Founding Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell will release his new solo album 'Standing At A Bus Stop' on December 1st, via Of The Edge Productions/Cargo Records UK. 'Standing at a Bus Stop' is legendary guitarist, musician and songwriter Eric Bell’s second album for Of The Edge Productions.

The follow-up to 2016’s Exile - Eric’s first studio recording for more than ten years - Standing At A Bus Stop gives fans more of what Eric does best - bitter sweet lyrics, gorgeous melodies and fantastic guitar riffs. Featuring nine brand new tracks written by Eric - plus two wonderful covers of Howlin Wolf's “Back Door Man”, and Elvis’ “Mystery Train” - this latest album showcases Bell’s talent for song writing and his desire to keep moving forward with his music.

“It would have been very easy to become Thin Lizzy part II,” says Eric, “but I’ve always gone my own way. You shouldn’t be scared to take a chance and experiment. Whatever talent I possess, I want to use it and you can’t do that if you’re always looking to the past.”

Once again, Eric draws heavily on his own life for inspiration on this record (and his extraordinary life has certainly produced plenty of song writing material!), crafting songs that are highly personal yet completely universal - songs of love and loss, dreams and memories, good times and bad. Some are recent creations, reflecting Eric’s thoughts on the modern world; some were written years ago, forgotten and rediscovered for this album.

“You get a free razor blade with every copy!” laughs Eric. “The songs on this album might be a bit melancholic but they’re not miserable. They are honest, they’re about real people and places and capture certain points in my life that meant something and made me who I am.

“I was never really considered a songwriter until Exile,” he adds, “so it’s amazing to have the chance to do another record. It feels like a natural progression for me. Like maybe I can write after all.”

Tracklisting:

“Back Door Man” (Howlin Wolf cover)
“Changing Room”
“In Memory Of Django”
“Frustration”
“Golden Days”
“Mystery Train” (Elvis cover)
“One Day Too Early”
“Pavements Paved With Gold”
“Reality”
“Standing At A Bus Stop”
“Walking In The Park”
“Golden Days”

Danish death metal cult band Iniquity will rerelease their classic 1996 debut album Serenadium on CD and LP on November 10th via Mighty Music and will play their final show in Copenhagen on the same day.

Iniquity is one of the first death metal bands to emerge from Denmark. Established in 1989, the band were pioneers in the genre and made quite an impact with their albums worldwide. The debut album Serenadium from 1996 is by many death metal fanatics considered a classic album. The story of Iniquity is known to have been very chaotic with many line-up changes, drug and alcohol abuse, bad luck, bad decisions, and in 2011, founding member Brian Petrowsky died, just 37 years old. Besides Serenadium, the band released The Hidden Lore MCD in 1998, Five Across The Eyes in 1999 and finally Grime in 2001. After many years of silence, the band came back from the grave in 2013 to perform a few shows with The Hidden Lore lineup. In connection with the 20 year re-release of Serenadium the band will perform their last ever gig in Copenhagen on November 10th with special guests.

"Finally it's here... Both fans and the band has been waiting for this for 20 years. Our debut album Serenadium from 1996 is coming out on vinyl through our old trusty label Mighty Music who've released all previous iniquity releases as well! Needless to say we are very excited by this and despite us actually laying the band to rest in 2016 we will of course be back to play a few shows in connection with this - as a final salute to the band and to the people who've helped build this monster. We hope this release will please the fans - old and new - maybe even make a few youngster turn their heads! 'Serenadium of the deathless, you will slowly transpire...' and so will we.” Martin Rosendahl, Iniquity

"This was the first ever album I released. I was 19 years old when I signed Iniquity, knew close to nothing about the music business, and used most of my savings to fund everything around this album. It was released it on my old label Emanzipation Productions back in 1996 and made quite a stir in the international death metal scene. I of course have a lot of memories about Serenadium, mostly good but also quite a few bad once, since it was a very turbulent time in the band.  But you can't take away the fact that is a classic death metal in all aspects and it feels like a big relief for me finally to release it on vinyl and finish the Iniquity chapter." Michael H. Andersen, Mighty Music.

Iniquity’s Serenadium will be rereleased on LP and CD including the The Hidden Lore EP from 1998 as bonus. All songs remastered at Medley Studio (Artillery, Electric Guitars).

Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo paid tribute to hometown legends BLACK SABBATH during METALLICA's concert last night (Monday, October 30) at the Genting Arena in Birmingham, England. Hammett and Trujillo covered "War Pigs" during their solo section and allowing the fans to sing in full support. Check out fan-filmed video footage below.

METALLICA members Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield inducted BLACK SABBATH into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in March 2006 in New York City.

In a moving speech, Hetfield choked up as he painted a picture of himself as a nine-year-old introvert who found salvation in the din of Tony Iommi & Co. "He was drawn to them... like a shy boy to his own loud voice," Hetfield said at the event. "Those monstrous riffs lived inside him and spoke the feelings he could never put into words, sending chills of inspiration through him, from those gloomy lyrics and outlaw chords and all."

In addition to inducting SABBATH into the Rock Hall, METALLICA performed a medley of SABBATH songs ("Hole in the Sky" and "Iron Man") during the ceremony.

The European leg of METALLICA's "WorldWired" tour kicked off in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 2 and will run through November. After a break, the trek will pick up again on February 1, 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, and continue through May, finishing up in Helsinki, Finland.

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame band is touring in support of its tenth studio album, "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct", which came out last November.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH last week confirmed a December 1 release date for its greatest hits collection, "A Decade Of Destruction", and released one of two new tracks included on the album, a song called "Trouble". Guitarist Zoltan Bathory told The Pulse Of Radio that singer Ivan Moody's lyrics for the song were inspired by Moody's own recent struggles to stay sober. "Ivan is the hand grenade without the, you know [laughs], without the pin, so he wrote the lyrics, obviously, and I think it's about himself, that he is trouble. You know, he's straightening out. It's good to see him getting sober, getting straight, and so I guess this song now is in a — now it's a past-tense song."

The other new song included with the set is titled "Gone Away".

Drummer Jeremy Spencer told Razor 94.7 that he was unsure about doing a greatest-hits LP at first, saying, "I was, like, 'Do we even have enough hits?' And then we looked and we have, like, thirteen or fifteen radio hits. It just seems like it just started, even though it's been ten years. We're always wrapped up in our vacuum, in our cocoon of our daily life, so you don't pay attention to that stuff. And now we're, like, 'We have a greatest hits.' And the label thought it was the right time, so we were, like, 'Cool. Let's put some new songs on it, though.' We don't wanna make… 'Cause people can pretty much… You know, they have the records already. But now this is a cool package with different stuff on it. The artwork's really rad. It's cool."

The hits collection and an already-completed new studio album are part of a deal to settle a legal dispute and close out the band's contract with its label, Prospect Park.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's seventh full-length LP, which was finished nearly a year ago, will follow up 2015's "Got Your Six" and will be released in spring 2018.

The band is currently preparing to embark on a European arena tour with IN FLAMES and OF MICE & MEN.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH signed a new North American recording deal with Rise Records last year.


Listen to "Rockcast at Aftershock - Jeremy Spencer of Five Finger Death Punch" on Spreaker.

