Orgasmatron"

The artwork from each of these legendary albums is now available as a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle printed on high-quality board.


Pre-order yours now at this location.

According to the Los Angeles Times, a Connecticut house that was once owned by original KISS drummer Peter Criss is on the market for $1.875 million.

The Normandy-style home in Greenwich has four bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms and overlooks a small pond with a waterfall and an arched wooden bridge.

Across the grounds, there's a 650-square-foot cottage with a kitchen and lofted bed space.

In 1977, Peter and his first wife Lydia Criss purchased the house and dubbed it "Country Comfort." The couple split a short time later, with Lydia telling Backstage Auctions: "I felt like we got this house for nothing. We ended keeping the house for eight years, which I loved, I loved. I moved out of it. I rented it for two years or a year and a half and then I moved back into it."

Criss moved out of the house shortly after meeting his second wife, Playboy centerfold and Coppertone model Debra Jensen, at a 1978 party thrown by Rod Stewart.

Lydia later told People magazine: "Communication between us just stopped. He denied her existence for four months, but deep down I knew it was another woman. Then someone close told me, 'It's too bad, you've worked all these years and she’s going to step into your shoes.'"

After Peter served Lydia with divorce papers, the couple agreed to a $1 million-plus out-of-court settlement. As part of the settlement, Lydia was awarded the Greenwich house.

Criss first left KISS in 1980. Since then he's worked with other bands and released solo albums. He teamed up with KISS again for a reunion tour in the 1990s and most recently in 2004. He was replaced by Eric Singer.

The four original members of KISS were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in April 2014 by RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello.

Criss, who was known as "Catman," released his last solo CD, titled "One For All", in 2007. Peter produced the album himself for the first time, and was joined by guest musicians that included keyboardist Paul Shaffer and bassist Will Lee of "Late Night With David Letterman". The album featured a range of styles, from rock and jazz to blues and Broadway, and included covers of "What A Difference A Day Makes" and "Send In The Clowns".


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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and JOURNEY member Jonathan Cain will release his fourth solo album in as many years, "More Like Jesus", on May 3 via Identity Records with The Fuel Music distribution.

Last month, Cain released "More Like Jesus"'s title track as the first lyric video and single to digital retailers and streaming outlets internationally. Following its release, "More Like Jesus" was immediately dubbed a "Hot Track" by iTunes and was added to multiple Spotify playlists, including New Music Friday Christian.

Written in response to Cain asking himself what he should pray for and what would be his ultimate New Year's resolution in 2018, "More Like Jesus" became his personal anthem that helped carry him through a huge, 58-city arena/stadium tour with JOURNEY that played to over one million people last year. An integral part to one of the most popular American rock bands of all time, Cain is intent on "walking his life out more in the mind of Christ."

"These days that's what I'm writing, and I'm having a blast with it," Cain told Billboard. "I'm recording in my new studio and I get to play with the A-list players in Nashville… I'm just writing all the time, y'know — for JOURNEY, too, but this thing with worship music is really fun. It's another gig that I don't get burned out on, and I have a lot of energy I can offer when I come back to JOURNEY."

Writing all the songs and recording and producing "More Like Jesus" in his state-of-the-art Addiction Sound Studios in Nashville with engineer David Kalmusky, known for his work on multiple platinum albums, Cain's new album features 65 minutes of music. Songs like "Now Unto Him" and "Tell Your Mountain" have already become worship favorites at New Destiny Christian Center in Orlando, Florida, where he leads worship and his wife, Paula White, is the senior pastor.

The featured track "Unleashed" was originally written last year for White's Unleashed Conference where Cain will again lead the song and more new music. This year's conference begins May 2, the day before "More Like Jesus" launches. The album further includes "Remove Every Veil", which was originally a bonus track from the acclaimed album "What God Wants To Hear", and "Better Man" and "Take These Ashes" from Cain's "The Songs You Leave Behind", released last year.

"More Like Jesus" track listing:

01. Unleashed

02. More Like Jesus

03. Now Unto Him

04. Tell Your Mountain

05. Kingdom Come Down

06. Love Carries The Cross

07. Beautiful In Every Way

08. Only In The Arms

09. Alive

10. Unshaken

11. Already Victorious

12. Take These Ashes

13. Better Man

14. Remove Every Veil

15. For He Has Risen

The track "Kingdom Come Down" can be streamed below.

The world has changed, but Axel Rudi Pell hasn't. For three decades, the Bochum, Germany-based guitarist has ticked and worked like a Swiss clock, consistently releasing critically acclaimed, hard-rocking albums. Like his anniversary offering, a live document of his most recent tour. And it will come out on the same record company as his debut in 1989; his contract with legendary label SPV/Steamhammer having lasted longer than the average marriage these days.

"SPV and I have grown together, we have witnessed highs and lows and we've managed to get through them all," the 58-year-old musician states with a smile. "Never change a winning team" is the secret of his success. Having sold more than 1.6 million records so far, Pell also has a ridiculous amount of online streams: his songs have been streamed more than 37.5 million times, figures he would never have dreamt of when he first started out.

