California heavy rockers HIGH ON FIRE have wrapped production on their eighth studio LP, due later this year. The band has been busy in the studio since February putting the finishing touches on yet another blistering album.

"We are pretty happy with how the new material came together on this one," says drummer Des Kensel. "We usually go into the studio with about two-thirds of the record done, which can be a little stressful, but it forces us to make final arrangement decisions which would normally be put off in a rehearsal studio atmosphere. It also puts some pressure on us to perform at a higher level.

"The bar has definitely been raised on this one, at least for me," he continues. "There's a good mix of fast and slow. The fast has gotten faster and the slow is... still slow."

Bassist Jeff Matz adds: "We've definitely pushed ourselves musically on this album. The material covers a broad range of tempos and styles, but the overall sound and vibe are unmistakably HIGH ON FIRE."

And finally, vocalist and lead guitarist Matt Pike declares: "hold on tight! You're in for a ride!"

HIGH ON FIRE again teamed up with producer Kurt Ballou and GodCity Studios where the last two LPs were created. Additional tracking was done by Bryan Sours of Sour Sound.

The as-yet-unnamed release will serve as the highly anticipated follow-up to 2015's "Luminiferous", which garnered its own massive critical acclaim. NPR claimed that it "vividly captures HIGH ON FIRE's unique chemistry, presenting it in a tone that's both warm and aggressive to the point of leaping out at the listener."

The AV Club said the LP "aggressively illustrates that HIGH ON FIRE still deserves its place at the top of underground metal's food chain. It's hard to think of another band with this much-staying power."

HIGH ON FIRE has been confirmed for the 2018 Psycho Las Vegas festival, set to take place August 17-19 at the famed Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Swedish melodic power metal outfit Kardinal Sin has unveiled the cover artwork of their forthcoming album Victorious; it can be seen below.

But that's not all - you can also watch the official video for the new single "Mastermind":

Kardinal Sin's upcoming album Victorious offers a blend of power metal and classic heavy metal with strong melodies. It was mixed and mastered by Fredrik Folkare at Chrome Studios. Pre-orders can now be placed here.

Tracklisting:

"Patria (Fatherland)"
"Walls Of Stone"
"Mastermind"
"Victorious"
"Bonaparte"
"S.I.N."
"Revenge Of The Fallen"
"Secrets Of The Pantomime"
"Raven Quote"
"Attack"
"Bells Of Notre Dame" (Revisited)
"For The Heroes" (Bonus Track) 

Guest musicians on the album include: Fredrik Folkare (Firespawn, Unleashed), Magnus Naess (ex-Therion, ex-Kardinal Sin) and Chris Vowden (ex-Opeth, ex-Kardinal Sin, Denied).

(Live photo by Lisa Vähätalo)

 

Andreas Kisser has responded to Max Cavalera's recent comment that he wishes he had been able to keep the SEPULTURA name after the band's classic lineup fell apart more than two decades ago.

SEPULTURA's most commercially successful period ended in 1996 with the exit of Max after the rest of the band fired his wife Gloria as their manager. His brother, drummer Igor Cavalera, stuck around with the group for another 10 years before leaving SEPULTURA and re-teaming with Max in CAVALERA CONSPIRACY.

With only Kisser and bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. remaining from the classic SEPULTURA lineup, the band has continued making albums and touring the world amid constant calls from fans for a reunion with the Cavalera brothers.

In a recent interview with Broken Neck Radio, Max said that "the one thing" that he would do differently is he would have held on to the SEPULTURA name and never lost it. "'Cause it was ours; we created it," Max said, referring to himself and his brother. "That'd be one thing that probably would be smart — be smarter with your own stuff. Don't let people take it over, like how it happened."

Asked by Metal Wani's Carl O'Rourke if he has "any thoughts or perspectives" on Max's comments, Andreas said (hear audio below): "No, not at all. That's his opinion. What can I say? We did what we did, and he chose the path to go, and we chose ours. All I can say [is] regret is something very — how can I put it? — very bad to feel. I see stuff that we might have a different opinion, or, 'Ten years ago, if I [had not gone] A, I should [have gone] CD,' and stuff. It's not a regret. I think it's a lesson. You have to learn from it, and not be crying out about, 'Oh, I should do this,' 'I should do that,' and think about why things are [as] they are now, and learn from mistakes, let's say. In that sense, I have no regrets; I have just moments of learning. [Laughs] Because if you have regret, you're always gonna be there, I don't know, somewhere in 1996 — you're not gonna leave that place. Because you're always gonna be thinking about that: 'I should do that,' 'I'm supposed to do this and that.' That's very bad for your health, it's bad for your spirit, it's bad for everything — relationships with people and everything. So I prefer to see it as, as I just said, regret doesn't exist. It's just a way of learning. It's a lesson. [It's] not pleasant, but that's where we learn."

The current SEPULTURA lineup released its latest studio album, "Machine Messiah", in January 2017 via Nuclear Blast.

German neoclassical heavy metal band, Michael Schinkel's Eternal Flame, have signed a multi-album deal with ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records. Michael Schinkel's Eternal Flame third album Smoke On The Mountain includes 13 tracks, to be out on May 18th. The album is produced by Michael Schinkel & Helmut Kohlpaintner, co-produced by Timothy Touchton, mixed by Michael Schinkel and mastered by Christoph Stickel.

Smoke On The Mountain features Mark Boals (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, Ring of Fire) and Göran Edman (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, John Norum) on vocals.

Timothy Touchton (known by lyrics such as "Go for Gold" Olympics in Seoul 1988, "Sail Away" Joe Cocker as well as 11 Top 40 and three top 5 hits), Carsten Lizard Schulz (Evidence One, Midnite Club, Domain) and Rainer Holzapfl wrote the lyrics.

Michael Schinkel's Eternal Flame is:

Michael Schinkel – Vocals & all Guitars
Helmut Kohlpaintner – Keyboards
Thomas Keller – Bass & Backing Vocals
Michael Hencky - Drums

Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS are back with an online game and a brand new soundtrack called "House Of Doom".

According to the game's official web site, "House Of Doom" is a unique game with music written by CANDLEMASS leader Leif Edling and performed by CANDLEMASS. The band has also been part of the development of the game that invites you into the world of extreme style heavy metal music, where both music and lyrics intend to evoke a sense of despair, dread and, impending doom.

Epic doom metal riffs from real instruments and doom-style graphics come together in this classic online video slot and result in a never-before-seen player experience.

"House Of Doom" is a five-reel video slot with 10 fixed paylines. It is a volatile game with a high payout. There are wilds, free(doom)spins and bonus scatter symbols (the Skull). Landing three skulls at the right moment triggers the Skulls Of Abyss bonus game, where hidden prizes can be won…

The "House Of Doom" soundtrack was written by Edling, produced by Marcus Jidell, mixed by David Castillo and mastered by Maor Appelbaum.

Edling said last fall that he was working on a new CANDLEMASS song that was "a part of something bigger, something really cool that will take the band on another adventure." He described the process as "very exciting and a new challenge for me as a songwriter."

CANDLEMASS's latest release, "Death Thy Lover", came out in 2016 as CANDLEMASS's special 30th-anniversary EP. The four-track effort featured singer Mats Levén, who joined CANDLEMASS in 2012 following the departure of Robert Lowe.