Amon Amarth has a long history with Metal Blade Records, that goes back to 1998 when they released their debut album, Once Sent From The Golden Hall. That album, along with 1999's The Avenger, were the first two Amon Amarth records that received the Metal Blade "Originals"-treatment, followed by The Crusher, Versus The World, Fate Of Norns and With Oden On Our Side. Now it's time for Surtur Rising and Twilight of the Thunder God to receive the same treatment. 

Both Surtur Rising and Twilight of the Thunder God will be released with 400g heavy cardboard spine sleeves (inside out print), 60x60cm two-sided artwork posters and 250g inserts. 

See below for an overview of all versions. Preorder your copies now via Metal Blade Records (USA), EMP (EU) or at their eBay store (EU). 

Surtur Rising "Originals-Series" LP reissue: 
--180g Black Vinyl
--Clear Signal Orange Vinyl (EU exclusive - ltd. 500) 
--Brown-Marbled Vinyl (EMP exclusive - ltd. 300) 
--Flame-Splatter Vinyl (eBay exclusive - ltd. 200) 
--Clear Vinyl (US exclusive - ltd. 200) 
--Orange Vinyl (US exclusive - ltd. 200) 
--Clear-Flesh Vinyl (US exclusive - ltd. 100) 

Twilight Of The Thunder God "Originals-Series" LP reissue: 
--180g Black Vinyl
--Clear Seablue-Marbled Vinyl (EU exclusive - ltd. 500) 
--Olive Green-Marbled Vinyl (EMP exclusive - ltd. 300) 
--Flame-Splatter Vinyl (eBay exclusive - ltd. 200) 
--Clear Vinyl (US exclusive - ltd. 200) 
--Orange Vinyl (US exclusive - ltd. 200) 
--Grey-Brown Vinyl (US exclusive - ltd. 100)

For fans planning to collect all of the releases, a limited, specially designed slipcase-box is available (exclusively at EMP) that fits the complete Amon Amarth back catalog.

"Jesus Retreats", the new video from BIG DUMB FACE, the side project from LIMP BIZKIT guitarist Wes Borland, can be seen below. The song is taken from BIG DUMB FACE's latest album, "Where Is Duke Lion? He's Dead...", which is being released today (Tuesday, October 31) via Edison Sound.

"Where Is Duke Lion? He's Dead..." is BIG DUMB FACE's first full-length release since "Duke Lion Fights The Terror!!" (2001), and tells the story of the powers of evil triumphing, killing our hero. "Where Is Duke Lion? He's Dead..." once again features Wes's brother Scott Borland.

This is Wes Borland's first release since his 2016 solo record, "Crystal Machete".

Rarely has a side project provided such a creative outlet for the madcap, surreal and bizarre. "Where Is Duke Lion? He's Dead..." is an album which redefines musical eccentricity, genre-less and unbounded — noise, death metal, electronic, steel pan samples, grindcore and more all collide in a maelstrom of musical images. This is not to say though that the record is without direction; indeed, the pacing and track order makes for a compelling listen — from the rip-snorting "Zargon Moth" or the off-kilter melodicism of "Jesus Retreats" to the relatively more tranquil "The Blood Maiden" or the whack-ballad of "WDATGGG".

Unsurprisingly, for an artist overflowing with as many ideas as Wes Borland (with his brother Scott), "Where Is Duke Lion? He's Dead..." is a multi-layered record which rewards on multiple listens. Listen once and you're carried away on a tide of musical energy and riffs; twice, and you begin to appreciate the unique production, mixing and sheer level of varied sounds and samples within.

Nowhere is this better summed up than in the behemoth of a closer: "Whipping The Hodeus". An eighteen-minute monster, the track combines a grotesque southern country ballad with cinematic rural soundscape, disco funk, and finally, grind/deathcore. You really do have to hear it to believe it.

Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde recently guested on MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx's syndicated rock radio show "Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx". The entire chat can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):

On the origins of Ozzfest:

Ozzy: "How it happened was that [Ozzy's wife and manager] Sharon [Osbourne] tried to get me on Lollapalooza, and they said, 'That music's dead — it's over.' So Sharon said, 'Screw you, we'll do our own [festival)."

On what he credits for his longevity:

Ozzy: "Not drinking and not doing all that... I don't smoke, drink, do dope..."

Zakk: "A while ago, Ozz quit doing everything at one point. This is when we were staying at the house — me and [Zakk's wife] Barb. The girls were out — Sharon and Barb, they went out to the movies or went out somewhere — and me and Ozzy are just sitting there. He has a cup of tea, and he goes, 'Look at me. I don't drink; I don't do drugs; I quit smoking — I never thought I'd do that; I don't even drink coffee anymore.' He goes, 'Zakk, why am I alive?'"

Ozzy: "I know what's going to happen if I start that again — I'm going to wake up covered in piss and puke, on my own somewhere. I can sit here and go, 'A glass of wine would be good,' and the next thing you know, I'm waking up somewhere I didn't intend to be, in a bad state. 'Cause I can't stop. [It's like] a switch — from fun to necessity."

On getting sober:

Ozzy: "I'm coming up on five years. I don't want it [now].. I don't know how we did it. For a while it was fun, but when you cross that invisible line... one day, I wake up in a fucking jail in England. I'm going, 'Where the fuck am I? What have I done?' I said to the cop, 'Why am I here?' He goes, 'I'll read you a charge — John Michael Osbourne has been arrested for attempting murder.' I went, 'What? Who did I try and kill?' 'Your wife.' I never believed in blackouts. I thought it was just a scare tactic. But I started having them."

On MTV's "The Osbournes":

Ozzy: "Having a camera crew in your house 24/7, you feel like a fucking experiment... I said to the guy one day, 'This is driving me fucking nuts. I've got to have a safe room where I can scratch my ass without being on TV.' I go in there one day, and I get this fucking weird feeling, you know? I look in the corner, and there's a camera hidden in the wall. I said, 'I thought this was a safe room?' He goes, 'We wanted to know where you were at all times.' 'Then why is the mic next to the fucking camera?' We pulled the plug because we started to run out of ideas, and plus the fact that it was my own house and I didn't feel safe."

On un-retiring:

Ozzy: "I retired for about one fucking... I couldn't even retire from this. It's not a job. I'll be here until they put a lid on my box. It's what I do — I've done it for forty-nine years. I don't know anything else."

Earlier this year, Ozzy reunited with Wylde, who played on studio albums such as "No Rest For The Wicked", "No More Tears" and "Ozzmosis" and who has toured on and off with Ozzy for nearly thirty years.

Ozzy has played a handful of solo shows since doing his final concerts with BLACK SABBATH last February. The legendary band wrapped up its forty-nine-year career with a year-long farewell tour, ending with two shows in its hometown of Birmingham, England.

A CD/DVD package called "The End", capturing the final SABBATH concert on film and as a live album, will be released on November 17.

Ozzy will next headline the first day of Ozzfest Meets Knotfest on November 4 in San Bernardino, California.

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi says that his cancer will likely come back — more than a year after he announced that he was in remission.