"XXX Anniversary Live", his 30th album release in as many years, will see the light of day on June 7. A milestone by all accounts and a stunning document of his most recent tour which he did not plan at all, but the recordings, from Bochum and Budapest among others, were so good that he felt he just couldn't scrap them. They are a worthy follow-up to "Magic Moments", his three-hour anniversary show at the Bang Your Head!!! festival in 2014, where he celebrated 25 years as a solo artist.

"XXX Anniversary Live" track listing:

CD1

01. The Medieval Overture (Intro)

02. The Wild And The Young

03. Wildest Dreams

04. Fool Fool

05. Oceans Of Time

06. Only The Strong Will Survive

07. Mystica (incl. Drum Solo)

08. Long Live Rock

CD2

01. Game Of Sins / Tower Of Babylon (incl. Keyboard Solo)

02. The Line

03. Warrior

04. Edge Of The World (incl. Band Introduction)

05. Truth And Lies

06. Carousel

07. The Masquerade Ball / Casbah

08. Rock The Nation


Lineup:

Johnny Gioeli - Lead and Backing Vocals

Axel Rudi Pell - Lead, Rhythm and Acoustic Guitars

Ferdy Doernberg - Keyboards

Volker Krawczak - Bass

Bobby Rondinelli - Drums

Toledo-based, Symphonic Deathcore masters, The Convalescence are proud to unleash “The Return” (feat. Matt McGachy of Cryptopsy), from the upcoming full-length, Monument Of Misery out June 28th on LEGEND Recordings.  "We are very proud of this new album,” says vocalist Keith Wampler.  “We believe it's the best we've ever done by far and having Matt McGachy of Cryptopsy joining us on vocals for a verse just makes it that much better. We have a lot more new music and a lot more tour dates coming soon so stay tuned!" Stream the single through various outlets here.

 

Consisting of Wampler, Guitarist Zac Lunsford, Guitarist Toby Wright, Bassist Ron Buckley, Drummer Charles Webber, and Keyboardist Katie McCrimmon. The Convalescence has spent the last several years touring nearly non-stop and earning a rapidly growing worldwide fan base.  The band has toured with Goatwhore, Testament, Sepultura, Cryptopsy, Ill Nino among many others.

Tour dates:

April
10 - Cincinnati, OH - Northside Yacht Club
11 - Little Rock, AR - Vino's
12 - Arlington, TX - Diamond Jim's
13 - Austin, TX - Come And Take It Live
14 - Houston, TX - Acadia Bar & Grill
15 - Metarie, LA - The Twist Of Lime
16 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
17 - Nashville, TN - The End
18 - Bedford, IN - Eagle's Club
19 - Lakewood, OH - Spring Bash N Thrash Festival
20 - Tonawanda, NY - Stamps
21 - Rochester, NY - California Brew Haus
22 - Providence, RI - The Alchemy
23 - Brooklyn, NY - The Kingsland
24 - Greencastle, PA - Breathing Room
25 - Battle Creek, MI - Dead Fest
26 - Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot Ballroom
27 - Toledo, OH - Toledo Deathfest

 




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In the wake of the mighty Bal-Sagoth’s epilogue, Kull was forged by four members of Bal-Sagoth (all except for Byron), together with Dyscaphia’s guitarist and composer Tarkan (vocals in Kull). Epic symphonic black metaller Kull strongly follow the musical tradition already established by the Maudling brothers during their tenure in Bal-Sagoth.

Debut album, Exile, presents us a memorable journey through intrinsic melodies and obscure atmosphere, all orchestrated by Chris Maudling and Jonny Maudling with sharp production, mixed and mastered at Wayland’s Forge. Originally planned as the 7th Bal-Sagoth album, Exile’s music not only inherits all the greatness from the members’ former glories, but also injects new blood into the mix with the addition of new soldier, elevating the music to yet a higher level.

Exile sees its release on April 30th on CD format under the banner of Black Lion Records.

Tracklisting:

“Imperial Dawn”
“Set-Nakt-Heh”
“Vow Of The Exiled”
“A Summoning To War (Dea Bellorum Invicta)”
“Horde’s Ride”
“An Ensign Consigned”
“Pax Imperialis”
“By Lucifer’s Crown (Lapis Exillis)”
“Of Stone And Tears”
“Aeolian Supremacy: Wrath Of The Anemoi”
“Of Setting Suns And Rising Moons”

“Vow Of The Exiled”:




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Canadian multi-instrumentalist Robb Finlayson, who recently released his new solo album The Beauty Of Rage, has issued an update on his Skye Asylum project.

"As some of you know, while writing my last album, The Beauty Of Rage, I started to also write movie trailer type music and add my own twist to it. This is when I created Skye Asylum. It’s still just me doing all the composing and instrumentation, but with a ton of cross-genre influence. In order to pull all of this off I needed to find the perfect vocalist that can sing opera, classical, theatrical, rock, pop, ambient, etc. I was so fortunate to hear the music of Alexa Ray. Thinking it was a long shot, I emailed her to see if she would be interested and to my surprise she was... with that said I am so honoured to have a vocal talent such as herself to sing the stories of The Under Dark, which is the album's official name."