Alex Stojanovic of Metal Master Kingdom conducted an interview with KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza before the band's March 1 concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below.

Asked if there are any plans for him to write a book, Mille said: "Yes and no. I mean, there is a German book already [Hilmar Bender's official KREATOR biography, 'Violent Evolution'], but it's very short. I have a friend and he has a fanzine in Germany called Ox magazine — a hardcore/metal magazine; really, really cool, very detailed. He also was the translator for the DEAD KENNEDYS book that came out. Me and him talked about writing a book together. And I would love to do it, but, like everything I do, it has to be cool and perfect and the ultimate book that comes out. So I need time, and I don't have the time when I'm touring all the time. It's a little hard to actually find the right mindset to go into details, because it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I think if you come up with the ultimate KREATOR book with all the stories and all the interesting things that happened in the '80s or '90s, whatever, and go really into detail, it needs to be done properly and not just rushed. That needs a lot of research, a lot of contacting people and trying to get all this stuff together in order to print and make it the ultimate KREATOR book. So, as long as it's not the ultimate, there will be no book."

KREATOR and SABATON have just completed a North American co-headlining tour. The 24-date trek kicked off on February 8 at The Van Buren in Phoenix, Arizona and made stops in Los Angeles, Montreal, and Philadelphia before concluding at Jannus Landing in Tampa, Florida on March 10.

KREATOR is continuing to tour in support of "Gods Of Violence", which 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 KREATOR's previous effort, 2012's "Phantom Antichrist", and has lent his talents to bands like BOLT THROWER, ACCEPT and OVERKILL in the past.





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Alex Stojanovic of Metal Master Kingdom conducted an interview with KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza before the band's March 1 concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below.

Asked if there are any plans for him to write a book, Mille said: "Yes and no. I mean, there is a German book already [Hilmar Bender's official KREATOR biography, 'Violent Evolution'], but it's very short. I have a friend and he has a fanzine in Germany called Ox magazine — a hardcore/metal magazine; really, really cool, very detailed. He also was the translator for the DEAD KENNEDYS book that came out. Me and him talked about writing a book together. And I would love to do it, but, like everything I do, it has to be cool and perfect and the ultimate book that comes out. So I need time, and I don't have the time when I'm touring all the time. It's a little hard to actually find the right mindset to go into details, because it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I think if you come up with the ultimate KREATOR book with all the stories and all the interesting things that happened in the '80s or '90s, whatever, and go really into detail, it needs to be done properly and not just rushed. That needs a lot of research, a lot of contacting people and trying to get all this stuff together in order to print and make it the ultimate KREATOR book. So, as long as it's not the ultimate, there will be no book."

KREATOR and SABATON have just completed a North American co-headlining tour. The 24-date trek kicked off on February 8 at The Van Buren in Phoenix, Arizona and made stops in Los Angeles, Montreal, and Philadelphia before concluding at Jannus Landing in Tampa, Florida on March 10.

KREATOR is continuing to tour in support of "Gods Of Violence", which 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 KREATOR's previous effort, 2012's "Phantom Antichrist", and has lent his talents to bands like BOLT THROWER, ACCEPT and OVERKILL in the past.







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Rob Halford says that he believes JUDAS PRIEST will eventually be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.



Even though artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic hard rock and metal bands like IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST and MOTÖRHEAD have yet to be recognized by the institution, which inducted GUNS N' ROSES in that group's first year of eligibility.



Having been eligible for induction since 1999, JUDAS PRIEST was on the ballot for this year's class of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, but ultimately didn't clinch the nomination.



"It was a thrill to be nominated," Halford told Fox News. "We appreciate and understand what it represents to go into that great institution… It sends a wonderful signal to people. And the fact that we didn't make it? It was a bit disappointing. And we feel heavy metal should be represented more in the Hall Of Fame. But I think we will make it there eventually. We will. Next time around, fingers crossed, we'll make it to the hallowed halls and they'll find a spot on the shelf to put JUDAS PRIEST."



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Rob Halford says that he believes JUDAS PRIEST will eventually be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.



Even though artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic hard rock and metal bands like IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST and MOTÖRHEAD have yet to be recognized by the institution, which inducted GUNS N' ROSES in that group's first year of eligibility.



Having been eligible for induction since 1999, JUDAS PRIEST was on the ballot for this year's class of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, but ultimately didn't clinch the nomination.



"It was a thrill to be nominated," Halford told Fox News. "We appreciate and understand what it represents to go into that great institution… It sends a wonderful signal to people. And the fact that we didn't make it? It was a bit disappointing. And we feel heavy metal should be represented more in the Hall Of Fame. But I think we will make it there eventually. We will. Next time around, fingers crossed, we'll make it to the hallowed halls and they'll find a spot on the shelf to put JUDAS PRIEST."





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Rock Hall rules state that artists become eligible a quarter century after their first records were released, but the Hall also claims that other "criteria include the influence and significance of the artists' contributions to the development and perpetuation of rock 'n' roll," which is, of course, open to interpretation.



Eligible for induction since 1999, KISS didn't get its first nomination until 2009, and was finally inducted in 2014.



DEEP PURPLE was eligible for the Rock Hall since 1993 but didn't get inducted until 2016.



JUDAS PRIEST's new album, "Firepower", was released on March 9 via Epic.



The North American leg of the "Firepower" tour kicked off on March 13 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania and will wrap on May 1 in San Antonio, Texas.

Terrance Hobbs has confirmed that SUFFOCATION is planning on embarking on one final tour featuring the band's original singer Frank Mullen.

Mullen has fronted SUFFOCATION from its inception in 1988 to the group's breakup in 1998, and then from 2002 onward. Due to his job commitments, he hasn't been able to consistently with the veteran death metal act for the past several years, but he has always been considered an official member of SUFFOCATION and has performed on all of the band's albums.

A few days ago, Mullen announced that he would be exiting the group completely this year after one more tour, although he offered no further details.

In a brand new interview with Metal Underground, Hobbs was asked if it's true that Mullen will no longer be touring or recording with SUFFOCATION after 2018.

"I believe that Frank is planning on completely stopping," the guitarist responded (see video below). "He does wanna do, like, a farewell tour, but it's so hard for him, as well as for us, because there's so much of the world, he can't just take off three months and do South America, do Australia, do Europe, do America, do Japan, go to all these different countries. So right now we're working really hard on — especially between management and Frank — trying to find out what would be the best areas that he'll be able to do in the short amount of time that he has to do a farewell tour. So, eventually it's gonna come, and hopefully it never will. Because we all love Frank — he's one of my best friends in the world, he's always a part of the business of SUFFOCATION as we made this together, and after 30 years… It's not like somebody, oh, he just joined the band and he didn't do a show, so now you kick him out and that's it. No. Frank's been there for 30 years. Now he's my business partner, and it's a more adult relatsionhip. As I said, as time goes on, there's a lot more responsibility for him, and, I guess, all the rest of us who are just musicians, we can go and play in a band all the time and play guitar or go and play in a band and play drums. Frank is screaming his lungs out, and at the end of the day, he's getting his bad headaches and things like that, which, in turn, is making it harder for him to do the kind of touring that a band like us, a death metal band, needs to do in order to get out to the rest of the world and have people take a listen."