Iommi was diagnosed with lymphoma in early 2012, shortly after SABBATH announced a reunion tour and album. He underwent treatment throughout the recording of the disc, titled "13", and the subsequent tour to promote it.

Eight months after BLACK SABBATH brought its farewell tour to an end in the band's hometown of Birmingham, England, Iommi told Loudwire that he had to retire from the road because he could no longer travel for extended amounts of time.

"Well, for me, it's always hard traveling," he said (see video below). "Since I was diagnosed, I have to sort of be careful and not stay up too late and get some rest, which I wasn't, because we were traveling after the show. So by the time you get to the hotel, [it's] three or four o'clock in the morning. And I normally wake up early — I wake up when it's light — so you don't get many hours sleep. But, you know, there's nothing I can knock about it. I love playing on the road, I love being in the band, I love playing to the fans, but it's just the other side. You can only do what you can do and your physical side takes over and you get tired. And after doing so many shows, I really did get tired."

Speaking about how his cancer diagnosis has changed his perspective on life, Iommi said: "Well, to me, it's never gonna go away; it's always gonna be there. According to my oncologist, the professor, he said it's probably gonna come back. So it's hard to sort of go, 'Oh, well, that's brilliant then.' But I do live [day] by day now, and just every day is a winner, really. And we'll see. I hope it doesn't come back, but you never know."

Iommi said in 2016 interview that "the lowest moment" for him was being diagnosed. He explained: "You automatically wind yourself up saying, 'That's it then,' but that is not always the case. When they tell you, you think, 'Oh God.' That was a low time. I have had a few low times in my life like everybody has, but that was one that stuck in the head."

SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne told The Pulse Of Radio in 2014 that Iommi never let his condition slow him down: "My hat goes off to him 'cause he really is Iron Man. I mean, that chemotherapy knocks you sideways, you know. I mean, when my wife had cancer a few years back, she was having three chemo things a month and it would knock the life out of — literally every time she'd have a treatment, she'd have a seizure. It's scary stuff. But he came down, plugged in and carried on. He's my hero, I swear to God he is."

The BLACK SABBATH guitarist successfully underwent an operation in January 2017 to remove a noncancerous lump from his throat.

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker has set "Resurrection" as the title of the upcoming album from his MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST project. The disc, which was produced by Michael Voss, is tentatively due in early 2018 via Nuclear Blast.

"Resurrection" was recorded in four different locations over a five-month period and features a guest appearance by METALLICA's Kirk Hammett along with contributions from three original MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) singers — Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet and Robin McAuley — plus Doogie White, who plays with Michael in MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK.

"It's not like three singers [where] each one sings three songs," Schenker explained to "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" (hear audio below). "We actually ended up having all singers together on a few songs, which is really, really unique and interesting. It's really entertaining, because you hear these different types of voices coming in to the same song, singing… Basically, Gary maybe sings the bridge, Robin sings the verse and Graham sings the chorus or whatever. We did this on about three songs or so."

According to Schenker, "Resurrection" will contain all brand new songs, including the projected first single "Warrior", which he describes as "really, really good and really powerful." The track will be made available several weeks prior to the album release and will come with a behind-the-scenes video.

The studio album will follow the release of "Michael Schenker Fest Tokyo", a concert recording filmed in August 2016 at Tokyo, Japan's International Forum, which was made available this past March via Inakustik.

"It was so funny when [Gary, Graham and Robin] all had to sing their lines and we were shooting behind-the-scenes footage, to see them how they get on," Michael recalled. "You can actually see it on the ['Michael Schenker Fest Tokyo'] DVD already, but it just continues to be as if these people have been together forever."

Michael added that he is celebrating his music career and life itself with MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST. "It seems like everybody's celebrating their life and their career at the same time," he said. "But it's all the most popular music of Michael Schenker, and the best I can do at the moment is to have Gary and Graham and Robin and now [with the addition of] Doogie White."

IN THIS MOMENT's video for the song "Roots" can be seen below. The clip was directed by Maria Brink and Robert Kley.

"Roots" is taken from IN THIS MOMENT's latest album, "Ritual", which was released this past July by Atlantic Records in partnership with Roadrunner Records. The disc features a guest appearance from JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford on the song "Black Wedding".

"Ritual" was produced by IN THIS MOMENT's longtime collaborator — and multiple Grammy Award nominee — Kevin Churko (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, OZZY OSBOURNE).

Asked how the material from "Ritual" has been going over live, guitarist Chris Howorth told Fuel The Scene magazine: "The reception has been overwhelmingly good all across the board. It's kind of weird now… Because album sales are so different, with streams and everything, you don't really notice it, except for on the live front, you see the people showing up and singing the songs, and you know that they're getting it and hearing it. Otherwise, it's hard to kind of tell."

Added guitarist Randy Weitzel: "When we play a song for the first time, people are just sort of staring at you. But as tours go by, they start to get to know the lyrics and it livens up a little bit. So I think it's going pretty good."

The official video for "Hard To Kill", the title track of the fourth studio album from Los Angeles-based hard rockers HEAVEN & EARTH, can be seen below. The disc was released on October 6 via Quarto Valley Records.

Founded by British-born, blues-rock guitar virtuoso Stuart Smith, HEAVEN & EARTH specializes in melodic, hard rock in the vein of DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW and BAD COMPANY. HEAVEN & EARTH's recording lineup includes Joe Retta (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica), Stuart Smith (guitars), Lynn Sorenson (bass and vocals), drummer Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp, THE ROLLING STONES, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars) and keyboardist Ty Baillie (Katy Perry, Robbie Robertson). On tour, HEAVEN & EARTH features musicians Mike Mangan (Hammond organ and keyboard) and Steven Wilson (drums, percussion, vocals).

Taking "Hard To Kill" as a whole, the eleven original songs ring true and the melodies unfold like you have known them your whole life. The title track serves as the band's anthem, a testament to perseverance and the power of rock. "L.A. Blues" exposes the pitfalls of living in the City of Angels, while "The Game Has Changed" dramatically contrasts the past with the present. Meanwhile, "Til It's Over" will earn the admiration of longtime rock listeners, just as the attitude in "Bleed Me Dry" and "Walk Away" will speak to any modern music fan. "We feel that 'Hard To Kill' is definitely the band's best work yet, and we're excited to see how it’s received," says Smith. "We're looking forward to going on tour and playing selections from all four HEAVEN & EARTH albums, as well as a few surprises."

Photo credit: Shelby Carol

U.K. industrial metal pioneers GODFLESH will release their new album, "Post Self", on November 17 via Justin K. Broadrick's Avalanche Recordings on CD, digital and LP formats, with a cassette version incoming on Hospital Productions.

Over two years in the making, "Post Self" explores the less "metal" side of GODFLESH, taking in the formative influences and spitting out something more informed by late '70s early '80s post-punk and industrial than it is anything metal-related. Lyrically, the album deals with anxiety and depression, fear, mortality and paternal and maternal relationships.

"Post Self" track listing:

01. Post Self02. Parasite 03. No Body 04. Mirror Of Finite Light 05. Be God 06. The Cyclic End 07. Pre Self 08. Mortality Sorrow 09. In Your Shadow 10. The Infinite End

You can listen to the "Post Self" title track below.

