Black Sabbath recently issued their new multi-format release, The End, which captures the final destination of the band's touring adventure - an unforgettable farewell show at the Genting Arena in Black Sabbath’s hometown of Birmingham. Filmed on February 4th, 2017, The End captures the legendary lineup celebrating their storied career, marking the closure of a monumental chapter in rock history. Watch "Iron Man" from the new release below.

The End can be ordered at both Eagle Rock and Music Vaultz.

With a hit packed set list including "Iron Man", "Paranoid", "War Pigs" and many more, the high production values, visual effects and pyrotechnics wowed fans, as the band delivered the most emotionally charged show of their lives. “Because it was Birmingham, it was a special night for us,” said Tony Iommi. “It was great to look out and know that all these people have come to see us. What a great feeling. There’s nothing like it”.

All visual formats feature special bonus material of the band playing a selection of their favorite songs not played on tour. These intimate live sessions at Angelic Studios were recorded in the days after their final live performance, and mark the band’s final studio recordings. Geezer Butler said, “It will never be ‘The End’ for me. I’ll always be a part of Sabbath, and Sabbath will always be a part of me”.

Formats and tracklistings:

DVD+CD and Blu-ray+CD

DVD and Blu-ray tracklisting:

"Black Sabbath"
"Fairies Wear Boots"
"Under The Sun" / "Every Day Comes And Goes"
"After Forever"
"Into The Void"
"Snowblind"
Band Intros
"War Pigs"
"Behind The Wall Of Sleep"
"Bassically / N.I.B."
"Hand Of Doom"
"Supernaut" / "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" / "Megalomania"
"Rat Salad" / Drum Solo
"Iron Man"
"Dirty Women"
"Children Of The Grave"
"Paranoid"

Extras - The Angelic Sessions:

"The Wizard"
"Wicked World"
"Sweet Leaf"
"Tomorrow's Dream"
"Changes"

CD tracklisting - The Angelic Sessions:

"The Wizard"
"Wicked World"
"Sweet Leaf"
"Tomorrow's Dream"
"Changes"

Double CD and Triple Vinyl tracklisting:

"Black Sabbath"
"Fairies Wear Boots"
"Under The Sun" / "Every Day Comes And Goes"
"After Forever"
"Into The Void"
"Snowblind"
Band Intros
"War Pigs"
"Behind The Wall Of Sleep"
"Bassically / N.I.B."
"Hand Of Doom"
"Supernaut" / "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" / "Megalomania"
"Rat Salad" / Drum Solo
"Iron Man"
"Dirty Women"
"Children Of The Grave"
"Paranoid"

Limited Deluxe Collector’s Edition

The End on DVD and Blu-ray:

- The End on double CD
- The Angelic Sessions on CD (all housed in gatefold card sleeves)
- A 32-page perfect bound book on heavyweight stock
- A metal Winged Demon pin badge
- A replica The End tour laminate
- 3 Plectrums (all housed in a DVD-height two piece rigid mirror board box)

"Iron Man" video:

"War Pigs" video:

"N.I.B." video:

"Paranoid" video:

Legendary Swedish black metal group Domgård have released new track "Kynjagaldr," a song from forthcoming album Ödelagt. 

Domgård are set to release their third album Ödelagt on Carnal Records. Five long years since the release of sophomore album Myrkviðr, the Gothenburg band has returned with 12 tracks of fierce black metal in the finest Swedish tradition with a thematic focus on the dark and enlightening aspects of Germanic mythology, magic and custom.

Tracklisting:

“Niþanvarþa”
“Svartdjupets Lockelse”
“Töckenhöljt”
“I Geirröds Hall”
“Aldar Røkkr”
“Kynjagaldr”
“Ödelagt”
“Lögr Óðreris - Urblodets Trollmakt”
“Grottkvinnans Hemlighet”
“Sejdmannens Förbannelse”
“Förgånget”
“Ødhe Vi”

“Kynjagaldr”:

Featuring the powerhouse rhythm section from legendary space lords Monster Magnet, The Atomic Bitchwax plays balls-to-the-wall rock 'n' roll that smashes space rock and proto-metal into a towering celebration of the riff. The New Jersey power trio (aka TAB) will release its seventh full length LP, Force Field, on December 8th via Tee Pee Records. A new video for "Houndstooth" is streaming below.

Recorded at the Freakshop in Keyport, NJ , mixed at The Panic Room in Ocean, NJ and mastered by Alan Douches (Chelsea Wolfe, Tombs, The Obsessed), The Atomic Bitchwax's high energy, scale-based guitar mangling hits astronomical levels on Force Field, with full stack amps pushing out dangerous levels of blown-out metallic mayhem. An awe-inducing tumult of head-down forward drive and top tier hard rock, Force Field mashes Sci-Fi and Hi-Fi, rocketing The Atomic Bitchwax into the outer reaches of the modern day heavy music universe.

Tracklisting:

“Hippie Speedball”
“Earth Shaker (Which Doobie U Be)”
“Alaskan Thunder F*ck”
“Shocker”
“Crazy”
“Fried Dyed And Layin To The Side”
“Shell Of A Man”
“Houndstooth”
“Tits And Bones”
“Humble Brag”
“Super Highway”
“Liv A Little”

"Houndstooth" video:

Pre-order Force Field at this location.

STONE SOUR has released a 360-degree performance video of the song "Taipei Person/Allah Tea", filmed live on June 29 at The Troubadour in Hollywood, California. Check it out below.

"Taipei Person/Allah Tea" is taken from STONE SOUR's latest album, "Hydrograd", which was released on June 30 via Roadrunner Records. The disc was recorded at Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Jay Ruston, who has previously worked with ANTHRAX and STEEL PANTHER. The band tracked the album live in the studio, cutting a total of eighteen songs from which fifteen made the CD.

STONE SOUR singe Corey Taylor confirmed in a recent interview that the band has begun working on material for the follow-up to "Hydrograd". "We've already been writing some stuff, and it's actually kind of… It looks like it's darker — [there are] some really cool, darker ideas," he said.

During the same chat, Taylor said that he was still overjoyed at how "Hydrograd" turned out, less than six months following the LP's release.

"We were so stoked about this album that we put our money where our mouth is — we wanted to go for it with everything that we had," he said. "We knew we had the songs, we knew we had the talent, we knew we had the attention. So let's go for it.

"To me, not only do I think it's the best work that we've ever done, but I also feel like we could put this album up against anybody, and not only would we stand our own, we would beat a lot of the shit that's out there, just because of talent, content, quality, everything — everything," he continued. "Even if this album hadn't sold well, which it did, I would still put this up against anything because of how proud I am of it."