He continued: "So, yeah, we're working on a farewell tour for Frank, and it'll be sad if he decides to go, but hopefully he won't. And that's still up in the air to me. But I'm always never gonna let him wanna go. 'No, Frank, you're gonna do this now.' 'No, dude, you're crazy. I can't sit on an airplane for 14 hours anymore.' I'm, like, 'Yeah, you can. But, yeah, Frank's onboard, he's a good dude, and I wish him the best in everything he's doing right now, I wish him the best for his family and his job. And hopefully we can get him back out here to come to say goodbye to you guys, if that's really what he wants to do."

Asked how fans have responded to SUFFOCATION's current stand-in vocalist, Ricky Myers of DISGORGE, Terrance said: "Well, the fans have always actually embraced Ricky. Ricky had his own band, DISGORGE, and still has it — he was a founding member of it. I think a lot of people recognize that 'cause of the extreme brutality of things he does. Now, Ricky is actually singing, but Ricky is a drummer, so, for us, it's almost like a bonus, because Ricky can turn around and he can play drums and have an input. His timing is great, and all the rest of that, and also, he's got a pretty evil voice. So we're really stoked about him, and I think the fans embrace him a lot. From the Netherlands Deathfest, which we just played before this tour started, the fans have really, really [taken] him in, so I think that that's a great thing for us, and I think it's a good thing for him as well."

SUFFOCATION is continuing to tour in support of its latest album, "...Of The Dark Light", which was released last June via Nuclear Blast Records.

New York City metal band Metalfier have released today a music video for the track “Breaking The Law” (Judas Priest cover). The video contains images recorded by friends and fans during the bands presentations around NYC. The video was edited by Ignacio Orellana.

“Breaking The Law" comes included on the band’s latest EP Into The Unknown and it pays tribute to the Heavy Metal Gods, Judas Priest. With this video the band is currently promoting its upcoming show on April 27th at The Space at Westbury when it will be supporting Steel 
Panther.

Metalfier is:

Andrew Janda - Guitar/Vocals
Christian Cos - Guitar
Reda Woodcock - Bass
Ignacio Orellana - Drums

Respected Virginia Beach hard rock group Freedom Hawk will release its new LP, Beast Remains, on March 23rd via Ripple Music (Mothership, Blackwülf). The band’s fifth long-player, Beast Remains sees Freedom Hawk return as a four-piece with the addition of guitarist Brendan O’Neil. The culmination of years perfecting and solidifying their style, combined with the returned dual-guitar dynamic, sets the stage for further exploration of the sound they started nearly a decade ago. New track, “Danger”, is streaming below.

Freedom Hawk grew out of the surf/skate environs of Virginia Beach, VA. With four albums under its belt, the band has grown beyond its original sound and is now far outside the stoner rock genre, playing a concoction of groove-heavy rock ‘n’ roll with massive riffs that echo Thin Lizzy, Scorpions and Black Sabbath. Freedom Hawk combines weighted riffs, rolling groove, soulful guitar melodies, and harmonic metal; the quartet’s brand of rock captures the best of the heavy ‘70s with touches of early-‘80s metal and is inspired by experiences that could only come from living ocean side. Freedom Hawk's songs speak to a lifestyle of warm sunny days, surfing, and partying on the beach while the band’s guitar playing can be thick, sonically mirroring swells and large waves. Freedom Hawk has been hailed as "the East Coast's answer to Fu Manchu.”

Preorders available at this location.

Tracklisting:

“Solid Gold”
“Danger”
“The Darkness And The Light”
“Brutal Winds”
“Beast Remains”
“Deep Inside”
“Coming After You”
“Champ”

“Danger”:

"We re-recorded the a cappella section from 'Graves' the other day to give you a little insight into what's going on in there," says Australia’s Caligula's Horse. "In this section we wanted to create the crowded voices of anxiety without resorting to cacophony - so take a closer look and find all the different sets of lyrics as they cross over each other!"

Caligula's Horse released their fourth studio album, In Contact, last September via Inside Out Music. The album can be ordered on CD and 2LP+CD (including exclusive colored versions) here.

Tracklisting:

“Dream The Dead”
“Will's Song (Let The Colours Run)”
“The Hands Are The Hardest”
“Love Conquers All”
“Songs For No One”
“Capulet”
“Fill My Heart”
“Inertia And The Weapon Of The Wall”
“The Cannon's Mouth”
“Graves”

“Songs For No One” video:

“Will's Song (Let the Colours Run)”:

American metal band Homewrecker have debuted a new single, titled "Fade To Oblivion", featuring Anthony DiDio from Vein. Listen below.

"This song is like a summary of what the album is trying to portray by including the elements of hardcore and punk into the main theme of metal," says the band. "It's a look at the struggle with inner conflict and rather than seeking help, letting it pull you into an endless cycle of your own 'hell'. Making this album was the most in-depth we've ever gone. We spent a lot of time perfecting every song and taking inspiration from our favorite bands new and old. We feel it's our best LP yet.

Homewrecker will release their third LP, Hell Is Here Now on April 27th, their first one via Good Fight Music. "Fade To Oblivion" is also available as an iTunes instant gratification track. Meaning, fans who pre-order the LP via iTunes will receive the single as an instant download. "Fade To Oblivion" is now available on all streaming services. Pre-order the album digitally, or physically.

"Burden Of Self"
"One With Torment"
"Bound By Validation"
"Fade To Oblivion"
"Constant Eyes"
"Buried And Suffering"
"Land Of The Damned"
"Rope Of Skin"
"Growing From Nothing"
"Demons In Disguise"
"Final Rest"
"Perpetrators"

"Fade To Oblivion":

The band will hit the road this May in support of their new release with The Black Dahlia Murder on the Nightbringers tour. Dates kick off on May 19th at the Red Carpet Nightclub in St. Cloud, MN and will conclude in Traverse, MI on  June 1st after six dates in Canada.  

Homerecker will also participate in this year's highly buzzed about Psycho Las Vegas festival taking place August 17th - 19th at venues throughout the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The band will share the stage with notables such as Dimmu Borgir, Sunn O))), and High On Fire.

Find the band's tour itinerary here.

(Photo - Errick Easterday)

Singer/guitarist Zach Slaughter (frontman for Skull Fist) has announced his new project, Freedumb. The musical style includes punk, acoustic, doom and traditional metal all combined with a cheeky sense of humour. The debut album Skate N Die will be released on May 18th via Boonsdale Records.

Zach Slaughter comments: "Since we're pulling a chinese democracy on the new Skull Fist album I decided to say goodbye to any credibility I have left. 9 tracks of pure bullshit. From doom or punk to classic heavy metal with some high notes and a few guitar solos... I think I might need to start drinking again?"

Freedumb’s debut release unleashes nine tracks of high energy punk/metal in the vein of Candlemass, Bad Religion, Dead Kennedys, Skull Fist, trademarked with Zach’s unique vocal style along with metal elements and virtuoso guitar solos, plus the lyrical humour of NOFX / Frank Zappa. Skate N Die offers an alternate approach to mainstream music that can give attention to the counter culture of today’s social circles.