Check out a clip of Finlayson's work with Alexa Ray, also featuring Imonolith / Devin Townsend Project drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen, released on March 1st.

Finlayson recently checked in with the following:

"The Beauty of Rage is now available everywhere on all streaming platforms. A whole year of writing and recording boils down to these 10 songs. Crank it up and enjoy! The title track The Beauty Of Rage is below."

Special thanks to:

Ryan Van Poederooyen - Drums
Jon Howard - Vocals
Jess Ruin - Vocals
Brett Reid - Producer
Young Bros. Productions - Co-Producers
Jason Van Poederooyen - Mix and Master Engineer

Finlayson recently spoke with BraveWords scribe Carl Begai about the follow-up to his Winter's Apprentice album, which is currently in the works, and his Skye Asylum project.

Finlayson: "My second solo album, The Beauty Of Rage, is in the middle of being mixed right now and is a much heavier album than my first one, with Jon Howard (Threat Signal, Imonolith) doing the majority of the vocals. Ryan Van Poederooyen (Devin Townsend Project, Imonolith) plays drums on all the tracks. I went all out as I felt the material I wrote was strong and needed the best I could find to support the music. Plus, Ryan is good friend of mine. I don’t have a release date yet but I'm sure it'll be some time in March. I recorded The Beauty Of Rage at the famous Sunset Sound Studio in Hollywood in Studio 2, which was used by Led Zepplin, Slipknot, Van Halen and Rage Against the Machine.

I created Skye Asylum, which again is just me doing the songwriting and playing. I created a different name so I can explore the symphonic / cinematic  music with a metal edge; something along the lines of Nightwish and some of the gaming music from things like Skyrim, etc. It’s going to be heavy in spots, symphonic throughout, and follow a strict storyline. One song I have called 'Eberron' is almost 20 minutes long. I will start recording mid-year as I have most of the material written and scored but needs arranging and lyrics added. My 'solo' stuff will remain heavy metal and the Skye Asylum stuff will have elements of that but be more experimental and symphonic."




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New York-based progressive metal fusion quartet Valence recently announced the release of their upcoming album, Cognitive Dissidents, out April 12th. Expertly fusing genres like metal, rock, jam, classical, jazz, and more, Valence's varied yet cohesive influences offer every listener a passport to a new state of mind that is cerebral and emotive, while not sacrificing accessibility.

Valence have revealed a third new track from Cognitive Dissidents, entitled "Walrus", which is available to stream below.

Guitarist Geoffrey Schaefer says about the track: "'Walrus' is one of the more eclectic songs on Cognitive Dissidents that really highlights the way we incorporate jam band influences in with the progressive metal. You can really hear this about two and a half minutes into the song, as well as with the section that comes about five minutes in. It's also one of the longer songs on the album, but one that we don't think feels long."

Cognitive Dissidents, the ambitious follow-up to their Independent Music Award-winning 2014 EP, Laser Baron, was recorded and produced at Westfall Studios in Long Island, NY.

Tracklisting:

"Damnit, Lana!"
"Prelude: Parlance Of Our Time"
"I. If You're Not Into The Whole Brevity Thing"
"II. Calmer Than You Are"
"III. Preferred Nomenclature"
"Walrus"
"Red Sky At Morning"

"Walrus":

Valence wastes no time in launching Cognitive Dissidents intro the stratosphere with lead single "Damnit, Lana!", setting the course for what is about to be one hell of a ride. Rock technicality blends into a seductive Latin fusion-inspiredsection driven by multi-talented percussionist Chris Romano, only to finish as an unrelenting metal opus. "II. Calmer Than You Are" shows the softer side of Valence, illustrating a synth-laden soundscape led by bassist Wilhelmus Sapanaro. The band continue to flex their tech-muscles on tracks like "III. Preferred Nomenclature", in which guitarists Michael Buonanno and Geoffrey Schaefer burn through over five minutes of deft ebb and flow - fluxing between absolute mano-a-mano, battle-like shreddery, deep grooves and classically-influenced passages. "Walrus", amid its journey, provides an unexpected mid-track jam trip before the album closes with "Red Sky at Morning" - a 14+ minute sonic escapade that can only be described as positively monumental.

Rather than utilizing samples, bassist Wilhelmus Sapanaro performed upright bass and cello, and guitarist Michael Buonanno performed violin and viola on Cognitive Dissidents to maintain an organic sound.