STONE SOUR recently announced a new North American tour for early 2018. The new dates include a co-headline tour with HALESTORM and special guests THE DEAD DEADS, set to commence on January 27 in Abbotsford, British Columbia, followed by a string of headline shows with support from RED SUN RISING and THE DEAD DEADS, which get underway February 16 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Joe Perry — legendary guitarist, co-founding member, principal songwriter and co-producer of AEROSMITH — will release his new solo album, "Sweetzerland Manifesto", on January 19.

A song from the album, "Aye, Aye, Aye", which Joe co-wrote with the track's vocalist Robin Zander (CHEAP TRICK), can be streamed below.

Due out on his own Roman Records imprint (distributed worldwide by Amped Distribution), "Sweetzerland Manifesto" marks Joe's sixth solo album and is comprised of 10 new tracks. They were all written or co-written by Joe (many with the album's guest vocalists), except for a cover of "Eve Of Destruction" with Joe on lead vocals and Johnny Depp on drums. The album features guest appearances from a long list of Joe's friends, colleagues and rock and roll icons. Highlights include three collaborations with David Johansen, who sings "I Wanna Roll", "Haberdasher Blues" and "I'm Going Crazy", plus as many co-writes with Terry Reid whose lead vocals light up "I'll Do Happiness" (with Zak Starkey on drums), "Sick & Tired" and "Won't Let Me Go".

"Sweetzerland Manifesto" was recorded at Studio 1480 in Los Angeles and produced by Joe Perry and Bruce Witkin, with Johnny Depp serving as executive producer and additional help from Jack Douglas, who co-wrote and co-produced a number of tracks. It was engineered by Witkin and Tony Perry. The album was mixed by Tony Perry with Ari Blitz serving as assistant mix engineer at After Master in Los Angeles. On the album, Joe also teams up with sons Tony and Roman on "Spanish Sushi", which was produced and arranged by The Perry Boys with Joe on guitars and bass, Roman adding synthesizer programming and Tony handling drum programming.

"It's going to be interesting to see what songs people gravitate to because there's such a wide variety of tunes," Joe notes.

"Sweetzerland Manifesto" track listing:

01. Rumble In The Jungle (instrumental)
02. I'll Do Happiness (featuring Terry Reid)
03. Aye, Aye, Aye (featuring Robin Zander)
04. I Wanna Roll (featuring David Johansen)
05. Sick & Tired (featuring Terry Reid)
06. Haberdasher Blues (featuring David Johansen)
07. Spanish Sushi (instrumental)
08. Eve Of Destruction (featuring Joe Perry)
09. I'm Going Crazy (featuring David Johansen)
10. Won't Let Me Go (featuring Terry Reid)

JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon has released his first-ever holiday EP that includes "Ave Maria", "Can't Help Falling In Love" and instrumental renditions of JOURNEY hits "Open Arms" and "Faithfully".

Schon founded JOURNEY in 1972 and has been the only consistent member, having participated in every album and tour to date. He is a Grammy-nominated guitarist, songwriter and vocalist who was a member of SANTANA and has performed with a variety of other acts, such as BAD ENGLISH, Jan Hammer, HSAS and has released 10 solo albums, including his latest "Vortex". His guitar style has been described as soulful and melodic, admired by such fellow legends as Eric Clapton and Prince, who reportedly asked for Schon's blessing to release "Purple Rain", which echoed a similar sound to JOURNEY's "Faithfully".

JOURNEY's worldwide sales have reached over 100 million records, making them one of the world's best-selling bands of all time, with a wide selection of chart-topping hits like "Don't Stop Believin'", "Open Arms", "Lights", "Faithfully" and "When You Love A Woman", among others.

SnakeyeS, the band started by José Pineda, Justi Bala, and Carlos Delgado (from the former Spanish band Sphinx) together with Romanian singer Cosmin Aionita (9.7 Richter) releases its second album, Metal Monster, on November 25th.

Metal Monster will be available on both CD and digital formats, and will be available for download and streaming through all major music distribution platforms. The album's cover artwork, pictured below, was designed by Spanish artist Francisco Garcés. The album will feature 11 brand new songs, recorded and produced by bassist José Pineda in his own studio.

"Into The Unknown"
"Evolution"
"(Point Of) No Return"
"Cyberkiller"
"Metal Monster"
"Edge Of The World"
"Sign Of Death"
"Facing The Darkness"
"Your Own Shadow"
"Circus Of Fools"
"Rise Up (The Red Plague)"

The band comments on new the album: "Metal Monster is our 'creature', our most ambitious project yet, a true heavy metal burst of energy, a declaration of intent which aims to seal the band's own style and consolidate SnakeyeS both nationally and internationally."

A very special limited edition of the new album, titled the Monster Pack can be ordered exclusively from the band's website.

The first single off the new album, "Sign Of Death", is already available on digital platforms, as well as on a very limited physical CD edition. The lyric video for "Sign Of Death" can be seen below.

 

Gutter goth rockers, Davey Suicide have released their brand new music video for "Torture Me". The song is from their third full-length album Made From Fire, which was released independently in late March.

"A lot of what fuels my life is also the downfall of it. That dynamic brings out the worst and best in me." - Davey Suicide

Hailing from Unholywood Killafornia, the band consists of Davey Suicide on vocals, Niko Gemini on guitar, Derek Obscura on bass, Drayven Davidson on drums and Needlz as the keyboardist / audio terrorist..

The "Torture Me" video was directed and edited by Vicente Cordero, with additional direction and concept by Drayven Davidson.

Davey Suicide begin their U.S. headlining Made From Fire tour next week. The tour features VIP and Tattoo packages, where Davey himself, will tattoo one person at each stop on the tour, along with a mini acoustic set for the VIPs.

"This tour will mark our longest set and biggest stage production to date. I can't wait for our fans to experience this next chapter in Suicide history." - Davey Suicide

 

Northwest Indiana’s Cloakroom recently released their second album, Time Well, via Relapse Records. In the video below, filmed by Maximum Volume Silence with audio mix by Zac Montez, the band perform the album track "The Passenger" at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, NY.

Time Well is available on CD/2xLP/Digital. Physical orders and exclusive bundles are available via Relapse.com at this location and digital orders are available via Bandcamp here.

Time Well tracklisting:

“Gone But Not Entirely”
“Big World”
“Concrete Gallery”
“Seedless Star”
“Sickle Moon Blues”
“Hymnal”
“The Sun Won’t Let Us Go”
“Time Well”
“52Hz Whale”
“The Passenger”

“Big World” video:

“Concrete Gallery” video:

“The Sun Won’t Let Us Go” video:

“Seedless Star” video:

WHITESNAKE revisited the music that singer David Coverdale recorded with DEEP PURPLE with the release of "The Purple Album" two years ago. The LP, and the tour that followed, offered fans new modern interpretations of PURPLE classics like "Burn" and "Mistreated". Highlights from the historic tour will be featured in a new live collection, including double-disc versions that feature audio, video and a selection of bonus material.