Tracklisting:

"Punch Patrol"
"S.O.S."
"Shark Attack"
"Grand Canyon"
"Jerkathon"
"Skate N Die"
"Anarchy Will Prevail"
"Street Surfing Man"
"Finding Emo"

Promo video:

(Photo - Stefanie Meyer)

Hailing from Örnsköldsvik in the cold northern section of Sweden, Perfect Plan is a new AOR combo founded in late 2014. Since their inception, the guys have had the vision to come up an with exciting musical blend of classic Scandinavian AOR (think Work of Art, Treat, early Europe) with nods to genre (and rock 'n roll) legends like Giant, Foreigner, and Journey.

All Rise, due for release on April 20th, is an incredibly skilled and mature release for being a debut album. Truly, and simply, a magnificent example of what “classic” AOR Music is. A video for the song "Gone Too Far" can be found below.

Singer Kent Hilli says, “We're really thrilled and excited to release our debut album All Rise together with Frontiers. We have strived for a dynamic variation and I think all the songs on the album are unique with a strong identity that you can hear. Every song sounds like us, Perfect Plan. We hope you have bought tickets to Frontiers Rock Festival cause we're gonna rock hard and kick some ass April 29th in Milano! See you there!"

The band features the extraordinary singer Kent Hilli together with the equally talented Rolf Nordström on guitar, P-O Sedin on bass, Fredrik Forsberg on drums, and Leif Ehlin on keyboards.

All Rise tracklisting:

"Bad City Woman"
"In And Out Of Love"
"Stone Cold Lover"
"Gone Too Far"
"What Goes Around"
"Too Late"
"Can't Turn Back"
"Never Surrender"
"1985"
"What Can I Do"

"Gone Too Far" video:

"In And Out Of Love" video:

On September 7, 1968, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant first took the stage together in Gladsaxe, Denmark. Then billed as THE NEW YARDBIRDS, the band would assemble in the studio for the first time later that month to start recording their debut album as LED ZEPPELIN, and rock 'n' roll would never be the same again. Before the band's 50th-anniversary celebration officially begins in September, LED ZEPPELIN will continue its reissue campaign with a new edition of their celebrated live album "How The West Was Won", originally released in 2003, featuring newly remastered audio, which was done under the supervision of Jimmy Page. Details of additional LED ZEPPELIN 50th-anniversary releases and events will be announced later this year.



"How The West Was Won" will be released on March 23 in multiple formats from Atlantic/Swan Song, including the first ever vinyl and Blu-ray Audio editions (with the Blu-ray containing hi-res 5.1 surround sound).



* CD - Remastered audio on three CDs

* Vinyl - Remastered audio on four 180-gram vinyl LPs.

* Blu-Ray Audio - 96kHz/24 bit 5.1 (DTS-HD Master Audio Surround) and stereo mixes (PCM Stereo and DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo).

* Streaming and Digital Download – Remastered audio.

* Super Deluxe Boxed Set

- Remastered audio on three CDs and four 180-gram vinyl LPs.

- DVD of album in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and PCM Stereo, plus photo gallery.

- High-def download card of all stereo audio content at 96kHz/24 bit.

- A book filled with rare and previously unpublished photos of the band at each of the concert locations, plus memorabilia and ephemera.

- High-quality print of the original album cover, the first 30,000 of which will be individually numbered.



"How The West Was Won" highlights the best performances from LED ZEPPELIN's legendary concerts at the Los Angeles Forum and Long Beach Arena on June 25 and 27, 1972. Melded together and sequenced to replicate a single concert from beginning to end, the three-CD and four-LP collections capture the band at the height of its formidable powers. Standouts include a 25-plus-minute version of "Dazed And Confused" and a 21-minute medley based around "Whole Lotta Love". The performances also capture the band introducing songs from its then-unreleased album "Houses Of The Holy", which would arrive nine months later.



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On September 7, 1968, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant first took the stage together in Gladsaxe, Denmark. Then billed as THE NEW YARDBIRDS, the band would assemble in the studio for the first time later that month to start recording their debut album as LED ZEPPELIN, and rock 'n' roll would never be the same again. Before the band's 50th-anniversary celebration officially begins in September, LED ZEPPELIN will continue its reissue campaign with a new edition of their celebrated live album "How The West Was Won", originally released in 2003, featuring newly remastered audio, which was done under the supervision of Jimmy Page. Details of additional LED ZEPPELIN 50th-anniversary releases and events will be announced later this year.



"How The West Was Won" will be released on March 23 in multiple formats from Atlantic/Swan Song, including the first ever vinyl and Blu-ray Audio editions (with the Blu-ray containing hi-res 5.1 surround sound).



* CD - Remastered audio on three CDs

* Vinyl - Remastered audio on four 180-gram vinyl LPs.

* Blu-Ray Audio - 96kHz/24 bit 5.1 (DTS-HD Master Audio Surround) and stereo mixes (PCM Stereo and DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo).

* Streaming and Digital Download – Remastered audio.

* Super Deluxe Boxed Set

- Remastered audio on three CDs and four 180-gram vinyl LPs.

- DVD of album in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and PCM Stereo, plus photo gallery.

- High-def download card of all stereo audio content at 96kHz/24 bit.

- A book filled with rare and previously unpublished photos of the band at each of the concert locations, plus memorabilia and ephemera.

- High-quality print of the original album cover, the first 30,000 of which will be individually numbered.



"How The West Was Won" highlights the best performances from LED ZEPPELIN's legendary concerts at the Los Angeles Forum and Long Beach Arena on June 25 and 27, 1972. Melded together and sequenced to replicate a single concert from beginning to end, the three-CD and four-LP collections capture the band at the height of its formidable powers. Standouts include a 25-plus-minute version of "Dazed And Confused" and a 21-minute medley based around "Whole Lotta Love". The performances also capture the band introducing songs from its then-unreleased album "Houses Of The Holy", which would arrive nine months later.





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A live recording of "Immigrant Song", taken from the "How The West Was Won" reissue, can be streamed below.

"Rapture", the new video from the Christian metalcore act UNDERØATH, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's sixth album, "Erase Me", which will be releaed on April 6 via Fearless Records.



"I think we really wanted to capture something different with this video," said guitar player Tim McTague. "The song is so unique for UNDERØATH and we have always been a visual band. I think being able to tell a visual story with an audible narrative that ties everything together is one of the things that makes UNDERØATH special to fans. We are stoked to see the reaction."



"Erase Me" was written and recorded over the summer of 2017 with producer Matt Squire (PANIC! AT THE DISCO, 3OH!3) and mixed by Ken Andrews (FAILURE, JIMMY EAT WORLD).



"Erase Me" track listing:




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"Rapture", the new video from the Christian metalcore act UNDERØATH, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's sixth album, "Erase Me", which will be releaed on April 6 via Fearless Records.



"I think we really wanted to capture something different with this video," said guitar player Tim McTague. "The song is so unique for UNDERØATH and we have always been a visual band. I think being able to tell a visual story with an audible narrative that ties everything together is one of the things that makes UNDERØATH special to fans. We are stoked to see the reaction."



"Erase Me" was written and recorded over the summer of 2017 with producer Matt Squire (PANIC! AT THE DISCO, 3OH!3) and mixed by Ken Andrews (FAILURE, JIMMY EAT WORLD).