Valence has performed across the eastern United States and Canada with artists like: Scale The Summit, Sarah Longfield, Consider The Source, Felix Martin and more, and will soon expand their national footprint later in 2019. In the meantime, Valence has several U.S. performances booked this spring. See below for all confirmed tour dates:

April
13 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Darkside Records - Record Store Day
26 - Holbrook, NY - Rams American Pub
28 - Philadelphia, PA - Milkboy
29 - Orange, VA - 3 B's Bar & Grille

May
1 - Raleigh, NC - Slims
2 - Atlanta, GA - Smith's Olde Bar
3 - Asheville, NC - Odditorium
24 - Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus - with Black Crown Initiate / Album Release Show

Visit Valence on Facebook for further details.




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Beasto Blanco; the band comprised of Chuck Garric (long time Alice Cooper bassist) on guitars and vocals, Calico Cooper on vocals, Brother Latham on guitars, Jan LeGrow on bass and Sean Sellers on drums, will release their third studio album, We Are, on May 24 via Rat Pak Records.  

We Are is the follow-up to their 2016 self-titled sophomore release. Produced by Ryan Greene, the new album is available for pre-order in various bundle configurations including vinyl, cassette and hand autographed CDs, here.

Influenced by bands such as White Zombie and Motörhead, Beasto Blanco’s music is a potent mix of heavy riffs, driving bass and melodic choruses. From the album opener “The Seeker” to the closer “I See You In It”, it is clear that Beasto Blanco wear their influences on their sleeve. Tracks like “Solitary Rave”, “Perception Of Me” and “We Got This” showcase that vocal interplay between Garric and Cooper, something that separates Beasto Blanco from these influences. A bonus version CD and digital downloads will feature a bonus track “Halcyon”. A video for the first single “The Seeker” will be released later this month.

Regarding the new album Chuck Garric comments, “We spent a lot of time channeling, dissecting and arranging the songs from our new album. The idea was, “Let’s make 'our' record - not necessarily what’s popular now or what we think other people will like. We said, let’s make a record for us and our fans. Our fans are loyal and our sound is our sound."

Guitarist Brother Latham adds, “We Are is a novel record for us. It shows maturity in the band, without surrendering our reckless abandon and love of rock n’ roll!”

Calico Cooper adds, “This record has teeth. It’s got a bite to it that I love. It’s message is from the people we see around us every day, it’s heartbeat is so loud. It says We are strong. We are indestructible. We are here. We Are!“

We Are tracklisting:

"The Seeker"
"Solitary Rave"
"Ready To Go"
"Down"
"Perception Of Me"
"Let's Rip"
"Half Life"
"We Got This"
"Follow The Bleed"
"I See You In It"
"Halcyon" (Bonus track on CD & download versions)

Beasto Blanco will be touring the US and Canada in support of We Are, opening for Halestorm and Palaye Royale. The tour begins April 18th at the Verizon Center in Mankato, MN and takes the band through spring with additional headlining shows, as well as an appearance at this years Rocklahoma.

(Photo - Victor Chalfant)




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UK heavy metal power trio, Black Sheets Of Rain, have released the first single, "No Rest", from their upcoming debut EP, In The Ey Of The Storm, out on April 26 via W.A.R. Productions. Watch a lyric video for "No Rest" below, and order the EP here.

Taking their musical cues from classic acts like Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Kings X, Thin Lizzy, Accept, Metallica, Iron Maiden, UFO, Anthrax and Dio, Black Sheets Of Rain's focus is on writing memorable songs delivered with relentless energy. Their sound distils influences from across the metal spectrum, from doom to thrash, into a hard-hitting contemporary sound. Pounding drums, rumbling bass, biting guitars and gritty vocals underpin the band’s heavy, melodic material.

A power trio in the vintage mould, the band feature David Nuttall (Drums/Vocals, ex-Toy Dolls), Matt Lambourne (Bass / Vocals, ex-Solomon Groove) and Rich Davenport (Guitar/Lead Vocals, ex-See Red, Atomkraft). Songs from their forthcoming debut EP have already met with an enthusiastic reception at live shows supporting established UK Metal bands Eliminator, Seven Sisters and Conjuring Fate.

The track "Through The Storm" is featured in Surprise, a recent horror movie from Hermitage Wanderer/Greenhouse Films, which premiered in Manchester in November 2018 and will be sent to film festivals in 2019.

The band members have gigged extensively over the years in the UK and abroad, and have worked on a number of self-released albums, singles and EPs in previous projects. Shows will be forthcoming to promote the release of their debut EP, with a view to following this with a full-length album in 2020.

Featured on "No Rest" is a guest vocal from Davenport’s former Atomkraft bandmate, Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan (Venom Inc.).

The EP was produced by Tony Wilson, producer of Tommy Vance’s legendary Friday Rock Show, and of countless sessions for John Peel’s long-running BBC radio show. Wilson has continued to work extensively as a producer, and the band enlisted him for the EP due to his expertise in producing radio sessions and live concert broadcasts which captured the energy and spontaneity of bands like Thin Lizzy, Dio and Iron Maiden, coupled with his knowledge of contemporary studio techniques.