"The Purple Tour (Live)" will be available on January 19 as CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray sets. Additional formats include a double-LP, single CD, and digital version. The second video trailer can be found below.

On "The Purple Tour (Live)", WHITESNAKE puts its distinctive spin on several songs from Coverdale's studio albums with DEEP PURPLE: "Burn" (1974), "Stormbringer" (1974) and "Come Taste The Band" (1975). Highlights include "You Fool No One", "The Gypsy" and "Soldier Of Fortune". The double-disc collection also includes video footage of the concert mixed to 5.1 Surround Sound, plus a new music video for "Burn", band interviews, and a number of bonus performances not available on the CD or vinyl versions.

The WHITESNAKE lineup that appears on "The Purple Tour (Live)" includes Coverdale, guitarists Reb Beach and Joel Hoekstra, bassist Michael Devin, drummer Tommy Aldridge and keyboardist Michele Luppi.

Coverdale says there was never any intention to compete against the original recordings. "We just wanted to play the damn songs," he says. "Each member of the band brought their incredible individual talents and a real band identity to this music. We've all done the best we can with this project with respect to the music, and the legacy of DEEP PURPLE Mk3 and Mk4."

In addition to songs originally recorded by DEEP PURPLE, "The Purple Tour (Live)" features performances of killer WHITESNAKE tracks like "Fool For Your Loving" from "Slip Of The Tongue" (1990), "Love Ain't No Stranger" from "Slide It In" (1984), plus "Still Of The Night", "Bad Boys", "Is This Love" and the #1 smash "Here I Go Again" from "Whitesnake" (1987).

CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray track listing:

01. Burn
02. Bad Boys
03. Love Ain't No Stranger
04. The Gypsy
05. Give Me All Your Love
06. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
07. Mistreated
08. You Fool No One
09. Soldier Of Fortune
10. Is This Love
11. Fool For Your Loving
12. Here I Go Again
13. Still Of The Night

DVD/Blu-ray Contents:

Concert Video in 5.1 and Stereo

* "Burn" - Music Video
* Band Interviews

Bonus 5.1 High Resolution Live Audio:

* You Keep On Moving
* Lay Down Stay Down
* Lotsanotes
* Stormbringer

CD track listing:

01. Burn
02. Bad Boys
03. Love Ain't No Stranger
04. The Gypsy
05. Give Me All Your Love
06. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
07. Mistreated
08. You Fool No One
09. Soldier Of Fortune
10. Is This Love
11. Fool For Your Loving
12. Here I Go Again
13. Still Of The Night

LP track listing:

Side One

01. Burn
02. Bad Boys
03. Love Ain't No Stranger
04. The Gypsy

Side Two

01. Give Me All Your Love
02. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
03. Mistreated

Side Three

01. You Fool No One
02. Soldier Of Fortune
03. Is This Love
04. Fool For Your Loving

Side Four

01. Here I Go Again
02. Still Of The Night
03. You Keep On Moving - LP Bonus Track

Myles Kennedy has released the official video for the title track of his debut solo album, "Year Of The Tiger". Directed by Dan Sturgess, the clip is based on a concept created from a discussion between Kennedy and his manager. The video follows a reflective Kennedy as he travels through the memory of the loss of his father in 1974 — the year of the tiger.

"Year Of The Tiger" will be released on March 9, 2018 via Napalm Records. The effort was helmed by ALTER BRIDGE's longtime producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette.

The acclaimed singer/songwriter known for his work with ALTER BRIDGE as well as SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS recently completed the highly anticipated record, which is available for pre-order in various bundle configurations at this location.

On "Year Of The Tiger", Kennedy embarks on his first venture as a solo artist by embracing musical elements and influences he hasn't explored until this point in his career. His appreciation for the blues and acoustic based music can be heard throughout the 12-song concept record inspired by the loss of his father when he was a child.

The multi-instrumentalist played lap steel, mandolin, banjo and bass in addition to the guitar on the record. This shift in instrumentation helped create a new sonic canvas that some might consider a departure from the high gain wall of sound Kennedy has been associated with. Examples of this can be heard throughout the record, from the hypnotic drone of the title track, to the intricate finger style approach of "Haunted By Design" and "Ghost Of Shangri La".

"Year Of The Tiger" is a personal story framed in a new context from an artist willing to take chances. It's also a story that took decades to summon up the courage to tell.

"Year Of The Tiger" track listing:

01. Year Of The Tiger
02. The Great Beyond
03. Blind Faith
04. Devil On The Wall
05. Ghost of Shangri La
06. Turning Stones
07. Haunted By Design
08. Mother
09. Nothing But A Name
10. Love Can Only Heal
11. Songbird
12. One Fine Day

"Year Of The Tiger" was described by Kennedy in a recent interview with Metal Wani as "probably the closest thing to a full-on concept record that I've ever written. I mean, the story is congruent throughout the entire... It basically tells a story from start to finish, and it documents when my father passed away when I was a kid and basically what happened after that with my mom, my brother and I — it tells that story," he said. "So it's a full-on concept from start to finish."

"Year Of The Tiger" is actually the second solo album Kennedy recorded, having previously completed a full-length record's worth of material over a several-year period beginning in 2009. Although that album was mixed in early 2016, Myles "decided not to move forward" with the project because "I'm kind of a firm believer that songs can have a shelf life with an artist," he told Metal Wani. "And what happened was I'd been chipping away at the solo record for quite a while when I had time. Obviously, I was very busy playing with ALTER BRIDGE and touring with that, but in my spare time, I was chipping away at this record, so when I actually documented it and finished it, I had to step back and look at it with a fresh perspective and say, 'You know what? You've gotta be honest with yourself as a writer. Is this where you are now? No. And is this what you want to represent where you are now? No.' That was a hard decision for me to make, because there was a lot of work that went into it. Not just work, but time and money, and I just felt like, regardless of that, I had to scrap and start over. So I started writing again late last year, early this year, and, fortunately, I had plenty of ideas to draw from."

Kennedy eventually wrote a fresh batch of music for "Year Of The Tiger" but ended up "totally re-recording" one song from his scrapped first solo album. "I basically just used the demo [version of the track] and rebuilt around it," he said. "So a few people [close to me] were happy to hear that, 'cause it was one of their favorites from that record. The content suited the record that I just completed, the 'Year Of The Tiger' record, perfectly, so it definitely will see the light of day this time."

Asked how "Year Of The Tiger" compares to the musical direction of Kennedy's abandoned first solo disc, he said: "'Year Of The Tiger' definitely has much more of a blues-based vibe. Though I started the first record wanting to keep it more acoustically based… Sometimes you get in a studio and you have all these… With multi-tracking, with Pro Tools and all the toys available, it's kind of like the sky is the limit as far as what you do from a production standpoint. So songs that started out very acoustic-based and very stripped down then grew into something different. So what I tried to be very aware of on 'Year Of The Tiger', and Elvis as well, my producer, was to kind of tie our hands and keep things limited as far as how many tracks we could use. We went straight to tape for the majority of the record. So it was really just the idea of 'less is more' and trying to take that approach to making the album."