GODFLESH's last album, "A World Lit Only By Fire", was released in October 2014 via Avalanche Recordings.

Photo credit: Kevin Laska


Post Self - single by GODFLESH

PAINTED DOLL, the new band formed by comedian/guitar shredder Dave Hill and extreme metal veteran Chris Reifert (AUTOPSY, DEATH), has inked a deal with the New York City independent label Tee Pee Records. The group's self-titled debut, recorded and mixed by Tom Beaujour at Nuthouse Recording in Hoboken, New Jersey, will be released on February 16, 2018.

PAINTED DOLL came to life when "a death metal guy and a power-pop guy got hammered together at a GOBLIN concert in Texas." Soon after, Reifert and Hill began trying to out-deep cut each other with late '60s/early '70s Dutch and British psych pop before Chris suggested the two musicians form a band together inspired by the music they'd been trading.

What does PAINTED DOLL sound like, you ask? Let's let the band do the talking...

"The PAINTED DOLL record was a blast to make," says Hill. "Chris is a death metal legend from the Bay Area and I'm a guy from Cleveland who worships THE KINKS. Throw in our mutual love for obscure Dutch bands from the seventies and you've got PAINTED DOLL. We're super psyched to be working with Tee Pee Records to unleash our stone-cold jams on the masses."

"After getting to know Dave and talking about psychedelic bands and stuff, it was clear that PAINTED DOLL needed to happen," adds Reifert. "The powers of rock gave us our mission, which we gladly accepted. Now you can hear the visions that we had bouncing around in our heads. Foxes and rabbits, velvet and leather, smoldering rock and spacey psych....what else do you need? Play it loud and proud, babies!"

Luckily, there's zero waiting period to hear the culmination of this peculiar pairing as PAINTED DOLL has released a video for the record's lead track "Together Alone". Check it out below.

Swedish black metallers WATAIN will release their new studio album, "Trident Wolf Eclipse", on January 5, 2018. The effort will be made available as an LP, standard CD, limited CD digipak, digitally as well as in a limited deluxe box set of three thousand copies. The album will also be available in a variation of different vinyl colors from selected mailorder/retail stores.

"After twenty years of carving our own path through and out of the world, 'Trident Wolf Eclipse' feels like a worthy point of arrival indeed," says WATAIN. "One of power and force, shining a new harsh light upon all that has been, those that perished along the way, the life altering struggle and triumphant ecstasy of WATAIN. 'Trident Wolf Eclipse' is, however, not about the past, nor the future, it is about here and now, and we sincerely look forward to show you all what that implies. To all those that are as impatient as we are for that day to come, thank you for your unending support and see you soon."

"Trident Wolf Eclipse" track listing: 01. Nuclear Alchemy (3:10)02. Sacred Damnation (4:41)03. Teufelsreich (4:26)04. Furor Diabolicus (4:43)05. A Throne Below (4:09)06. Ultra (Pandemoniac) (4:01)07. Towards The Sanctuary (4:54)08. The Fire Of Power (4:42)

The "Nuclear Alchemy" single (released as a seven-inch and digitally) is available today. Order your copy from CM Distro or the band's own merchandise store Wolf Wear. This release is strictly limited to two thousand copies.

The brand new video for "Nuclear Alchemy" can been seen below.

The new lineup of Swedish metal veterans ENTOMBED played its groundbreaking 1991 album, "Clandestine", in its entirety at Malmö Live in Malmö, Sweden on November 12, 2016. Sitting in first with conductor Josef Rhedin and the hundred-plus-member Malmö Symphony Orchestra for Thomas Von Wachenfeldt's arrangement of "Clandestine", the band performed "Clandestine" from front to back for the very first time.

Joining original ENTOMBED members Alex Hellid, Uffe Cederlund (guitar) and Nicke Andersson (drums) in the group's latest incarnation are Robert Andersson (vocals) and Nicke's half brother Edvin Aftonfalk (bass), both formerly of the Swedish death metal band MORBUS CHRON.

A recording of this special event, "Clandestine / Malmö", will be released on November 10 via Threeman Recordings. It will contain a special-edition 5.1 HD sound 2CD plus DVD deluxe mediabook featuring the full performance (orchestra + band) and poster. (Mediabook includes hard-bound booklet.)

In the first act, the full Malmö Symphony Orchestra and a choir performs "Clandestine", arranged for orchestra by Thomas Von Wachenfeldt, with the original members from ENTOMBED sitting in as part of the ensemble and with Orvar Säfström on vocals. In the second act, the band for the very first time plays the entire album live in the original version with the addition of Edvin Aftonfalk on bass guitar and Robert Andersson on lead vocals.

Track listing:

01. Prelude - Clandestine02. Living Dead03. Sinners Bleed04. Evilyn05. Blessed Be06. Interlude - The Deep Slumber07. Stranger Aeons08. Chaos Breed09. Crawl10. Severe Burns11. Postlude - Through The Collonades12. Act I - Malmö Symphony Orchestra13. Intro14. Living Dead15. Sinners Bleed16. Evilyn17. Blessed Be18. Strangers Aeons19. Chaos Breed20. Crawl21. Severe Burns22. Through The Collonades23. Left Hand Path24. Act II – Entombed

The new lineup of ENTOMBED made its live debut on the Close-Up Båten cruise on October 27, 2016.

Decibel magazine inducted "Clandestine" into its Hall Of Fame series in the December 2016 issue. Editor Albert Mudrian said "Clandestine" is "one of the greatest death metal records — Swedish or otherwise — of all time."

The ENTOMBED band that performed on the Close-Up Båten cruise and at Malmö Live is not to be confused with ENTOMBED A.D., which features ENTOMBED vocalist Lars Göran Petrov alongside Olle Dahlstedt (drums), Nico Elgstrand (guitar) and Victor Brandt (bass).

Hellid and Petrov have been embroiled in a legal battle over the ENTOMBED name for several years.

Canadian metal veterans ANNIHILATOR have released an extra-gory, NSFW (not-safe-for-work) video for the song "Pieces Of You". The track is taken from the band's sixteenth studio album, "For The Demented", which will be released on November 3 via Neverland Music/Silver Lining Music. The effort will be available in a limited-edition digipack with lenticular cover, a jewel-case CD, a twelve-inch 180-gram colored vinyl in gatefold and digital download. "The following contains a graphic interpretation of a true crime story that includes potentially disturbing images and lyrical content," says ANNIHILATOR's Jeff Waters abut the video. "We realize this is not exactly the most pleasant subject to write about, however, in the world of being a writer and musician, sometimes these stories can spawn a song! While many of the songs from the new album, 'For The Demented', have positive messages in them, this one does not! Waters adds: "This is about a criminally insane guy who murdered his 'annoying' girlfriend to 'silence' her voice. He then eats pieces of her, as a means of keeping her alive inside of him. Yeah, crazy, but when you watch horror movies, crime shows and own a few CANNIBAL CORPSE t-shirts, this is tame in comparison. "I like the three dimensions of this: seeing the lyrics roll by: hearing/feeling the music and watching the horror... almost difficult to take it all in, in one view. "Enjoy 'Pieces Of You', if you can!"