"Erase Me" track listing:






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01. It Has To Start Somewhere

02. Rapture

03. On My Teeth

04. Wake Me

05. Bloodlust

06. Sink With You

07. Ihateit

08. Hold Your Breath

09. No Frame

10. In Motion

11. I Gave Up



"We've had success and we've come through a lot of waters," explains drummer/vocalist Aaron Gillespie. "There's been 11,000 things we've been through so you would think, almost rhetorically, 'What do you need now?' All of us are finally in that place in our lives where the only thing we care about is inclusion for everybody — for the world. For me, exclusion is the scariest thing in the world. And I think UNDERØATH coming back now with a new record — which none of us thought was possible — we want people to know that this is your music and you can feel however the fuck you want about it. I just want to prove that we are doing everything in the most honest way we ever have. This is the healthiest we've ever been as a group of people, as musicians, and in our worldview."



Gillespie's quote touches on the narratives behind the 11-song release: addressing the dire circumstances that led to the demise of the band, the ability to, now, be true to themselves and with their listeners as well as the individual band members disenchantment with religion.



"We took a step away and then we realized that we are a family," adds singer Spencer Chamberlain. "We do miss it and we miss each other. We made the decision to never play again as UNDERØATH and then we let that sit a couple of years. Band members rebuilt themselves and their friendships — and then we rebuilt the band."



UNDERØATH launches the "Nø Fix Tour" on April 20. Tickets for the band's North American headlining dates include a download of "Erase Me", with tickets and VIP packages available via Underoath777.com.



Photo credit: Nick Fancher

Rivers Of Nihil are streaming their third full-length, Where Owls Know My Name, out now via Metal Blade Records. Order the album at MetalBlade.com and listen to the LP below.

Where Owls Know My Name reunites Rivers Of Nihil with Monarchy producer Carson Slovak (August Burns Red, The Last Ten Seconds of Life) and Dan Seagrave, the storied artist behind such celebrated album covers as Entombed's Left Hand Path and Suffocation's Effigy of the Forgotten. The result is the Reading, PA quintet's most visceral, accomplished, and satisfying offering to-date.

Tracklisting:

“Cancer / Moonspeak”
“The Silent Life”
“A Home”
“Old Nothing”
“Subtle Change (Including The Forest Of Transition)”
“Terrestria III: Wither”
“Hollow”
“Death Is Real”
“Where Owls Know My Name”
“Capricorn / Agoratopia”

Album stream:

"A Home" video:

Rivers of Nihil tour dates with Dying Fetus, Thy Art Is Murder, Enterprise Earth, and Sanction are listed below.

March
20 - Pontiac, MI - Crofoot
21 - Joilet, IL - The Forge
22 - Minneapolis, MN - Skyway
23 - Merriam, KS - Aftershock
24 - Denver, CO - Summit
27 - Portland, OR - Bossanova
28 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
30 - San Jose, CA - The Ritz
31 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse

April
1 - Phoenix, AZ - Club Red
3 - Tulsa, OK - The Vanguard
4 - Springfield, MO - The Riff
6 - Knoxville, TN - International
7 - Miami, FL - The Ground
8 - Tampa, FL - Orpheum
9 - Birmingham, AL - Zydeco
10 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
11 - Jacksonville, FL - 1904
13 - Houston, TX - Come and Take It Live
14 - Austin, TX - Texas Independence Fest 2018
15 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Live
17 - St. Louis, MO - Ready Room
18 - Columbus, OH - Skully's Music Diner
19 - Allentown, PA - One Centre Square
20 - Worcester, MA - New England Metal & Hardcore Fest 2019
21 - Asbury Park, NJ - House of Independence
22 - Amityville, NY - Revolution

Hollywood based rockers Salems Lott have released a new video for the track "Shattered To Pieces", from their upcoming album Mask Of Morality, set to be released April 6th. The clip, directed by Ian Moore and produced by UWOWI, can be seen below:

Salems Lott guitarist Jett has checked in with the following comment: "This track is a very universal song as most people have had to deal with the sudden affliction of sickness or loss of those who are close to them and the accompanying forms of grief, anger and acceptance. It's very different from the band's previous work and showcases a diversity in the band's sound."

Tracklisting:

“Enigma”
“When Heaven Comes Down”
“You Can’t Hide From The Beast Inside”
“Higher Anguish”
“Royal Desperado”
“Fatal Attraction”
“Shattered To Pieces”
“Thin Ice”
“Mother Of Chains”
“Alexandria’s Genesis”

“Enigma” video:

“You Can’t Hide From The Beast Inside” video:

Guitarist / vocalist Oliver Hartmann (Avantasia, Echoes) has issued the following update:

"Back from the video shoot yesterday for the song/single 'Simple Man' -a duet featuring the great Eric Martin (Mr. Big) - yep, now Mr.X is official - from the forthcoming Hartmann album Hands On The Wheel'. Despite the fxxxxxg cold weather we all had loads of fun and warmed up ourselves with tea, coffee and hot slivovitz with honey. Especially the last one works more than great.
 
Thanks a lot to the whole team of Rock Antenne, Oliver Barth, Jürgen Votava, Basti, my better half Birgit Pezenka and everybody else who helped making yesterday a great day! Stay tuned for more news about the release."

For information and updates on Hartmann check out the official website here.

Detroit based rock 'n rollers Octopus have debuted "Strike (While The Iron Is Hot)," the latest single from their forthcoming LP, Supernatural Alliance, due March 30th via Rise Above Records, making it their debut album for the label.

Something is stirring in the lysergic spectral swamps of supernatural Detroit. That legendary city's significance in the evolution of wild and heavy music through the ages is beyond dispute, but there is always room for another revolution. Purveyors of a uniquely vibrant strain of balls-out psychedelic turbo-rock, Octopus are about to blow open the doors of perception and invite everyone in for a party. Formed in 2008 by guitarist J Frezzato (ex-Electric Six) and vocalist Masha Marjieh, this ten-legged groove machine began as the channeling of a nocturnal hallucination...

If the music on Octopus' debut album Supernatural Alliance tells us anything, it's that the spirit of low-slung and bowel-rattling psych rock is alive and well. After years of paying their dues and letting the spirit of invention propel them forwards, the quintet are now on blistering collective form and beyond ready to conquer the world. Veering from thunderous, Sabbath-fuelled rampages like Beyond The Center and the album's mighty title track to the piano-driven, old school rock 'n roll clatter of Strike (While The Iron Is Hot) and the woozy, kaleido-blues of the wryly titled Fleetwood Mac, it's a bold and supremely confident opening salvo from a band that seem to be achieving great things powered only by instinct. With a line-up completed by Matt O'Brien (bass/formerly of Detroit fuzz-funk crew Big Chief), Chuck Burns (drums, also a member of Speedball and Seduce, formerly of Universal Temple Of Divine Power) and Adam Cox (keyboards), Octopus are already firmly connected to the cosmic musical mainframe.

Where many other like-minded bands adhere rigidly to an ethos of total-retro-or-die, Octopus sound neither like the past nor the present. Instead, this is a wholesale rejuvenation of psychedelic rock's life-affirming essence. From the album's dazzling, synapse-tickling artwork to the songs' cerebral but surreal lyrical conceits, it's an enthralling soundtrack for a magical world gone wrong.