Saying that "Year Of The Tiger" sounds like "Myles Kennedy," the ALTER BRIDGE frontman went on to reiterate that people "who've heard it have commented that there's definitely more of a blues-based vibe on it. The instrumentation is certainly somewhat of a departure. I tried to veer away from any sort of high-gain wall of sound. There's plenty of resonator guitar, mandolin… there's even banjo, a lot of lap steel. So it's definitely different from what I've done."

"Year Of The Tiger" will feature a guest appearance by drummer Zia Uddin of THE MAYFIELD FOUR, a group Myles descries as his "first real national touring band" back in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

ALTER BRIDGE is expected to take most of 2018 off from the road while the bandmembers focus on other projects.

Writing for the follow-up to 2016's "The Last Hero" will begin next year, with tentative plans to release the effort in 2019.

ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE, the project featuring ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello and MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, will release its debut album next year.

ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE spent time last year in a California studio recording material for the follow-up to its 2014 self-titled EP. Helming the sessions once again was producer Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, STEEL PANTHER, STONE SOUR), with Jeff Friedl (A PERFECT CIRCLE, ASHES DIVIDE) returning behind the kit.

In a brand new interview with Brazil's Kazagastão (KZG), Bello stated about ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE: "We did an EP a couple of years ago, and now, next year, we're coming out with a new record — a whole record we're coming out with next year we're very excited about."

Describing ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE's musical direction as "just rock," Frank said that it's been "hard" for him and Ellefson to find the time to work on music for the project. "That's why we had to wait to put it out," he said. "We had to wait a long time, 'cause both of our bands are so busy — which is good. But there is downtime… When we start writing a record, there'll be downtime, and then it's that time for that."

The two bassists began writing music together while traveling the world during clinics now known as "Metal Masters".

"What started out as simple bass ideas quickly developed into some really great songs together," Ellefson said back in 2013.

"Our fans would probably never suspect that a couple of metal bass players would have songs like these inside of us. It's exciting to write melody with diversity while still pushing the limits of lead-bass playing. Frank's singing, and both of us playing guitars and other instruments, gave us a whole new dimension for creative opportunities."

"We thought it would be cool to let fans hear something they wouldn't expect from us — which is what ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE is," added Bello.

Regarding how ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE came together, Ellefson told Guitar World: "We were doing bass clinics for our endorsement of Hartke bass amplification a few years back when the 'Big Four' were playing shows together. I just said to Frank, 'We should really write some of our own material we can play for these clinics. Something unique just for us.' So at Bass Player Live! at the Key Club in Hollywood, Frank got us talking to ANTHRAX producer Jay Ruston, who is also a bass player, and he got excited to get on board to record some songs for us. We agreed to do just a few songs we could release in EP format. This would make the workload easier with all of our schedules and even allow us to continue releasing more songs moving forward as well. Jay brought in Jeff Friedl on drums and even suggested Gus G. to play the solos I wanted to have on the track 'Here Again'."

Italian label Frontiers Records has announced the signing of Memphis’ very own Tora Tora. The band will commence recording a new studio album in 2018, for a tentative release in early 2019.

Tora Tora’s mixture of hard rock with their hometown’s legendary blues style put them in a class of their own, and Frontiers were thrilled to find the band was open to creating new music. "We can’t wait to hear what they have in the works for their new studio album."

Says vocalist Anthony Corder, “Tora Tora is proud to announce we have signed with Frontiers! With a rich musical heritage and focus on quality content, we feel their company culture is the perfect fit for our project. We are excited to join some of our favorite artists and friends on their international roster. Thank you to Serafino Perugino, Mario De Riso, Nick Tieder and our entire Frontiers’ family for this opportunity. We are looking forward to creating some great music and many good memories with all of you!”

Comments guitarist Keith Douglas, “When we first started talking about a new Tora Tora project, the biggest question for us was, what it would sound like after so much time had passed since we'd written together? After just one day of collaborating, it was clear we were going to pick up right where we left off so many years ago. We have some really good songs already written, as well as a ton of other cool ideas to get sorted out. Having creative freedom is a huge bonus for us. As far as the direction, it's just going to be whatever comes out. But I can tell you what has come out so far rocks as hard as anything we've ever done and lets our Memphis roots shine through. We are very excited to be working on what we feel like is going to be a very special record, and just as excited to be working with Frontiers Records. Stay tuned!"

Catch Tora Tora live in concert at the following shows:

December
9 - Bowery Electric - New York, NY
10 - Cancun Cantina - Hanover, MD

January
20 - BFE Rock Club - Houston, TX

Visit the official Tora Tora Facebook page for further details.

 

Today sees the release of AVENGED SEVENFOLD "Live At The Grammy Museum" (Capitol), a special acoustic album recorded during the band’s recent sold-out event at the famed Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles.

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's Grammy Museum performance of "Roman Sky", directed by Rafa Alcantara, can be seen below.

Produced by Joe Barresi (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, TOOL, NINE INCH NAILS) and the band, the digital-only release features unique renditions of new songs and classic tracks captured during the first-ever acoustic performance by Grammy nominees AVENGED SEVENFOLD. A portion of the album's proceeds will benefit the education initiatives of the Grammy Museum, which seek to inspire youth to the enduring qualities and cultural significance of music.

Presented as "An Evening with Avenged Sevenfold," the October 19 event was held at the Museum's Clive Davis Theater and featured an intimate conversation about the band's career and new music, moderated by Los Angeles Times pop music critic Mikael Wood. The interview followed a stunning acoustic performance from the band (backed by a string section) and saw the quintet (vocalist M. Shadows, guitarists Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ and drummer Brooks Wackerman) discussing their latest release, "The Stage". Last week, AVENGED SEVENFOLD received a Grammy nomination (its first ever) for "Best Rock Song" for that album's title track, "The Stage".

"Live At The Grammy Museum" track listing:

01. Opening
02. Introduction To 'As Tears Go By'
03. As Tears Go By
04. Introduction To 'Hail To The King'
05. Hail To The King
06. Introduction To 'Roman Sky'
07. Roman Sky
08. Introduction To 'Exist'
09. Exist
10. Introduction To 'So Far Away'
11. So Far Away

"The Stage" will be re-released as a "deluxe edition" on December 15.

The band's 2018 North American arena headlining tour will kick off January 12 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with special guests BREAKING BENJAMIN and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE.

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate has recorded a brand new song in support of charity.

All proceeds from the track, which will be released next month, will benefit MercyWatch, a nonprofit focused on outreach to the homeless community in Snohomish County, located in the U.S. state of Washington, where Tate lives with his family.