"For The Demented" track listing:

01. Twisted Lobotomy02. One To Kill03. For The Demented04. Pieces of You05. The Demon You Know06. Phantom Asylum 07. Altering The Alter08. The Way09. Dark10. Not All There

Pre-orders are now live at this location. "It was time to analyze what a lot of fans over the years have kept telling me," says Waters. "It was time to sit down and figure out 'why' ANNIHILATOR's early 'thrash-meets-melodic' caught the ears of so many and to try to sweep the 'fan' part of my writing/playing/singing out the door and welcome back the mostly original Waters writing that was to be the first four ANNIHILATOR albums." Waters didn't venture back alone while looking back through ANNIHILATOR's history. "I was well aware that trying to re-capture the past usually fails, or at least won't come close," he says. "So, I decided to bring in fresh ears, both musically and physically with Rich Hinks, my bassist for the last few years. And doing most all of the records by myself, including writing and playing most all on my own, as well as mixing, mastering, engineering, etc… well, it can become routine and can often hinder you from being objective and more creative. "Rich came in and co-wrote the music with me, as well as co-produced the beginning stages of the record. His background of classic thrash metal meets a newer 'math' metal style was the perfect combination for me to simply ask, 'What do you think of this?' He would most-often reply with 'not the ANNIHILATOR style I like,' so we would keep going until we both felt that core ANNIHILATOR riffing and writing style presented itself."

Jeff continues: "Bottom line, 'For The Demented' captures some feel from ANNIHILATOR's 1985-87 demos mixed with the first four ANNIHILATOR records. Back to the thrash-meets-melody but with some pure Waters guitar riffing, upgraded lead guitar shredding and vocals back to the demo days meets the 'King of The Kill' record. Lyrically, I placed a theme on the record: the human mind and all of its glory, complexity, diversity, weaknesses and insanity! Pretty much the craziness of the music is matched by the lyrics. "I think metal fans are going to hear much of what they have been waiting for from ANNIHILATOR," adds Waters. Since 1989, ANNIHILATOR have not stopped putting out records and touring the world. Despite the ever-changing climate of the metal world (and releasing a series of "different" metal records with various lineups along the way), Waters and company have consistently delivered strong albums since the band's debut, "Alice In Hell". Then there was 1990's best-selling "Never, Neverland", 1995's "King Of The Kill", "Schizo Deluxe" in 2005 and many other critically acclaimed releases up until "Suicide Society". The "under-the-radar" influence of this band, and Waters, has been felt throughout the entire realm of the metal world by a ton of well-known musicians and bands; that influence even stretching into the hard rock and instrumentalist genre. Waters, in his usual humble manner, offers this in response: "ANNIHILATOR's music has been influenced by a good hundred of my favorite bands and musicians; you can hear their contributions to what I have been doing all throughout ANNIHILATOR's catalog. It's a bonus and an honor when bands and musicians I love mention that I had something to do with their playing or songs!" ANNIHILATOR is:

Jeff Waters (vocals, guitar)Fabio Alessandrini (drums)Rich Hinks (bass)Aaron Homma (guitar)

Photo credit: Jasmina Vrcko

Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate will embark on a world tour starting in December 2017 for the thirtieth 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.

QUEENSRŸCHE played "Operation: Mindcrime" in its entirety during the band's 1990 tour to promote the "Empire" album. The performance featured video, animation and guest singer Pamela Moore as the character Sister Mary.

Tate was fired from QUEENSRŸCHE in 2012. A two-year legal battle followed where Tate sued for the QUEENSRŸCHE name, only for his former bandmates Michael Wilton (guitar), Scott Rockenfield (drums) and Eddie Jackson (bass) to respond with a countersuit. They eventually settled the dispute, with Wilton, Rockenfield and Jackson continuing as QUEENSRŸCHE, and Tate now having the sole right to perform the albums "Operation: Mindcrime" and "Operation: Mindcrime II" in their entirety live.

OPERATION: MINDCRIME tour dates:

Jan. 11 - Button Factory, Dublin, IrelandJan. 12 - The Belfast Empire, Belfast, UKJan. 13 - Corporation – Sheffield, UKJan. 14 - Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd, UKJan. 15 - The Garage, London, UKJan. 16 - Trillians, Newcastle, UKJan. 17 - The Robin 2, Bilston, UKJan. 18 - G2, Glasgow, UKJan. 19 - Yardbirds Rock, Grimsby, UKJan. 20 - Rebellion, Manchester, UKMar. 22 - Moonlight Music Hall, Diest, Belgium *Mar. 23 - Neushoorn, Leeuwarden, Netherlands *Mar. 24 - Le Forum de Vauréal, Vauréal, France *Mar. 25 - Ninkasi Kao, Lyon, France *Mar. 27 - Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain*Mar. 28 - Sala Rock City, Almàssera, Spain*Mar. 29 - Hard Club, Porto, Portugal *Mar. 30 - RCA Club, Lisbon, Portugal *Mar. 31 - Sala Arena, Madrid, Spain *Apr. 01 - Secret Place (Home Of Underground Rock), Montpellier, France *Apr. 03 - Live Music Club, Trezzo sull'Adda, Italy *Apr. 04 - Orion, Rome, Italy *Apr. 05 - Zona Roveri Music Factory, Bologna, Italy *Apr. 06 - ((szene)) Wien, Vienna, Austria *Apr. 07 - Babylon Club, Bratislava, Slovakia *Apr. 08 - Colosseum Music Club, Sokolov, Czech Republic *Apr. 10 - Barba Negra, Budapest, Hungary *Apr. 11 - Progresja, Warsaw, Poland *Apr. 12 - Lido Berlin, Berlin, Germany *Apr. 13 - Backstage München, Munich, Germany *Apr. 14 - Konzertfabrik Z7 Bleibt, Pratteln, Switzerland *Apr. 15 - Baroeg, Rotterdam, Netherlands *Apr. 17 - The Underworld Camden, London, UK *Apr. 18 - The Rock'n'Roll Shop, Charmes, France *Apr. 19 - Turock Open Air, Essen, Germany *Apr. 20 - Goron, Moscow, Russia *Apr. 21 - Opera House, St. Petersberg, Russia *

* With ANGRA

Geoff has recorded seventeed studio albums throughout his thirty-five-year career and is regarded as one of the most skilled vocalists in the rock genre with hundreds of modern popular artists siting him as a major influence. Geoff is will known for expertly crafted lyrics combining social consciousness with high-energy, melodic complex music. Geoff and his band have been internationally recognized as thinking man's metal.

In addition to releasing seventeen studio albums as the original singer of QUEENSRŸCHE and as a solo artist, Geoff has released several live albums and has been nominated for a Grammy four times. He has sold over twenty-five million records and performed in more than forty-six countries.

Geoff will release a new album in December called "A New Reality" via Frontiers Music Srl. "A New Reality" is part three of a trilogy of records following his albums "The Key" and "Resurrection", both of which were also released through Frontiers. These three albums comprise a story following the lead character called "H" through an epic journey accompanied by the heavy progressive music that Geoff is best known for.