Newly signed to legendary UK label Rise Above Records, Octopus have found a natural home for the launch of their first slab of supercharged psych-metal splendor. Their new mission is to take their riff-heavy third-eye detonations on the road, bringing psychedelic fury to the masses and, if the planets align, bringing the art of blowing minds and bucking the rock'n'roll system back with a reverb-drenched bang. Next stop, the red planet!

"I remember being a kid, hanging out in video game arcades," J Frezzato recalls. "Those arcades, they were all dark, with blue and red neon lights. Smoke. Drug deals. You went in there as a kid, and you were like, 'Fuck yeah! I'm on Mars now!' There were always Blacklight dragon posters on the walls. That was the image that kept coming to me when we were working on this record. Rock's been turned into a beer commercial, a sporting event and museums and it's been broken into a million orthodox subgenres. I'm not into that. Rock is an underground thing. That's where it belongs."

Supernatural Alliance tracklisting:

"The Center"
"Supernatural Alliance"
"Slave And Master"
"Strike"
"Child Of Destiny"
"The Unknown"
"Sword And The Stone"
"All The Love"
"Black Dynamite"
"Dragonhead"

Kansas City-based heavy metal riff machine Hyborian have released a video for "Maelstrom", a track from their debut album, Hyborian Vol. 1, out now via Season Of Mist. Order the album here, and watch the new clip below.

Hyborian Vol. 1 was recorded by the band at their self-built studio, mixed by Justin Mantooth at Westend Studios, and mastered by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance East. It was originally released by the band (in conjunction with friends The Company KC) in March 2017 and tells the tale of an extra-dimensional, cloaked being called The Traveller.

Hyborian Vol. 1 tracklisting:

“As Above, So Below”
“Maelstrom”
“Blood for Blood”
“Dead Lies Dreaming”
“Ajna”
“Dross”

“Maelstrom” video:

“As Above, So Below” video:

Hyborian is:

Martin Bush - lead vocals, guitar
Ryan Bates - vocals, guitar
Justin Rippeto - drums
Anthony Diale - bass

Craft Recordings will release EVANESCENCE's "Lost Whispers" on Record Store Day, the annual celebration of the annual celebration of independent record stores, which takes place this year on Saturday, April 21. Presented on blue translucent vinyl and limited to 2,500 copies, this represents the first time that "Lost Whispers" has been available on vinyl as a stand-alone release.




The "Lost Whispers" album gathers EVANESCENCE's sought-after bonus tracks, B-sides and rarities, including a studio version of the fan-favorite tour intro "Lost Whispers" and an intimate re-recording of one of the band's earliest songs, "Even In Death (2016)" (originally featured on the 2000 demo album "Origin").




"Lost Whispers" track listing:



A1: Lost Whispers

A2: Even In Death (2016)

A3: Missing

A4: Farther Away

A5: Breathe No More

A6: If You Don't Mind

B1: Together Again

B2: The Last Song I'm Wasting On You

B3: A New Way To Bleed

B4: Say You Will

B5: Disappear

B6: Secret Door




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Craft Recordings will release EVANESCENCE's "Lost Whispers" on Record Store Day, the annual celebration of the annual celebration of independent record stores, which takes place this year on Saturday, April 21. Presented on blue translucent vinyl and limited to 2,500 copies, this represents the first time that "Lost Whispers" has been available on vinyl as a stand-alone release.




The "Lost Whispers" album gathers EVANESCENCE's sought-after bonus tracks, B-sides and rarities, including a studio version of the fan-favorite tour intro "Lost Whispers" and an intimate re-recording of one of the band's earliest songs, "Even In Death (2016)" (originally featured on the 2000 demo album "Origin").




"Lost Whispers" track listing:



A1: Lost Whispers

A2: Even In Death (2016)

A3: Missing

A4: Farther Away

A5: Breathe No More

A6: If You Don't Mind

B1: Together Again

B2: The Last Song I'm Wasting On You

B3: A New Way To Bleed

B4: Say You Will

B5: Disappear

B6: Secret Door






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EVANESCENCE and acclaimed electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling will embark on a co-headlining 2018 summer amphitheater tour across North America. The trek, produced by Live Nation, will kick off July 6 in Kansas City, Missouri at the Starlight Theatre and will make stops in 31 North American cities. The tour will wrap September 8 in Ridgefield, Washington at the Sunlight Supply Amphitheater.



Both artists' shows will be accompanied by a full orchestra, highlighting both acts musicality and their incredible performance abilities that continue to blow fans away. The orchestrated performances will also perfectly accent the astounding amphitheater venues across the U.S. and Canada that the two will be performing in, making for a magical summer evening.



The two artists recently collaborated on the song "Hi-Lo" from the latest EVANESCENCE album, "Synthesis", which features a virtuosic violin solo by Lindsey Stirling.



"Synthesis" was released in November. The disc sees many of EVANESCENCE's songs reworked in new ways, incorporating orchestral and electronic elements into the original compositions.



The "Synthesis Live" tour launched in October and like the album, it features a full orchestra and electronics.

Continuing its quest to unleash unreleased music from noteworthy hard rock bands across the globe, 20th Century Music will release WICKED WITCH's "Wicked Witch Of Boston" on April 27.



Comprised of members that went on to join and form bands such as SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and CIRCLE II CIRCLE, WICKED WITCH came to light when Zak Stevens and guitarist Matt Leff met while at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California and then added the Boston-based rhythm section of Mark Stewart and Jeff Plate, with whom they recorded several demos and slugged it out on the highly competitive New England club circuit.



From 1989 through 1992, WICKED WITCH played about 200 shows and recorded two demos, the first with Bob St. John (EXTREME, DURAN DURAN) and the other with Paul David Hager (VAN HALEN, DEVO). After features in Metal Edge and some strong radio support, Zak left the band after a show at the Xfinity Center Ampitheatre in Boston to join SAVATAGE, with Plate following the next year. Matt Leff then put together the band TRIGGER EFFECT and would later rejoin former WICKED WITCH bandmates Stevens and Plate in MACHINES OF GRACE.



"Wicked Witch Of Boston" features rare photos and the band's history, as told by Leff in a 16-page booklet and the first 100 orders will also receive a guitar pick replica.



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Continuing its quest to unleash unreleased music from noteworthy hard rock bands across the globe, 20th Century Music will release WICKED WITCH's "Wicked Witch Of Boston" on April 27.



Comprised of members that went on to join and form bands such as SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and CIRCLE II CIRCLE, WICKED WITCH came to light when Zak Stevens and guitarist Matt Leff met while at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California and then added the Boston-based rhythm section of Mark Stewart and Jeff Plate, with whom they recorded several demos and slugged it out on the highly competitive New England club circuit.



From 1989 through 1992, WICKED WITCH played about 200 shows and recorded two demos, the first with Bob St. John (EXTREME, DURAN DURAN) and the other with Paul David Hager (VAN HALEN, DEVO). After features in Metal Edge and some strong radio support, Zak left the band after a show at the Xfinity Center Ampitheatre in Boston to join SAVATAGE, with Plate following the next year. Matt Leff then put together the band TRIGGER EFFECT and would later rejoin former WICKED WITCH bandmates Stevens and Plate in MACHINES OF GRACE.



"Wicked Witch Of Boston" features rare photos and the band's history, as told by Leff in a 16-page booklet and the first 100 orders will also receive a guitar pick replica.