Lyrically, many of the songs on the EP are about surviving difficult times ("Still Spark Something", "Through The Storm", "Force Of Habit".) The track "Weight Of Shadows" talks about the experience of dealing with depression, and will be released as a single in aid of Ian’s Chain, a charity which counsels those struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts, and supports people who have lost a loved one to suicide. For more information please see www.ianschain.co.uk

The song "No Rest" offers a more light-hearted contrast, with an Edgar Allan-Poe inspired slice of gothic horror. The band are also collaborating with horror author A.C. Chambers on a series of linked songs based on his novels.




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Entertainment One (eOne) has signed Detroit metal act, Plague Years, to a worldwide deal, with plans to release an all-new LP later this year.

"We are honored to be a part of the eOne team and its stacked lineup of artists," says the band. "Go check out our EP Unholy Infestation, and keep an eye out for the new LP coming later this year. ALL FOR HELLBORN."

The band will be heading into the studio with Nick Morris at Elaire Studios (The Black Dahlia Murder) to begin work on their follow-up to the Unholy Infestation EP, now available on all streaming services and available for the first time on vinyl in the coming weeks.

Plague Years call Detroit their home. They are Tim Engelhardt (vocals), Eric Lauder (guitar), Rian Staber (bass), and Mike Jurysta (drums). Unholy Infestation is the band’s second album and is the follow up to their first self-titled album that was released in 2017. Unholy Infestation sees the group refining their attack and taking aim at their contemporaries.

An eerie alien intro crashes into a full frontal assault of crunchy guitars and pounding double bass on the opening track. The pace chugs into low gear with wailing guitars before charging forward with ruthless brutality.

Listeners will find Plague Years reminding them of the punishing music of Obituary, Sepultura, and Destruction. The intent is to lay waste to your senses on every song.

The bludgeoning power of Plague Years stands tall on “Outer Darkness” and “Aeon of the Serpent”. The caustic vocals, crushing guitars, punishing drums, and strong bass come together in a fantastic mix despite this initially being an independent release. Plague Years does a marvelous job of mixing up the pace with fast charging riffs balanced by slower paced skull smashers. The music dares you not to headbang. There is no point in resisting, just let it fly.

Unholy Infestation incites the need within every metalhead to thrash. This EP conjures up all that you love about fist clenching thrash metal. Explosive rhythms, caustic vocals, and flesh-searing guitars invigorate the amygdala and elevate the listener into a state of teeth gnashing bliss. Grab some friends, throw them around the room, and let the power swell of Plague Years wash you free of all your rage and pain.

Tracklisting:

"Unholy Infestation"
"Outer Darkness"
"Hellborn"
"Aeon Of The Serpent"
"Taker Of Life"
"Infernal Torment"

"Unholy Infestation":




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Flotsam And Jetsam guitarist Michael Gilbert has uploaded GoPro footage of the band on the road during Killfest 2019, also featuring Overkill, Destruction and Chronosphere.

Gilbert states: “Everyone who knows me knows I have a GoPro in my pocket at all times. I try to capture everything I can on the Flotsam tours and no one is safe from ending up some sort of footage. LOL! These are some fun times on Flotsam And Jetsam’s European tour with Overkill, Destruction and Chronosphere. Fun times with some old friends and new friends….\m/“

Flotsam And Jetsam are supporting, The End Of Chaos, the band's fourteenth album in their more than 30-year history. Find the band's live itinerary here.

 




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BraveWords is premiering the new video for “New World Disorder” from Venice, Italy’s Tonight We Stand! 

Alessandro Murello (drums and clean vocals) comments: “‘New World Disorder’ is the first single and video to be taken from our upcoming debut album called by the same name New World Disorder (mixed by Lucas D'angelo from Betraying The Martyrs and mastered by Ermin Hamidovic). A meaningful and deep video plus a powerful and catchy song with sing-a-long melodies, right in our style, even being just a taste of our full capabilities.” 

On October 2018, the band entered the studio to record their debut album called New World Disorder mixed by Lucas D’angelo (Guitarist of Betraying The Martyrs) at D’angelo Sounds studios in France and mastered by Ermin Hamidovic at Systematic Productions Studios in Australia.
Tonight We Stand is ready to make their own way into the so-called modern metal scene with its unique sound, never meant to be the "clone" of somebody else.

Tonight We Stand already started to play in international venues around Europe (such as Tapper Klub in Estonia, Nabaklab in Latvia, Re:Public club in Belarus, Bingo Club in Ukraine etc..) and shared the stage with international acts (such as “Our Last Night”, “I Set My Friends On Fire”, Extrema etc..).

And this is just the beginning; the band can already count on a thick and loyal army of fans. The band's focus of "straight to the point music" is really the selling point, not messing around with pointless stuff, just being great metal music to sing along to and bang your head to.




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In a new interview with "The Liquid Conversations", BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd admitted that he listens to a lot more hip-hop than he does new rock artists. "I just think that hip-hop is so exciting right now," he said. "There's a lot of risk taking. It's just nasty, and it's fucking intimidating sometimes… It's just awesome. And they're fearless.