Progressive metallers BELIEVER are making new music available throughout 2017, culminating in the release of a physical product, to be announced later this year. BELIEVER fans will enjoy digital releases every few months with new artwork from Eye Level Studio's Michael Rosner to accompany each release. The third installment, "3 Of 5", contains the songs "Imagine Dragons" and "King Of Oz" and was released on October 31 via Trauma Team Productions.

BELIEVER, once again, dug deep into its bag of early influences to deliver these unique tracks and Rosner does the math (1/5+2/5= 3/5) for the cover art.

"We had to deliver something a bit odd since it’s an odd number release," stated BELIEVER's Jeff King. "And we just couldn't sit on our hands when IMAGINE DRAGONS released their song 'Believer'," added Kurt Bachman.

"3 Of 5" was mixed by Kevin Gutierrez at Assembly Line Studios and mastered by Bill Wolf of Wolf Productions.

BELIEVER gained worldwide recognition for its boundary-breaking, artistic form of progressive metal music, throwing open the doors to collaborations between metal and orchestral musicians and sealing the band's legacy. Their focus on creativity and innovation has earned praise from fans and musicians worldwide.

As BELIEVER fans know, the band's sound is constantly evolving as they explore new creative directions with each release. Bachman explains: "At this point, our goal was to write good songs, but to also make ourselves feel a bit musically uncomfortable.

"We have long admired the musicianship of RUSH, YES, KANSAS, etc., but it was their ability to write great, memorable songs that has always inspired us.

"After thirty years, I would say that with these songs, we are combining the BELIEVER sound with our very early musical roots and having a fun time doing it!"

BELIEVER's last album, "Transhuman", was released in April 2011 via Metal Blade Records.

Visit believerband.com for information regarding the new music.

BELIEVER is:

Kurt Bachman - Guitar, Bass, VocalsJeff King - Keyboards, Bass, GuitarKevin Leaman - GuitarJoey Daub - Drums

The Dead Daisies found inspiration in the excess of their rock 'n roll lifestyles for the video for their new song "She Always Gets Her Way (All The Same)", reports Allison Stubblebine of Billboard. Check out the clip below.  

The visuals enlist a choppy animation style to depict a coke fueled, drama-filled narrative in which the frontman finds trouble with the fact that his significant other enjoys a similar lifestyle to him. 

Vocalist John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, Union, The Scream), had plenty to say about the inspiration behind the track, explaining, "In lieu of some of the psychotic and crazy women that I somehow managed to find and get involved with, writing the lyrics for this was quite easy! I've kinda realized that I'm 'that guy' that could walk into a nudist colony in a full-length fur coat and ski mask, and I would be the one that left with mosquito bites! That's my life with women, well in the past anyway... hopefully!"

 

Former Unexpect bassist ChaotH (aka Frédérick Filiatrault) has launched a new band, Vvon Dogma I. Their new four song Communion EP is now available. A video for the title track was recently released. Following is a message from the Unexpect camp:

Vvon Dogma I's Communion EP is out now for stream and download. ChaotH keeps walking in circles with his finger in the air screaming 'Proving skeptics wrong will be a delight!' like a mad professor. Please get the EP and shut him up. Thank you."

COMMUNION EP by Vvon Dogma I

The tracklist is as follows:

"Hush"
"Communion" 
"Lithium Blue"
"The Mask"

Vvon Dogma I are pioneers and trailblazers, eschewing moribund genre categorizations to create music both strange and beautiful, to misquote Shakespeare: ‘something unique this way comes’.

Inspired by artists as diverse as Radiohead, Meshuggah, Deftones, James Blake, Jean Baudin, Die Antwoord, Clint Mansell, Igorrr, Arvo Part and Hans Zimmer, Vvon Dogma I’s creative lynchpin Frederick Filiatrault aka ChaotH formerly of Unexpect explains his new band’s unusual name.

“Vvon Dogma I is an expression that I created that means to me the second incarnation of any entity, the evolution from one state of being to another one that is infinitely more powerful or conscious or evolved. Either it being through death when you leave your body to become pure soul, or a larger societal level where we are leaving the naivety and simplicity of the modern era and stepping into a more complex and conscious 21st century world. Vvon Dogma I is that moment when you step into your second incarnation and become infinitely more conscious.”

Fredrick was driven to form Vvon Dogma I when his previous band Unexpect parted ways. He had to find the right musicians and he had to create these songs in order to find inner peace.

“The songs were like living entities needing to be drawn into our world. The music is so original it is hard for me to categorise and it will definitely challenge music fans, but ultimately I think it will satisfy them beyond what any generic band copying what has gone before ever could.”

Frederick hopes the fans will get something truly special from the music that is a blend of everything he is musically and is definitely more accessible than what he has done in the past.

“I wanted to feature my freak instrument of a nine-string bass. It is often a Frankenstein of bits and pieces of writing. But I also want people to know it’s not about shredding or anything. I wanted to see how I could apply this weird playing style in a musically accessible venue. My art is song writing plus arranging and the 9 string is only one aspect of it. I find it definitely adds an interesting flavor. Hopefully people will see it for what it is as a whole.”

Vvon Dogma I’s debut EP Communion features four tracks experimenting with elements of prog, djent, funk, and electronic sampling to create a sound truly all their own. Their first single, the EP’s title track, is a trip for the true lovers of outside the box thinking, bashing the low ends with a pummeling and dominating 9 string bass accompanied by the ripping of an 8 string guitar along with some morbid electronic samples for good measure. “Communion” will definitely get the true avant-garde tech musicians anticipating more with the small taster.

Vvon Dogma I is:

9 String Bass / Vocoder: ChaotH (aka Frédérick Filiatrault) 
Guitar: Yoan Marier-Proulx 
Drumz: Kevin Alexander 
Synths and Violin: Blaise B Léonard

Photo by Guillaume Briand

Veteran rockers STRYPER have recruited FIREHOUSE bassist Perry Richardson. He joins the band as the replacement for STRYPER's longtime bassist Tim Gaines, who was fired from the group earlier this year.

"The first time I met the guys in STRYPER was in 1985, when my first band, MAXX WARRIOR opened for them in Charlotte, North Carolina," says Richardson. "From that first meeting, they have always been one of my favorite bands and a huge influence on me personally and musically. To have the honor of becoming a member of STRYPER today is an indescribable experience for me. I am so overwhelmed, I can't put it into words. To be asked to be a member of one of my favorite all-time bands is one of the greatest honors of my career. I'm so looking forward to being a part of this next chapter in STRYPER's legacy. I'm ready to rock the world with my new brothers!"

Adds STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet: "Perry is a perfect fit within our band. He's an amazing singer, an excellent bass player and just a great human being. The moment we first rehearsed with Perry, we knew that it was right. We sang harmonies, and the vocals sounded awesome. He shared stories of how STRYPER was one of his favorite bands and that he's always respected us. It meant a lot to hear him say that. He has brought a kind and humble spirit to the band. He is a professional and an absolute gentleman. His resume is quite extensive and as impressive as it gets. We're honored to have him on our team and we're extremely excited about the future!"

Gaines's exit from STRYPER had been rumored for months, ever since guitarist Oz Fox revealed that Tim was going through a divorce, forcing the group to take a hiatus and possibly consider a future without the bassist.