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Track listing:



01. Fly Away

02. Rainbow's End

03. Love Lies

04. Live And Let Live

05. Danger Game

06. Love Teacher

07. Lost In Confusion

08. Soul To Fire

09. This Time

10. Breakdown

11. Just A Game

12. The Moment

13. Midnight Rain



"Wicked Witch Of Boston" can be pre-ordered here.

The official performance video for the song "Waitin Till The Countdown Begins" from SAINTED SINNERS, the band featuring former ACCEPT singer David Reece, can be seen below. The track is taken from SAINTED SINNERS' second album, "Back With A Vengeance", which was released on February 16 via El Puerto Records.



Expressing the "pure essence of rock 'n' roll" was the ambition that paired those four well-known and experienced musicians together in early 2016 to create and play the music which is deeply inside their hearts and in their blood. The love for rock legends, such as DEEP PURPLE, LED ZEPPELIN, RAINBOW, WHITESNAKE, UFO, BLACK SABBATH, VAN HALEN and many others, built the cornerstone for the music of the new founded quartet called SAINTED SINNERS.




Fronted by the unique, soul-driven voice of American-born vocalist David Reece and highly gifted guitar player Frank Pané (BONFIRE), SAINTED SINNERS got completed by the dynamic rhythm section of the two former PURPENDICULAR members Malte Frederik Burkert (bass) and the Hungarian drum maestro Berci Hirleman.




"We were aiming for a more guitar-heavy approach this time and also a warmer, more ballsy sound," explains Pané and continues: "This time we already knew where to go. You definitely can hear my huge VAN HALEN and Randy Rhoads influences more than on the previous one. But it also has that DEEP PURPLE touch, even with less keyboards this time. In other songs, you definitely hear a RAINBOW and DIO influence... and it goes on and on. These influences are totally natural and are not planned. So we just go with the flow and that's the essence of rock 'n' roll for us."




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The official performance video for the song "Waitin Till The Countdown Begins" from SAINTED SINNERS, the band featuring former ACCEPT singer David Reece, can be seen below. The track is taken from SAINTED SINNERS' second album, "Back With A Vengeance", which was released on February 16 via El Puerto Records.



Expressing the "pure essence of rock 'n' roll" was the ambition that paired those four well-known and experienced musicians together in early 2016 to create and play the music which is deeply inside their hearts and in their blood. The love for rock legends, such as DEEP PURPLE, LED ZEPPELIN, RAINBOW, WHITESNAKE, UFO, BLACK SABBATH, VAN HALEN and many others, built the cornerstone for the music of the new founded quartet called SAINTED SINNERS.




Fronted by the unique, soul-driven voice of American-born vocalist David Reece and highly gifted guitar player Frank Pané (BONFIRE), SAINTED SINNERS got completed by the dynamic rhythm section of the two former PURPENDICULAR members Malte Frederik Burkert (bass) and the Hungarian drum maestro Berci Hirleman.




"We were aiming for a more guitar-heavy approach this time and also a warmer, more ballsy sound," explains Pané and continues: "This time we already knew where to go. You definitely can hear my huge VAN HALEN and Randy Rhoads influences more than on the previous one. But it also has that DEEP PURPLE touch, even with less keyboards this time. In other songs, you definitely hear a RAINBOW and DIO influence... and it goes on and on. These influences are totally natural and are not planned. So we just go with the flow and that's the essence of rock 'n' roll for us."






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The keyboards on "Back With A Vengeance" were handled by guest musicians Angel Vafeiadis and Eric Ragno, who is known for his work with Alice Cooper, Paul Stanley (KISS) and Billy Gibbons (ZZ TOP).



"I'm really happy and satisfied with the end result," summarizes Pané. "Being a new band, it's hard to be recognized nowadays with all the hundreds of releases every month, so we wanted to make a statement that SAINTED SINNERS is a band you should look out for."



SAINTED SINNERS is:




David Reece - Vocals

Frank Pané - Guitar

Malte Frederik Burkert - Bass

Berci Hirleman - Drums

The official video for the song "Insania" from Brazilian/Italian metallers ANGRA can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's ninth studio album, "Ømni", which was released on February 16 via earMUSIC.



2018 marks the beginning of yet another era in ANGRA's history.



At age 26, the band shows motivation and strength like never before. Not even the sometimes-uncertain trajectory was able to take away the focus, determination and inspiration of the quintet led — and founded — by Rafael Bittencourt, and completed by Felipe Andreoli (bass), Fabio Lione (vocals), Marcelo Barbosa (guitar) and Bruno Valverde (drums).



"Ømni" is the result of months of intense dedication, blood, and sweat.



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The official video for the song "Insania" from Brazilian/Italian metallers ANGRA can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's ninth studio album, "Ømni", which was released on February 16 via earMUSIC.



2018 marks the beginning of yet another era in ANGRA's history.



At age 26, the band shows motivation and strength like never before. Not even the sometimes-uncertain trajectory was able to take away the focus, determination and inspiration of the quintet led — and founded — by Rafael Bittencourt, and completed by Felipe Andreoli (bass), Fabio Lione (vocals), Marcelo Barbosa (guitar) and Bruno Valverde (drums).



"Ømni" is the result of months of intense dedication, blood, and sweat.





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Once again, the album was recorded in Sweden with Jens Bogren, who also produced the previous disc, "Secret Garden", and manages to capture the same excellent chemistry.



The sound, while fully contemporary, has an organic character and respects the different nuances and dynamics of each instrument. Many musicians were involved in creating the album, ranging from the percussion sound of Bahia to European orchestral arrangement — all of which give the album its outstanding variety.




"Ømni" is a concept album, a set of science fiction short stories that take place at various places in time, simultaneously. The backbone of the plot is based on the idea that in 2046 an artificial intelligence system will change human perception and cognition. It is a system which will allow conscious communication between present and future human beings. Characters such as time travellers, cavemen, warriors, among others, help tell this story.




The album connects the concepts of previous albums (Holy Land, Rebirth, Temple of Shadows) to one main system, "Ømni", which in Latin means "everything." "Ømni" fabricates an interconnectivity that shines light towards a universal truth: everything that has happened, led to what the band is today. "Ømni" celebrates and unites the whole history of ANGRA to this exact, current moment.




ANGRA's trademark formula, a Brazilian style mixed with classical music and heavy metal, is enhanced by different influences such as progressive rock, thrash metal, Latin music, and djent, which transforms the albums into a swirl of modern and familiar. The conjoined moods and dynamics put a special spin on the lyrics and therefore increase deep sense of immersion in the story.




The cover artwork was hand-drawn by Daniel Martin Diaz, a unique American artist who dedicates his life to mixing scientific and philosophical concepts such as anatomy, computer science, mathematics, cosmology, sacred geometry, symbolism and esotericism. The designer Gustavo Sazes was responsible for integrating such an organic art piece to the visual concept of the album as a whole.




Even in a cultural environment increasingly sterile and unfavourable for music with soul and identity, the band gathers eleven tracks that completely differ from each other, but at the same time tell a cohesive story, and wander through all styles and nuances that have made ANGRA a worldwide reference. A very well bonded line-up, both personally and musically, overflowing with creativity, was the necessary fuel to bring these songs to life, songs which are undoubtedly among the best in the band's discography.