During an interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, Tate said (hear audio below): "I just finished a song that I'm planning to release for my charity that I support, which is called MercyWatch, which is a homeless support charity that funds doctors and social workers and drug counselors and helps them place homeless people in programs where they can get better and get on to a more productive life. And so that's going to be going up for sale on iTunes, I believe, around Christmas."

The release of Tate's new song will come just weeks after the arrival of "A New Reality", the third and final of a concept album trilogy from his OPERATION: MINDCRIME project.

Asked what his next recording project will be once OPERATION: MINDCRIME releases its final album next month, Tate told The Metal Voice: "I don't know yet, really. I'm kind of in an introspective mode right now, just sort of enjoying my family time. I've been doing some collaborative live performances with different people over the last few months — I played with AVANTASIA in Europe and then with ANGRA the other night [in São Paulo, Brazil]. And I really like doing that — that's very fun — doing some guest appearances here and there with different people and collaborating with different people and projects."

Tate will spend at least part of 2018 touring in celebration of the 30th anniversary of his former band's "Operation: Mindcrime" album. "Operation: Mindcrime" is the third studio album of eleven that Geoff recorded with the progressive heavy metal band QUEENSRŸCHE. The concept album and rock opera is a story following Nikki, a recovering drug addict, who becomes disillusioned with the corrupt society of his time and becomes involved in a revolutionary group, acting as an assassin of political leaders. The certified platinum album was rated by Kerrang! as one of heavy metal’s top hundred albums of all time.

"I'm gonna be beginning my touring cycle in January in Ireland and then into the U.K. and then into Europe," Tate told The Metal Voice. "We finish up in Europe around April, and right now my plans are to take the summer off and then begin touring in North America in the fall."

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH will release a special 2CD, 2LP and digital download compilation titled "Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs" in March 2018 via Century Media Records. This special collection will include a total of 31 songs with a playing time of over 90 minutes, compiling rarities and exclusive earworms spanning 2004-2016 from the whirling gene pool of noise that is NAPALM DEATH. The release's cover artwork, created by longtime visual partner Frode Sylthe, can be seen below.

NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury recently took the time to check in with a status report while currently on the road in Spain: "Today we start our 13-date tour of the North Peninsula! It's been a busy, busy year as ever, but great to wind it all up here with some of our craziest and most passionate fans.

We can't believe how much we have achieved in support of the 'Apex Predator - Easy Meat' album over the past couple of years. It's very inspiring for me and something I was very conscious of as we compiled the tracks for the upcoming compilation album of rarities and covers which encompass 'Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs'.

"I hope that everyone will enjoy what we have put together! There are some hidden gems, for sure, on this double album release and it was a lot of fun going through the songs.

"The new year will be bringing more shows and some more new songs recorded in the studio towards album 16, so it's systems go! As some of my best buddies say: grindcore is for life, kids... not just for Christmas!"

NAPALM DEATH vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway recently told Metal Wani that guitarist Mitch Harris, who has been taking a leave of absence from the band since late 2014 to focus on his family life, will "most likely" play on the group's next album.

Harris took an indefinite break in the fall of 2014 to tend to a family situation and Wikipedia initially wrongly scrubbed him from the band roster. He has since been temporarily replaced by John Cooke (CORRUPT MORAL ALTAR).

"Apex Predator - Easy Meat" was released in January 2015 via Century Media Records.

Montreal-based extremists, Kataklysm, recently announced their next offering, Meditations, slated for an April 2018 release via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band reveals they have enlisted acclaimed Los Angeles based producer Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Stone Sour) to mix and master their upcoming album.

Guitarist JF Dagenais: “This album has so much to offer that we decided to search for someone outside the box for it. Someone who comes with a fresh outlook and hasn’t work with extreme or death metal bands. We wanted someone with a more organic feel but at the same time can pound a mix into your chest with the power and definition it deserves. When Jay accepted to work with us, we knew he would bring just that! So far, the first mixes coming in are incredible. We will be turning some heads on this album folks. That's all I can say for now, cant wait!"

Kataklysm have spent the last 25 years cementing their legacy in the extreme metal genre. 2016 marked a whirlwind of excitement as the band added a Juno Award to their collection as well as landing their highest Billboard charting. They are one of a handful of bands that have the title of "Longest Standing Artist" on the Nuclear Blast roster.

Born in 1992 from the cold winds of Montreal, Québec, Canada comes one of the country’s top extreme musical exports to date: Kataklysm. With a career spanning 25 years, Kataklysm is a leading force in the most brutal & powerful genre in heavy metal and has conquered territories such as Europe, North & South America, Australia, and Asia while recently becoming the first Canadian metal band to ever play South Africa.

Watch the trailer for Meditations below. Stay tuned for more information.

Kataklysm is:

Maurizio Iacono - Vocals
Jean-Francois Dagenais - Guitar
Stephane Barbe - Bass
Oli Beaudoin - Drums

Rumahoy the latest piratic addition to the Napalm Records roster, recently unveiled the first details of their upcoming album The Triumph Of Piracy. Now it's time to get your first swig of Rumahoy in form of a rum barrel and very first track release. Classy and super catchy, the new track is entitled "AHOY".

Captain Yarrface and his crew state: "Ahoy! I am Captain Yarrface, welcome to the sea, and welcome to the first single from the new Rumahoy album, titled 'AHOY!'. It is an epic anthem of heritage and Yarr, so raise up your rum and drink your ale while signing along in the ocean!"

Load all of your gun barrels and light them up! Watch the lyric video for "AHOY" below.

Rumahoy's first full-length studio album and Napalm Records debut, The Triumph Of Piracy, will be released on February 9th. The album will be available as 1 CD jewel case and digital album. Pre-orders available here.

Tracklisting:

“AHOY!”
“Quest For Heritage”
“Forest Party”
“The Haitian Slam”
“Huffman, The Pirate King”
“Kill The Trolls”
“Netflix And Yarr”
“Pirateship”
“The Triumph Of Piracy”

“AHOY!” lyric video:

Load all of your gun barrels and light them up as Rumahoy have teamed up with their label mates and pirates in Alestorm to hit the seven seas for a stormy tour in the UK early 2018.

Rock your Holidays with the full track premiere of "The Night Before Christmas" from Northern Light Orchestra, featuring Mark Slaughter.

From the album Star Of The East, featuring Mark Slaughter, Bruce Kulick (KISS, Grand Funk Railroad), John Elefante (Kansas), David Ellefson (Megadeth), Chuck Wright (Quiet Riot), Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio, House Of Lords), Kane Roberts (Alice Cooper), Kip Winger, Bill Leverty (Firehouse), Robin McAuley (MSG), Tony Franklin The Fretless Monster (The Firm, Jimmy Page, Blue Murder), Kendall Bechtel, Ken Mary (House of Lords, Alice Cooper), Steve Conley (Flotsam And Jetsam), and introducing Anna Hiltbrand and Laura Walsh. With brand new art from Mister-Sam

Available now on all digital outlets, and in select retail tomorrow. Order direct from empmerch.com.