Gaines told KNAC.COM in August that "all hell broke loose" after he split up with his previous wife, "which is taboo as far as Christianity, I guess." He added: "I'm not the only guy in STRYPER to have gotten a divorce. Everybody in the band is married to divorced people. And I'm the bad guy, but everybody else has done it too, so? Whatever. Live in glass houses and everything will be exposed at some point or another."

A few days later, the remaining members of STRYPER released a statement denying that Gaines's divorce was a factor in their decision to part ways with the bassist and blaming Tim's "erratic and hostile behavior" for his dismissal from the group.

STRYPER is scheduled to enter the studio in November to begin work on in its new album for an early 2018 release.

Tim is currently working with FAITHSEDGE singer-songwriter Giancarlo Floridia on that band's fourth album, tentatively due in the fall of 2018.

Drummer Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, ex-DREAM THEATER) was recently interviewed by Chile's Video Volante. The full chat can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET).

On his recent detours away from progressive metal:

Mike: "Even though I made my name in progressive music with DREAM THEATER for twenty-five years, I could have gone down any road. When I went to Berklee, I met John Petrucci and John Myung and we formed DREAM THEATER because we wanted to do very progressive music — a lot of odd time signatures, long songs — but that was only one of my interests. I met them and we went down that road, but when I went to Berklee, I also was a big thrash metal fan. At that point, METALLICA was just coming out, and SLAYER and ANTHRAX and MEGADETH, so I could have went down that road. I was also a big classic rock fan — THE BEATLES, THE WHO, LED ZEPPELIN — so I could have went down that road, but I ended up going down the progressive rock road with DREAM THEATER. It's a difficult road, because it's for a very select audience — very long songs, very complex parts at times — but because it's such a select audience, they're also incredibly devoted, so that's why DREAM THEATER, over a long period of time, finally built up a big audience. When I left DREAM THEATER, that's when I wanted to do all these other styles. I do thrash metal with METAL ALLEGIANCE; I do classic rock with THE WINERY DOGS; I go out and play with TWISTED SISTER or AVENGED SEVENFOLD; so now I get to do all of these different things I like."

On his impressions of the "djent" scene:

Mike: "My son's band [NEXT TO NONE] is doing that sort of thing. They're kind of dabbling in the djent scene. It's a little bit like PERIPHERY, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, MESHUGGAH. I think that stuff is amazing. I think it's the next logical step for progressive music. It's taking everything that's heavy and making it heavier, and everything that's complex and making it even more complex. It's all about eight-string guitars and crazy double-bass drumming, so I have an appreciation for it. To me, it's part of the evolution of progressive music. I think it's more like prog for this generation."

On SHATTERED FORTRESS, in which he performs DREAM THEATER's "Twelve-Step Suite":

Mike: "It's kind of like closure. I don't plan on revisiting DREAM THEATER material; I haven't revisited DREAM THEATER material since I left the band; so this is kind of like a one-time thing for me and the fans to finally get to experience this."

SHATTERED FORTRESS just completed a South American tour and will venture to Australia for six shows in November.

Portnoy's new progressive metal band SONS OF APOLLO released its debut album, "Psychotic Symphony", via InsideOut Music on October 20. The group sees him rejoin forces with former DREAM THEATER keyboardist Derek Sherinian and his THE WINERY DOGS bandmate Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH), as well as guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) and singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN, JOURNEY).

The new CD from Jordan Rudess & Steve Horelick, titled InterSonic, will be released November 14th via Lazy Bones Recordings.   

The beautiful and haunting new album, InterSonic, by Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) and synth-wiz, Steve Horelick, features 11 tracks and a download card which includes 3 bonus tracks exclusive to the CD. 

As Jordan and Steve describe InterSonic: “When we assemble our collection of electronic and acoustic instruments, we’re setting up our sonic canvas. Will the music be tonal or textural? Who knows? A wonderful, initial state of uncertainty fills the air… Keys are pressed.  We listen. Knobs are turned. We respond. Touchplates are activated and music begins to flow from our minds through our fingers into the real world. It’s magic. Our very personal magic.”

Pre-Orders and merchandise are available now at Lazy Bones and Pledge Music.

Tracklisting:

"Child Mind"
"Particles"
"Quantum Fuzz"
"Submergence"
"Into Tranquility"
"Northern Lights"
"Unfolding"
"Swarm"
"Dreaming Aloud"
"Elias's Lullaby"
"Beyond Time"

Exclusive Bonus Tracks For CD

"Code Bender" *
"Echoes Of A Dream" *
"Once Entwimed"

* Recorded live at Purchase College

Introductory Video:

 

Truth Inc Records have announced the signing of rising melo-death stars Hollow World.

The five-piece hail from Melbourne and have taken the Australian heavy scene by storm in 2017 with the release of their debut album Exanimate, as well as gracing stages around the country with some of the best bands Australia, and the world, has to offer. 

After playing coveted festivals such as the inaugural Thrash, Blast and Grind Festival in Melbourne, Blacken Open Air in Alice Springs and the Dead of Winter festival in Brisbane and supporting the likes of Fleshgod Apocalypse and Fallujah, Hollow World are set to tour Australia with Once Human in early 2018 and then are planning on setting their sights beyond Australian shores. 

"We are excited to join a label like Truth Inc. We've always admired the Truth Corroded guys and their drive and now, to work with their label after seeing what they have done in the past with other Australian bands, we are very keen. They have impressed us with their vision for the future and we are looking forward to moving ahead with them as we grow our career," says vocalist Ben Roberts of the decision. 

Truth Inc are equally excited at the prospect of working with Hollow World and helping them reach their potential. "We are incredibly stoked to have Hollow World join the label! They are one of the best bands to have come out of the frenetic Melbourne heavy music scene in recent years and have been as unrelenting in their work ethic as in the extremity of their music. Having firmly established themselves as a leader in the industry I look forward to working with them on the bands next album and see them grow internationally," label manager Greg Shaw adds. 

Check out their latest video clips for "Wildfire" and "Patient Zero" below.

Hollow World is:

Ben Roberts - Vocvls
Michael Truscott - guitar
Theo Goslett - guitar / backing vocals
Josh Hynes - bass
Michael Hodgson - drums

For further details, visit the official Hollow World Facebook page.

 

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 “Swan” 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”

“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”

Dead Quiet's new album, Grand Rites, will be released on November 3rd. Pre-orders for Grand Rites are available at Bandcamp and iTunes. When you pre-order from iTunes you'll be able to own the songs “Blood Lovers”, “Spiritual Abuse”, “Fucking Oath” and “Dear Demon”, or you can listen to the songs via Apple Music or Spotify.

With influences ranging from doom metal to classic rock, Dead Quiet seeks to meld melody with catastrophe as they weave through a dissonant landscape of crushing metallic riffs and somber choral musings. While remaining loyal to crucial heavy metal foundations, the band is successful at pronouncing that heaviness with depth and honesty.

Having the addition of full time keyboard player Justin Hagberg (3 Inches Of Blood) to the creative process, the songs have seen a richer dynamic and further broadened their already ‘70s rock and early heavy metal characteristic.