"I listen to whatever I'm feeling at the time, but I've been listening to a lot of pop and hip-hop," he continued. "I just haven't gravitated to a lot of new rock records, because they're just… I don't know… I don't wanna poo-poo the rock genre right now, but when I try to listen to Active Rock radio, it's like the same song for 45 minutes. And there's not a whole lot of risk taking, and there's not a lot of rock stars, there's not a lot of diversity between bands. It's become this G-rated, forgettable-type stuff. And it's kind of on a formula too — it's cut to a grid, and all the songs have the same formula.

"If you go back just to the '90s, we had all these amazing rock stars," Todd added. "We had Layne Staley and Chris Cornell and Kurt Cobain and Eddie Vedder and Jonathan Davis and Zack De La Rocha — all these incredible frontmen. And it's just gone — nothing."

Josh went on to say that he has drawn inspiration from hip-hop artists who have focused on independence and sidestepped mainstream record companies, in turn giving them a level of freedom most major label artists would likely envy.

"They're creating their own language," Todd said. "They have all their own audience. And guys like Chance The Rapper, he won three Grammys with no record label. He sold out the Hollywood Bowl with no record label. I was, like, 'This is where it's at. This is amazing!'"

Todd said that he doesn't hold out much hope for the rock landscape improving anytime soon. "I don't know how it's going to change unless some of these radio programmers take a risk," he said. "But it's affecting rock across the board, 'cause you don't see rock at award shows anymore — nothing; you don't see it anywhere."

BUCKCHERRY's latest album, "Warpaint", was released on March 8 via Century Media/RED Music. The 12-song disc, featuring 11 new BUCKCHERRY songs along with a cover of the NINE INCH NAILS classic "Head Like A Hole", was produced by Mike Plotnikoff, whose last collaboration with the band was the platinum-certified album "15".

BUCKCHERRY has announced the dates for leg two of its "Warpaint" North American tour. The trek starts on May 18 in Waco, Texas and runs through August 15 in Kansas City. On top of touring all major markets in the U.S., the band will visit ten Eastern Canadian cities on this run. JOYOUS WOLF, which supported BUCKCHERRY on leg one, will remain on the bill on most of the leg-two dates. BUCKCHERRY will also open for AEROSMITH in Shakopee, Minnesota and be direct support for NICKELBACK for two shows in Ravinia, Illinois.

"Hallowed Be Thy Name", the new video from Greek extreme metal veterans ROTTING CHRIST, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "The Heretics", which was released on February 15 via Season Of Mist. The artwork for the disc was created by Greek artist Maximos Manolis.

With "The Heretics", ROTTING CHRIST is opening a brand new chapter. Frontman Sakis Tolis, in collaboration with his brother Themis on drums, achieves a perfect balance of amalgamating the band's classic and unique style of riffing and rhythm with exciting new elements sprinkled in to keep its material exciting and fresh. The experience is enhanced by Jens Bogren's equally clear and transparent yet also massive as well as sombre mix and mastering at his widely renowned Fascination Street Studios (AMORPHIS, BORKNAGAR, MOONSPELL, DEVIN TOWNSEND).


With more than 30 years, 13 studio albums, a dozen EPs, singles and split releases, as well as more than 1,250 shows under their belt, 2018 marked the year of ROTTING CHRIST's "Their Greatest Spells", where the band musically revisited its exciting legacy to connect its past with the present.

Sakis recently told Distorted Sound magazine that it is "always hard" for him to find inspiration for new material. "I'm 30 years into the scene, I have created thirteen albums, but yeah, I struggle very hard with my demons," he said. "You see, do I have something to say to people? It took me more than a year to come up with this album, and I'm very happy that I'm still active and that I can still create something. I want to create something soulful and that is why I read a lot before I started work on this album. I read a lot, I play a lot and I talk with myself a lot."

ROTTING CHRIST is:

Sakis Tolis: vocals, guitar, keys

Themis Tolis: drums

George Emmanouil: lead guitar

Van Ace: bass

Pink Floyd continue to roll out rare video footage. Below is a performance of "A Saucerful Of Secrets" on Forum Musiques in Paris, France on January 22, 1969.

Pink Floyd performed "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" on the same program:

Available below is the restored promo video for Pink Floyd's "Point Me At The Sky". It was the fifth UK single by the British band, released on December 17, 1968.




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Italian orchestral-death giants FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE have released the official lyric video for their new single, "Carnivorous Lamb", from the band's forthcoming, album "Veleno", due on May 24 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Commenting on the new single, Francesco Paoli says: "How's the saying? Never judge a book by its cover? Well, that's the point of this song. We are constantly surrounded by fake people and opportunists, we can't stand it anymore. We can't stand the hypocrisy and unending lament of these a**holes. It's a strategy. Even the most adorable and inoffensive lamb can become the fiercest of the wolves when something menaces its interests. Lack of foresight and scarce maturity drive these people overwhelmingly; they will be left behind, tasting life for what it is, where their 'spoiled' certainties become the deepest doubts of existence and nobody will hear their call anymore."