"Ømni" track listing:



01. Light Of Transcendence

02. Travelers Of Time

03. Black Widow's Web

04. Insania

05. The Bottom Of My Soul

06. War Horns

07. Caveman

08. Magic Mirror

09. Always More

10. Ømni - Silence Inside

11. Ømni - Infinite Nothing

Veteran Swedish progressive rockers The Flower Kings released the first part of a career spanning boxset, titled A Kingdom of Colours (1995-2002), late last year, covering the period starting with Back In The World Of Adventures to Unfold The Future over the course of 10 discs.

Now they announce the release of A Kingdom Of Colours 2 (2004 – 2013), which covers the albums from Adam & Eve to Desolation Rose, and also includes three discs of bonus material dating back from 1995. As with the first part of the boxset, there is a brand new interview with band leader Roine Stolt conducted by journalist Dom Lawson, giving a history of this period of the band’s existence.

A limited amount of the boxset will be available in the US only through InsideOutMusic.com.

Tracklisting:

Adam & Eve

"Love Supreme"
"Cosmic Circus"
"Babylon"
"A Vampires View"
"Days Gone By"
"Adam & Eve"
"Starlight Man"
"Timelines"
"Drivers Seat"
"The Blade Of Cain"
 
Paradox Hotel
 
CD1
"Check In"
"Monsters & Men"
"Jealousy"
"Hit Me With A Hit"
"Pioneers Of Aviation"
"Lucy Had A Dream"
"Bavarian Skies"
"Selfconsuming Fire"
"Mommy Leave The Light On"
"End On A High Note"
 
CD2
"Minor Giant Steps"
"Touch My Heaven"
"The Unorthodox Dancinglesson"
"Man Of The World"
"Life Will Kill You"
"The Way The Waters Are Moving"
"What If God Is Alone"
"Paradox Hotel"
"Blue Planet"
 
The Sum Of No Evil

"One More Time"
"Love Is The Only Answer"
"Trading My Soul"
"The Sum Of No Reason"
"Flight 999 Brimstone Air"
"Life In Motion"
 
Banks Of Eden
 
"Numbers"
"For The Love Of Gold"
"Pandemonium"
"For Those About To Drown"
"Rising The Imperial"
 
Desolation Rose
 
"Tower One"
"Sleeping Bones"
"Desolation Road"
"White Tuxedos"
"The Resurrected Judas"
"The Silent Masses"
"Last Carnivore"
"Dark Fascist Skies"
"Blood Of Eden"
"Silent Graveyards"
 
Bonus Disc 1
 
"Kite"
"Buffalo Man"
"The Flower King" (re-recording 1998)
"Stardust We Are" (re-recording 1998)
"Last Exit"
"Brazilian Woman"
"Dexter Frank Jr."
"Agent Supreme"
"Space Traveller"
 
Bonus Disc 2
 
"Petit Heritage"
"A Good Heart"
"The Crown And The Cross"
"King Of Grief"
"She Carved Me A Wooden Heart"
"Space Revolver"
"Jupiter Backwards"
"The River"
"Turn The Stone"
"Regal Divers"
 
Bonus Disc 3
 
"Illuminati"
"Fireghosts"
"Going Up"
"LoLines"
"Runaway Train"
"Interstellar Visitations"
"Lazy Monkey"
"Psalm 2013"
"The Wailing Wall"
"Badbeats"
"Burning Spears"
"The Final Era"

Greece-based heavy/thrash metal band Sense Of Fear have released a lyric video for "Molten Core", the opening track of their upcoming debut album, As The Ages Passing By…, out on April 20th via Rockshots Records. Watch the clip below. Pre-order the album here.

Years in the making, As The Ages Passing By… has an old school heavy metal feel with a modern pounding anvil. Each track was carefully selected for a good old headbanging time along with telling a unique story.

The band comments: "Each song has its own gravity to the album, and all together create Sense Of Fear’s presentation to the world as a band and as musicians. All the lyrics come from personal experiences and emotions. This is our way to express ourselves and fight the personal demons."

As The Ages Passing By… was recorded at Valve Studio in Thessaloniki, Greece by Stratos "Strutter" Karagiannidis (Gus G , Wardrum) with mixing and mastering done at Music Factory and Prophecy Studios in Kempten-ALLGÄU, Germany by R.D. Liapakis (Mystic Prophecy, Devil's Train) & C. Schmid. Album artwork designed and edited by Colin Marks (Nevermore, Exodus, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Kataklysm, Jeff Loomis, Xerath, Sylosis).

Tracklisting:

“Molten Core”
“Slaughter Of Innocence”
“Black Hole”
“Angel Of Steel”
“The Song Of A Nightingale”
“Torture Of Mind”
“Lord Of The World”
“Unbreached Walls”
“Sense Of Fear”
“As The Ages Passing By, Time Still Runs Against Us”

"Molten Core" lyric video:

“Sense Of Fear” lyric video:

Germany’s Jaded Heart have released their new single "One World". A lyric video for the song can be found below. The track is featured on the band's new album Devil's Gift, out on March 30th via Massacre Records.

The  album was mixed and mastered by Erik Mårtensson, Thomas Ewerhard is responsible for the cover artwork. Pre-order the album here.

Tracklisting:

"Wasteland"
"The Enemy"
"Set Free"
"Scream Of Anger"
"Tears Of Our World"
"Phoenix"
"One World"
"Story Of My Life"
"Coming Home"
"Conspiracy Of Science"
"Final Moment"
"Black Days" (Digipak Bonus)
"Flying High" (Digipak Bonus)

"One World" lyric video:

"Wasteland" video:

(Photo - Markus Hillgärtner)

Death metal heavyweights Down Among The Dead Men return with their third full length album …And You Will Obey Me, out on June 15th via Transcending Obscurity Records. The title track is available for streaming below.

David Ingram (ex-Bolt Thrower, Ursinne, Echelon) and Rogga Johansson (Paganizer, Eye Of Purgatory, Necrogod) team up to create a new chapter of the heaviest form of death metal/crust you'll hear. With both members being in top form following the resounding success of Ursinne and Paganizer on the common label, they do something outstanding for Down Among The Dead Men, taking the unique sound forward without betraying the roots. The third album is the best one in their acclaimed discography where bludgeoning death metal meets the spunk of crust and leaves something unforgettable in its wake. Immaculately produced and executed as a fully functioning band, ...And You Will Obey Me will go down as one of the strongest albums of this period.

Artwork by Turkka G. Rantanen (Demilich, Demigod, Darkrypt).

Tracklisting:

“Destroy The Infinite"
“Axis Of Insanity"
“…And You Will Obey Me"
“The End Of Time"
“Omega"
“House Of Blue Fire"
“The Age Of Steel"
“Eye Of Harmony"
“Darkness Of Glass"
“Panopticon"

“…And You Will Obey Me":

Album lineup:

Rogga Johansson - Guitars/Bass (Also in Paganizer, Echelon, Necrogod, Rogga Johansson)
Dave Ingram - Vocals (Also in Echelon, Ursinne and ex-Benediction, ex-Bolt Thrower, ex-Hail of Bullets)
Kjetil Lynghaug - Session Leads (Also in Paganizer, Echelon, Stass)
Erik R. Bevenrud - Session Drums (Also in Stass)