The Sea Within - a new progressive rock super-group formed by Roine Stolt (Transatlantic, The Flower Kings), Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation), Jonas Reingold (The Flower Kings, Karmakanic, The Tangent), Tom Brislin (Yes Symphonic, Camel) & Marco Minnemann (Steven Wilson, The Aristocrats, UK, Joe Satriani) - have announced they will release their as-yet-untitled debut album in spring 2018 via InsideOutMusic.

Roine Stolt comments on how the band came together: "I think it all started as a suggestion from the record company - putting together a new band, starting fresh, seeing if collective writing could spawn a unique style. We also wanted to make sure that the band was a unit that could deliver as well onstage, as on album. Call it a supergroup if you want - I think we can handle that."

The band recently entered Livingston Studios in London to begin recording the basic tracks, and found an instant chemistry in the way they worked together. "Going into the studio in London was taking a great risk as we had not been in the same room together beforehand." Roine continues: "We had just sent demos around and didn't really know if we could make great music together, but we managed to track almost 2 hours of new music, a mix of collective ideas from the whole band. We also had a lot of great 'off-time', sharing laughs and stories in local pubs - that part is important."

The band are putting the finishing touches on their debut album, and of the music's direction Roine says: "There are elements of prog, but also pop, art-rock and many cinematic elements. I suppose the music comes from within our collective memories of all that we love as far as sounds, visions and poetry. We hope that discovering this band will be a journey for the open-minded prog fan - something as fresh and uncertain and unfolding as it is for us."

The band have also announced their first confirmed live date, taking to the stage at Night of the Prog Festival 2018 at Loreley, Germany on the weekend of 13-15th July 2018 alongside Camel, Big Big Train, Riverside & more. Tickets are available here.

Drawing on their collective experience from across the rock and prog spectrum, The Sea Within sees them coming together to craft new music that sees them all leaving their respective comfort zones and challenging themselves.

(Photo - Will Ireland)

Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND will release their new studio album, "Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs", on January 26, 2018 via Century Media. Jens Bogren once again took over mixing and mastering duties of what turned out to be the band's best and biggest production so far.

"Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs" features a guest appearance of guitar virtuoso Steve Hackett as well as guest vocal appearances by no other than Hansi Kürsch (BLIND GUARDIAN) and Tomas Lindberg (AT THE GATES). The great album artwork was created by Valnoir.

The official video for the new song "Like Orpheus", featuring guest vocals by Kürsch, can be seen below.

Kürsch comments: "What a marvelous song. I heard it and fell in love with it immediately. What keeps me so thrilled about it is this perfect blend of different musical cultures and the constant wave of emotions these guys have woven together in a stroke of genius. This song, as all their works, is a strong statement for humanity. I am really proud to be a part of such a fantastic family. All is one!"

ORPHANED LAND's Kobi Farhi adds: "It is a little bit hard for us sometimes to release only one song, especially as there is a whole concept album to follow. But if we have to choose one song to start with, it'll be 'Like Orpheus'.

"In Greek mythology, it is told that Orpheus's singing was so beautiful, that even the stones and the earth fell in love with his voice, to a point that the earth was open and that's how he ended up going down straight to hell. At the chronology of the concept of our story, this is the story where the hero leaves Plato's cave for the first time, and it is the first time he exposed to the light, to the new truth of all the shadows he considered to be the truth before. Being overwhelmed from this revelation, he describes the world and his feeling with singing, and his singing is so beautiful that he is like Orpheus himself in a way.

"We are so happy to feature one of the most humble gentlemen on the planet, a real rock star and a simple beautiful soul — Hansi Kürsch from BLIND GUARDIAN. Hansi is such a singer, he and his singing is literally like Orpheus.

"The story of the cave of Plato and the use of Orpheus are just allegories. In this video clip, we chose to tell the true story of some metalheads from the Middle East. Their daily lives is some sort of a cave, their culture, the way they dress and their customs may give an impression that they are utterly different, while the truth is that they escape to the same world, the world of metal, while they never met each other and cannot start to imagine how similar and one they are.

"On a personal note: Metal today is still considered as Satanism in many societies and countries, especially in the Middle East and it is still banned in many countries from our region. Metal is one of the best co-existing communities we ever get to know, so all of you metalheads out
there — think about those metal heads from the Middle East, cause they are here to stay!"

"Like Orpheus" is available as a digital single on all download and streaming platforms and also as instant-grat track on iTunes and Amazon. All physical formats of the new album "Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs" are also available for preorder now.

"Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs" track listing:

01. The Cave
02. We Do Not Resist
03. In Propaganda
04. All Knowing Eye
05. Yedidi
06. Chains Fall To Gravity
07. Like Orpheus
08. Poets Of Prophetic Messianism
09. Left Behind
10. My Brother's Keeper
11. Take My Hand
12. Only The Dead Have Seen The End Of War
13. The Manifest - Epilogue

The release of "Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs" will be followed by an extensive European tour in early 2018 with IN VAIN, SUBTERRANEAN MASQUERADE and AEVUM.

ORPHANED LAND is:

Kobi Farhi - Vocals
Chen Balbus - Guitar
Idan Amsalem - Guitar
Zelcha - Bass
Matan Shmuely - Drums

When Nordjevel hit the black metal scene two short years ago they made a huge impact on fans, not least with their music, but also with an impressive lineup of skilled, vastly experienced musicians, who quickly gelled as a unit and began producing music that had labels clamouring to sign the band.  
 
Now, two years later, with a full-length album and an EP, several festival appearances and a US tour under their belts, Nordjevel have made a significant change to their lineup with the addition of another guitarist in the form of Vredehammer's Valla.

Commenting on the change, Nordjevel's svengali-like founder Doedsadmiral, whose uncanny ability to bring together some of the scene's top musicians has spawned bands such as Svartelder, Doedsvangr and Enepsigos, had this to say:
 
"We are really excited about Valla joining Nordjevel's ranks.  His guitar skills, and writing abilities, are well known to everyone, and his playing will bring a whole new dimension to the band.  The thought of working on a new album with a musician of his calibre has given us all a huge boost to morale, and we're looking forward to what the next stage of the band's career will bring".
 
Aside from new arrival, Nordjevel's lineup consists of co-founders Doedsadmiral on vocals, lyrics and artwork, and Nord (Fatal Impact, Tvangeste, Byrdi) on guitars, and DzeptiCunt (ex-Ragnarok) on bass.  Work has already begun on the band's second full-length album, which will be titled Necrogenesis.
 
Nordjevel has already been confirmed for 2018's Inferno Metal Festival in Norway and Boarstream Open Air in Germany, and other live appearances will be announced shortly.