Italian for "venom," "Veleno" marks FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE's first record in three years, since the release of the band's critically acclaimed record "King" (2016). The "metal part" of "Veleno" was recorded in Rome, Italy at Bloom Recording Studio and Kick Studio with long-standing collaborator Marco Mastrobuono, while the "orchestral part" — the ensembles — were tracked at Musica Teclas Studio in Perugia. FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE then took the effort over to Grammy-nominated Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, EPICA) at Hansen Studios in Denmark for mixing and mastering. The entire production of "Veleno" took, according to Paoli, about three months. Artwork for the album was created by Travis Smith (AVENGED SEVENFOLD, OPETH, KATATONIA).

Paoli on "Veleno": "What you see is the harvest of three years of sweat, revolutions, intense emotions and extreme challenges. We proved ourselves to be stronger than ever, despising compromises, setting the bar higher no matter what. The album is massive to say the least. Every song is a unique piece, literally alive and breathing. Can't wait for you guys to hear the rest..."

"Veleno" track listing:

01. Fury

02. Carnivorous Lamb

03. Sugar

04. The Praying Mantis Strategy

05. Monnalisa

06. Worship And Forget

07. Absinthe

08. Pissing On The Score

09. The Day We'll Be Gone

10. Embrace The Oblivion

11. Veleno

Bonus tracks (digi, digital & digital deluxe)

12. Reise, Reise (RAMMSTEIN cover)

13. The Forsaking (Nocturnal Version)

U.K.-based outfit TRONOS has released its third single, "Premonition". The song, which features Denis "Snake" Belanger (VOIVOD) on guest vocals and Billy Gould (FAITH NO MORE) on bass, is taken from TRONOS's debut album, "Celestial Mechanics", which will be released on April 12 via Century Media Records.

TRONOS marks a true collision between two unstoppably creative heroes of the metal underground: Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, BRUJERIA) and producer Russ Russell (AT THE GATES, DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH). The project sees them teaming up with drummer Dirk Verbeuren (MEGADETH, SOILWORK) for a rocketing load of dark fractured colossal and apocalyptic metal.

Embury had the following to say about the track: "I wrote the words to 'Premonition' on tour one year on a day off in Portugal. I think it might have been on one of my birthdays away from home. I mean, when I am ever at home? The words are reflections on the life I have led — how any of our lives, I suppose, start small and how at times it feels dark and scary, but at times there's the happiness of achievement. Life feels continuously insecure sometimes, but I know that I feel my strongest when I gaze at the life I have in part helped to create in my children. I have no regrets and as life speeds faster onwards. I am prepared to leave one day knowing I have achieved more than was ever expected of me.

"To add, also having the chance to have Snake from VOIVOD singing on this track with me and Billy playing bass was an honor and I couldn't have thought of any other people more perfect for this track. It captures the emotion of a journey onwards and towards a higher plane of existence and has a special meaning for me."

The greatest, most enduring music often emerges from a meeting of mercurial minds. Having worked closely for decades, Embury and Russell have long since established an instinctive creative rapport. After deciding upon the core ideals of their new venture, the task creating the music for what after long years of work is now TRONOS's debut album, "Celestial Mechanics", sent these two maverick extremists into mind-altering cosmic realms. With firm roots in avant-garde extremity and psychedelic sludge, "Celestial Mechanics" is a record with spectral grit and ornate disquiet hidden in its dizzying, deftly-assembled layers. Such is the strength of the material on this wildly eccentric slab of heaviness.

"Celestial Mechanics" also features a string of illustrious guest appearances: Belanger, Erica Nockalls (THE WONDER STUFF; vocals and violin) as well as no fewer than three legendary bass players, Gould, Troy Sanders (MASTODON) and Dan Lilker (NUCLEAR ASSAULT, S.O.D.). Also featuring the BLACK SABBATH cover version "Johnny Blade" as final album track, the album was mixed by Jaime Gomez Arellano (GHOST, SOLSTAFIR, PARADISE LOST, ULVER) as well as Russ Russell.

"Celestial Mechanics" track listing:

01. Walk Among The Dead Things

02. Judas Cradle

03. The Ancient Deceit

04. The Past Will Wither And Die

05. A Treaty With Reality

06. Voyeurs Of Nature's Tragedies

07. Birth Womb

08. Premonition

09. Beyond The Stream Of Conciousness

10. Johnny Blade (BLACK SABBATH cover)

"Celestial Mechanics" will be available as standard CD jewelcase, black 180-gram LP or as digital album.

TRONOS lineup:

Shane Embury - Vocals, Guitar

Russ Russell - Vocals, Guitar, Synths

Dirk Verbeuren - Drums

On March 30th, Queensrÿche performed in Sacramento, California at Ace Of Spades. a three camera edit of "Empire" from the show courtesy of Capital Chaos TV is available below.

While on their headlining tour through the US, Queensrÿche announced further European tour dates for late fall 2019. They will be joined by Greek power metallers Firewind. Prior to that, Queensrÿche will be playing some of the most renowned European festivals alongside selected club shows in support of their new album The Verdict. New dates are listed below.