With the release of Grand Rites on the horizon, Dead Quiet hope to continue traversing the globe, playing what has become well known as an ultra-energetic, charismatic and ear splitting live performance.

After just finishing a cross-country Canadian tour, supporting Season Of Mist recording artist Anciients, Dead Quiet will be playing a CD release party in Vancouver, BC on November 17th at Rickshaw Theatre.

Tracklisting:

“Moon Curser”
“Blood Lovers”
“Corpse Revival”
“Disgraced”
“Fucking Oath”
“Dear Demon”
“Old Hopeless”
“Spiritual Abuse”
“Grand Rites”

“Dear Demon”:

“Spiritual Abuse”:

Grand Rites by Dead Quiet

"Fucking Oath":

Los Angeles-based metal band, Phinehas, have released the powerful new song and video "Hell Below”. The clip is available for streaming below.

"'Hell Below' is a dialogue between murdered North Korean civilians and the guilty Kim Dynasty, which has committed democide a thousand times over. It peers into the concentration camps that the higher ups of North Korea deny the existence of: where thousands are murdered, starved, tortured, and exploited every year," the band said. "This music video is Part One of Two of the story of 'Jayu' ('freedom 'in Korean) as he attempts to escape the grip of a North Korean concentration camp while freeing another prisoner along the way."

The band will release its new album, Dark Flag, on November 17 via Solid State Records. It's available for pre-order here.

Dark Flag is a concept album stemming from the atrocities committed by the Kim regime in North Korea. Said frontman Sean McCulloch, "This album isn't a political statement. This isn't a conservative or liberal agenda. Dark Flag is about human rights and how precious and valuable life is."

Dark Flag tracklisting:

"Dark Flag"
"Burning Bright"
"I Saw The Bombs Fall"
"The 38th Parallel"
"Hell Below"
"A War That Never Ends"
"Break The Earth"
"My Rosary"
"The Arduous March"
"Communion For Ravens" (feat. Jimmy Ryan)
"Meaningless Names"
"Know Death; Know Forever"

“Hell Below” video:

“Dark Flag”:

Phinehas will embark on a fall tour around album release with Fit For A King, Like Moths To Flames, and In Hearts Wake. All dates are below.

Tour dates:

November
9 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar
10 - St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar & Hall
11 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
12 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave II
14 - Columbus, OH - Park Street Saloon
15 - Detroit, MI - The Shelter
16 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater
17 - Toronto, ON - Hard Luck
18 - Montreal, QC - La Tulipe
19 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
20 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Sound Stage
21 - Philadelphia, PA - Voltage Lounge
22 - New York, NY - The Gramercy
24 - Freehold, NJ - GameChangerWorld
25 - Richmond, VA - The Canal Club
26 - Greensboro, NC - Arizona Pete’s
27 - Nashville, TN - Rocketown
28 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
29 - Orlando, FL - Backbooth

December
1 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
2 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
4 - Phoenix, AZ - Joe Grotto’s
5 - San Diego, CA - SOMA
6 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
7 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
8 - Sacramento, CA - Holy Diver
9 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
10 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
12 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
13 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
15 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
16 - Dallas, TX - Trees

APF Records has revealed the video for "Devil" by UK sludge band, BongCauldron. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, Binge,which will be released in November. Watch the video below, and pre-order the album on vinyl here.

The band commented “‘Devil’ was written on a decline into self-destructive alcoholic despair. This song envisages depression as a force that will never leave you. A disease that no one can fully see but yourself. Everywhere you go, everywhere you look, every time you speak its standing right next to you ready to smash you in the teeth.”

Recorded by Chris Fielding of Conan in his Skyhammer Studio, Binge will be available on limited edition green vinyl, black vinyl, limited edition digipak CD and digital formats.

Since the release of their eponymous EP in 2014 the band has built up a huge buzz in the UK underground, resulting in support slots with Corrosion Of Conformity, Eyehategod, Pentagram, Weedeater, Yob, Windhand and Monolord among others. Binge combines the titanic riffs, monstrous grooves and West Yorkshire swagger that has made the band a must-see live attraction.

About BongCauldron: "Born, got drunk, played riffs, we'll eventually die.”

Tracklisting:

“Devil”
“Bury Your Axe In The Crania Of Lesser Men”
“68”
“Binge”
“Bigfoot Reigns”
“Hopeless”
“Toxic Boglin”
“Yorkshire Born”

“Devil” video:

Recorded by Chris Fielding at Skyhammer Studio
Mastered by James Plotkin at Plotkinworks
Artwork by Dominic Sohor at Dominic Sohor Design

BongCauldron is:

Corky - bass, vocals
Biscuit - guitar, vocals
Jay - drums

Entheos have released a video for “The World Without Us”, featured on the Dark Future album, out via Spinefarm Records on November 10th. Watch the video below, and pre-order Dark Future at this location.

Tracklisting:

“Black Static (I)”
“White Noise (II)”
“Melancholia”
“Pulse Of A New Era”
“Sea Of Symmetry ”
“Inverted Earth (I)”
“Sunshift (II)”
“Suspended Animation”
“The World Without Us”
“Resonance”

“The World Without Us” video:

“The World Without Us” playthrough video:

Entheos perform next on November 10th at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA. Find the band’s live itinerary here.

Swedish heavy metallers, Ram, will release their new album, Rod, on November 3rd via Metal Blade Records. The third and final single “Incinerating Storms” is available for streaming below.

The album can be pre-ordered here in the following formats:

- Jewelcase CD
- Digipak CD
- 180g black vinyl
- orange red vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 500 copies)
-- lame splatter vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 200 copies)
- red brown marbled vinyl (ebay-exclusive - limited to 100 copies)
- transparent orange vinyl (USA exclusive - limited to 100 copies)
- box-set (limited to 500 copies) with the album on orange-brown/black-marbled vinyl and digipak CD, plus a flag, a back patch, a photo card (hand signed by all members), and the Monuments Of Masters 7" featuring covers of Venom ("In League With Satan") and Exciter ("Beyond The Gates Of Doom").

* exclusive bundles with a shirt, plus digital options are also available

Ram comments about Rod: "We are very proud to release our fifth studio album entitled Rod. On this album for the first time ever we wrote a conceptual story over 6 songs, something that we always wanted to do but never got right. This album contains probably our most epic moments to date but it is still definitely Heavy Metal Tyranny!"

Rod tracklisting:

“Declaration Of Independence”
“On Wings Of No Return”
“Gulag”
“A Throne At Midnight”
“Ramrod The Destroyer, Pt. 1: Anno Infinitus”
“Ramrod The Destroyer, Pt. 2: Ignitor”
“Ramrod The Destroyer, Pt. 3: The Cease to Be”
“Ramrod The Destroyer, Pt. 4: Voices of Death”
“Ramrod The Destroyer, Pt. 5: Incinerating Storms”
“Ramrod The Destroyer, Pt. 6: Ashes”

“Incinerating Storms”:

“On Wings Of No Return” video:

“Gulag” lyric video:

Ram lineup:

Oscar Carlquist: Vocals
Morgan Pettersson: Drums
Harry Granroth: Guitar
Martin Jonsson: Guitar
Tobias Petterson: Bass