Raintimes, the new melodic rock project featuring Italian musicians Pierpaolo “Zorro” Monti (Charming Grace, Shining Line) and Davide Barbieri (Wheels Of Fire, Charming Grace) together with singer Michael Shotton (Von Groove), will release their debut album on December 1st. The track “Make My Day” is available for streaming below.

The lineup on the album is completed by Sven Larsson, Andrea Gipponi, and Ivan Gonzalez.

Pre-order the new album here.

Tracklisting:

“Forever Gone”
“Make My Day”
“Don’t Ever Give Up”
“Swan”
“I Need Tonight”
“Raintimes”
“Just A Little Bit More”
“Empty Days”
“Together As Friends”
“Missing Piece”
“I See The Light”

“Make My Day”:

“Don't Ever Give Up”:

“Swan”:

“Forever Gone” lyric video:

Band lineup:

Michael Shotton - Lead & Backing Vocals
Iván González - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Sven Larsson - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Davide Barbieri - Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Andrea Gipponi - Bass & Fretless Bass
Pierpaolo Monti - Drums & Percussion

Special guests:

Niclas Olsson - Keyboards on “I Need Tonight”
Philip Lindstrand - Backing Vocals on “I Need Tonight”
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards & Backing Vocals on “Just A Little Bit More”
Erica Trovato: Backing Vocals on “Together As Friends”
Jesús Espín: Backing Vocals on “Missing Piece”
Daniel Flores: Percussion on “I See The Light”
Michele Luppi: Keyboards on “I See The Light”

Originally released in 1990 and out-of-print for almost two decades, the now legendary debut album from doom godfathers The Obsessed once again sees the light of day in multiple deluxe formats.

The Obsessed's self-titled reissue is available on 2CD, LP, 2LP, and digital formats via Relapse Records. Physical bundles and digital orders are available via Relapse Records here and streaming services at this location. A full album stream can be found below.

Now completely remastered with previously unreleased bonus tracks, including the highly sought-after Concrete Cancer demo, expanded artwork, never-before-seen photos, and extended liner notes from frontman Scott "Wino" Weinrich, this is the definitive edition of The Obsessed's self-titled debut, a true piece of doom history!

Weinrich comments: "This record defines the passion, the pureness, and vibrancy of youth, and the fierce love, loyalty, and dedication to this music. I am happy and proud it lives once again! Thanks to all who believe!”

Tracklisting:

“Tombstone Highway”
“The Way She Fly”
“Forever Midnight”
“Ground Out”
“Fear Child”
“Freedom”
“Red Disaster”
“Inner Turmoil”
“River Of Soul”
“Concrete Cancer” (1984 unreleased Concrete Cancer demo cassette)
“Feelingz” (1984 unreleased Concrete Cancer demo cassette)
“Mental Kingdom” (1984 unreleased Concrete Cancer demo cassette)
“Hiding Masque” (1984 unreleased Concrete Cancer demo cassette)
“Ground Out – Feelingz” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Concrete Cancer” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“No Blame” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Mental Kingdom” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Tombstone Highway” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Iron And Stone” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Rivers Of Soul” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Sittin On A Grave” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Freedom” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)
“Indestroy - Kill Ugly Naked” (live at The Bayou 4-15-1985)

Concrete Cancer Demo:
“Concrete Cancer”
“Feelingz”
“Mental Kingdom”
“Hiding Masque”

Album stream:

Behind the scenes Part 1:

Norwegian melodic heavy rock/metal band, Big City, have signed with European label ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records. Big City features members of Scariot, Blood Red Throne, Withem, Maraton and Memoria Avenue. Big City's yet untitled new album and their debut album Wintersleep will be released, as a double CD in spring 2018 via ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records.

Big City is a melodic heavy rock/metal band from Norway with tons of experience in the music industry. The members have been playing or still play in extreme bands as Satyricon and Blood Red Throne, but also the up and coming prog metal band Withem and many other bands.

The reason for Big City is songwriter Daniel Olaisen and his ideas throughout the last 10 years. He wanted to put his 80’s heavy riffs in a band and find suitable people to join him. Bandmate, Frank Ørland, also played with Daniel in Scariot (1999-2005, prog/thrash/heavy band featuring Communic members) and was an obvious choice to bring to Big City. Frank Nordeng Røe (Withem, Marathon, session drummer for Circus Maximus) on drums, was found when searching on internet. The band was completed with Jan Le Brandt on vocals and Geir Inge Olsen on session bass guitar. The debut album, Wintersleep, was recorded and released in 2013 digitally through Mayhem Music.

Big City continued to write material for another album. Miguel Pereira (Withem) was recruited as their new permanent bass player. Big City is now planning to perform live in 2018 for the first time!

Big City is:

Jan Le Brandt - Vocals (Memoria Avenue, Northquake)
Daniel Olaisen - Guitars(Scariot, Blood Red Throne, ex-Satyricon)
Frank Ørland - Guitars (ex-Scariot)
Miguel Pereira - Bass (Withem)
Frank Nordeng Røe - Drums (Withem, Maraton)

Canada's Hexenklad have checked in with the following update:

"It has been a while since we posted an update so we thought we’d take a moment to sit back, pour a horn of mead, get all retrospective, introspective, and prospective and tell you a tale of things past and things future.

What started like a single tree in a vast desert has this year become a forest in and of itself. Perhaps not yet as glorious as a thick old growth forest, full of stories and adventures to be had, but still one new and growing and expanding, roots in the dark but arms spread upwards towards greater things. 
While Hexenklad has truly only become known in the last year, it took several to get to this point. Roots had to be put down before trees could push up from the dark below. It is only this year that we have spread our branches out and said to the wind, 'Here we are, we are here, behold a forest where there was none before.'

Five times have we appeared this year and five times we have left a mark on those who witnessed. In this year alone we have performed both at Kaleidoscope Gathering (Canada’s largest Pagan Celebration), and headlined a show in the great city of Montreal. And to top that, in July we released our first full length album Spirit of the Stone on CDN Records. Yes, the year up till now has been a year to celebrate for us. Horns up, Mead down.

Since the days started getting shorter and the leaves began to fall, we have turned our full attention to the writing of our next album. We know that our previous album Spirit of the Stone was only released a couple months ago, but that album was in the writing/re-writing/recording/re-recording process for over two years. Also, it was written almost solely by our founding member Michael Grund. So, now that Hexenklad is comprised of six members, all with different influences and talents, there is a real desire by all to see what we can create as a group and what heights we can reach. And I tell you now, it has been quite inspiring to behold. The songs we’ve created thus far are by far our most varied and intense—everything from full-on celebratory folk metal anthems to almost atmospheric black metal soundscapes. Each song telling its own tale. We can’t wait for you to hear. Till then, may we meet again, in this life or the next.

Hails!"