November
15 - Fix Factory Of Sound - Thessaloniki, Greece *
16 - Fuzz Club - Athens, Greece *
19 - Kwadrat - Krakow, Poland
21 - RathausSaal Telfs - Telfs, Austria
23 - Fryshuset Klubben - Stockholm, Sweden
24 - Tradgarn - Gothenburg, Sweden
25 - Vulkan - Oslo, Norway
26 - Pumpehuset - Copenhagen, Denmark

December
4 - MS Connexion Complex - Mannheim, Germany
5 - Conrad Sohm - Dornbirn, Austria
6 - Christmas Bash - Geiselwind, Germany *
7 - Ruhrpott Metal Meeting - Oberhausen, Germany *

* Firewind do not appear                        

Queensrÿche have released a video for "Light-Years", a track from  The Verdict, out now via Century Media Records.

"We're very excited to unveil our new video for the song 'Light-Years', from our new album The Verdict, directed by David Brodsky and Allison Woest of MyGoodEye Music Visuals," states Queensrÿche bassist Eddie Jackson about the music video.

Get the new album here.

2CD edition tracklisting:

Disc 1
"Blood Of The Levant"
"Man The Machine"
"Light-Years"
"Inside Out "
"Propaganda Fashion"
"Dark Reverie"
"Inner Unrest"
"Launder The Conscience"
"Portrait"

Disc 2
"I Dream In Infrared" (Acoustic)
"Open Road" (Acoustic)
"46° North"
"Mercury Rising"
"Espiritu Muerto"
"Queen Of The Reich" (live) (Live 2012)
"En Force" (live) (Live 2012)
"Prophecy" (live) (Live 2012)
"Eyes Of A Stranger" (Live 2012)

"Blood Of The Levant" video:

"Man The Machine" lyric video:




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The Greek heavy/power metal band Diviner have released a music video for "Heaven Falls", the first single from their new album Realms Of Time.

Realms Of Time is out on June 7th via Ulterium Records. The album will be available on CD, LP and digital.

The band's debut album Fallen Empires was released in November 2015 and received very good reviews and feedback from around the world. After the release of the album the band played many shows and big festivals in Greece and also in Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland, and became known for being a great and energetic live band gaining a strong following.

Diviner entered Devasoundz Studios in Athens last year to record Realms Of Time. The final result show improvements on every level since the band's debut album and the album won't leave fans of heavy and power metal disappointed. The album is heavy, melodic and epic and it’s full of energy, power and emotion. 

Realms Of Time was produced and mixed by Fotis Benardo (SepticFlesh), mastered by Henrik Udd (Powerwolf, Hammerfall, Myrath) and the artwork was created by Jan Yrlund (Battle Beast, Apocalyptica, Korpiklaani).

Tracklisting:

“Against The Grain”
“Heaven Falls”
“Set Me Free”
“The Earth, The Moon, The Sun”
“Cast Down In Fire”
“Beyond The Border”
“King Of Masquerade”
“Time”
“The Voice From Within”
“Stargate”

"Heaven Falls" video:

Diviner is:
Yiannis Papanikolaou - Vocals
George Maroulees - Guitar
Kostas Fitos - Guitar
Herc Booze - Bass
Fragiskos Samoilis - Drums




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Spokane, WA-based metal band, Enterprise Earth, have released a video for "The Failsafe Fallacy", featured on their new album, Luciferous, out today via Entertainment One (eOne) / Good Fight Music. Once again directed by The Beast, this is the third music video we've seen from the band off their new album.

Vocalist Dan Watkins states, "Society feels safe. Like walls lining the perimeter, protecting us from danger around the clock, so we remain focused on our day to day lives. In today’s world, we trade our freedoms for security. It makes one think, “was it designed to protect us, or was it designed to keep us imprisoned?”. There is no failsafe. This world is a prison."

Order the new album here.

Tracklisting:

"Behold, Malevolence"
"Sleep Is For The Dead"
"He Exists"
"Scars Of The Past"
"Ashamed To Be Human"
"Requiem"
"The Failsafe Fallacy"
"Infernal Suffering"
"Luciferous"
"Nightfallen"
"We Are Immortal"
"There Is No Tomorrow"

“Sleep Is For The Dead” video:

Find the band's tour dates here.

Enterprise Earth was founded in 2014 by ex-Infant Annihilator vocalist Dan Watson and ex-Takeover guitarist BJ Sampson. Taking their name from a confluence of Illuminati and other conspiracy theories, the band released their a debut EP titled XXIII and a full length, Patient Ø, in 2015. Patient Ø featured Oceano vocalist Adam Warren and debuted at number five on Billboard's Heatseekers/Top New Artist Chart. Last year the band released Embodiment, their second LP and have since shared the stage with Chelsea Grin, Whitechapel, and Winds of Plague with a highlighted appearance on the 2016 Summer Slaughter Tour.

(Photo - Dana Willax)




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