Last year, former Eclipse Eternal frontman Voldamares announced the formation of his new band, Hexenklad. They issued the following update, posted on July 28th, the official release for their debut album, Spirit Of The Stone

"Take the depth of feeling of Falkenbach with the stylings of Hypocrisy, the folk melodies of Moonsorrow with the twin guitar blast of Dissection, the depth of emotion of Primordial with the overwhelming nature of Insomnium. This describes the sound of Hexenklad's debut album Spirit Of The Stone.

CDs are available from Craig Newman at CDNRecords.com and digital copies are available at Hexenklad's Bandcamp page. We are extremely proud of this album. Let us know what you think of it. Horns up!!! Spread the word..."

Hexenklad's new song  "Returned" is streaming below.

Tracklisting:

"In This Life or the Next"
"To Whom Veer Sinistral"
"At the Ends of Existence"
"Returned"
"At Dusk"
"In Waking Tymes"
"Path to Ruin"
"An Offering"

Go to this location for information and updates on Hexenklad.

Good Fight Music has signed Vile Ones featuring current Oh Sleeper vocalist Micah Kinard and ex-Scarlet members Randy Vanderbilt and Andreas Magnusson. This is the first release for each since each of their previous bands came to an end.

"The band is an outlet for all of us to write untethered to trends, concepts, or styles," says Kinard.

"To just vent whatever we want unabashedly. We all thrive off of collaboration and Vile Ones has created a new and exciting blank-canvas in which to backboard whatever random inspirations may spark within us. We each respect each other's craft and contributions immensely making it really exciting to see which of these little sparks turn to fire in a release."

The band has released a new song called "Bait & Collar" from a 6-song EP titled Teeth they plan on releasing on January 5th via Good Fight Music. "Bait & Collar" is also available on all streaming platforms starting today.

Kinard continues, "The first few lines of Bait & Collar came to me while on a rather lengthy Frank Zappa tangent. The song, to me, is ultimately a reflection of the societal complacency of 'cog-in-machine' living and the consumerist approach to improving lifestyle and obedience. But as in all the lyrics I write, the "meaning" is whatever the listener personally sees through the lens of their own experience while alone with the song, words music and all."

"The album name represents what this band is," Kinard concludes. "Something raw, genuine, ugly, and beautiful all at the same time and completely unapologetic. Teeth is a neutral word with a very visceral feel. It's the focus when describing the violent jaws of a monster while also the anglicism of a smile. It embodies the notion that every human is naturally neutral, all of us skirting the line between angel and animal. We are by nature good, bad, ugly, beautiful, flawed and perfect all at once, and that's okay."

The cover art, done by Lucas Starr at Royal Mercenaries, is also being revealed below along with the tracklisting.

Tracklisting:

"Bait & Collar"
"Keep Your Teeth"
"Mad Man"
"Pollack"
"A Drink with M.L. Crassus"
"Dantzig 1808"

"Bait & Collar":

Italian band Belladonna has just released a new single titled "Spiders Of Gomorrah", and the song is featured in the trailer of the new Netflix series Godless.

"Godless is a noir western, full of mystery, dust, black-hearted outcasts and ruthless women - totally our kind of imagery! So it was a true thrill for us to have our new song licensed in its trailer," says Belladonna's singer Luana Caraffa.

The cinematic, drama-filled quality of Belladonna's songs has made the still-unsigned band very popular in the Hollywood movie and games industry: their music has recently been licensed in the marketing campaigns of several major blockbusters, including Fantastic 4, Minions, Split, My Cousin Rachel, The Dark Tower, Shadow of War, DeadRising 4 and Black Panther.

"Spiders Of Gomorrah" is available for download here, and it can also be streamed for free on Spotify here

You can hear "Spiders Of Gomorrah" from in the Godless trailer below:

Pustulus Maximus of GWAR stopped by the Guitar World studio to play along to their new song "El Presidente". Check it out below:

GWAR's new studio album, The Blood Of Gods, is out now via Metal Blade Records. A full album stream is available below.

The Blood Of Gods, produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Ronan Chris "Lord God" Murphy, is available in Standard CD, 2LP Colored Vinyl and Digital formats. Order your copy of the new album at this location.

The Blood Of Gods tracklisting:

“War On GWAR”
“Viking Death Machine”
“El Presidente”
“I'll Be Your Monster”
“Auroch”
“Swarm”
“The Sordid Soliloquy Of Sawborg Destructo”
“Death To Dickie Duncan”
“Crushed By The Cross”
“Fuck This Place”
“ Phantom Limb”
“If You Want Blood (You Got It)” (AC/DC cover)

Album stream:

“I'll Be Your Monster” video:

“Fuck This Place” video:

Tour dates:

November (with Ghoul, He Is Legend, U.S. Bastards)
28 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
29 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Live
30 - Houston, TX - House of Blues

December (with Ghoul, He Is Legend, U.S. Bastards)
1 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theater
2 - Baton Rouge, LA - Varsity Theater
3 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
5 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
6 - Tampa, FL - The Ritz
8 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
9 - Peoria, IL - Limelight
10 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall

Finland's Verikalpa has signed with Inverse Recordsand their debut album, Taistelutahto, will be released February 16th, 2018. The first single "Pahan Laulu" is available as a lyric video below.

From Inverse Records: 

Verikalpa is a troll / beer-metal band from the Northern city of Oulu in Finland. They combine groovy riffs and rhythms with twisted folk melodies with a very Finnish touch. The lyrics are in Finnish and more specifically in the accent of Oulu. The songs are tales about drinking, hangovers, trolls, and of course bloodspattered eternal battles. Verikalpa is formed by six musicians from bands such as Catamenia and Quake The Earth, and this experienced group of musicians deliver their music with a firm touch and with an energetic live show.

Verikalpa has been in existence for many years but they decided to take their time in polishing their musical atmosphere and concept so that the band was truly ready to hit the stages and recording studios with a complete product. Taistelutahto was thus recorded in the Surf-Sound studio in Oulu with the mastermind Janne Huotari, who whipped out all that the guys had to give. After pouring everything they had to the album it was finally mastered by Svante Forsbäck of Chartmakers and so Taistelutahto (translated: Battlewill) was born.

Verikalpa has concentrated in composing, rehearsing and recording for the past six months but they are no strangers to the stages of Finland. For example they played a very successful show with Primordial in Helsinki. The guys received a lot of good feedback by the metal medias and audiences and this gave them a foothold in the music-scene of Finland. 

Taistelutahto tracklist:

"Viimiseen Asti"
"Tyrmä"
"Neidonryöstäjä"
"Kuoppajaiset"
"Pahan Laulu"
"Verijuhula"
"Taistelutahto"
"Viinapiru"
"Kuoleman Suo"
"Rautatammi"

Line-up:

Vocals - Jani Ikonen
Bass - Sami Knuutinen
Keys - Jussi Sauvola
Guitars - Jussi Heikkilä
Guitars - Janne Niva
Drums - Aleksi Heiskanen