American power trio PRONG will release its new studio album, "Zero Days", in the summer via Steamhammer/SPV.

A European "Zero Days" tour, featuring appearances at some of the most coveted festivals as well as a run of headline shows, will kick off on June 16 at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium.

Says PRONG founder Tommy Victor: "Europe is a special place for PRONG and 2017 is shaping up to be another touring year for the history books. Many great festivals and great clubs are on the agenda and we will be bringing some new music along as well! We are extremely excited!"

PRONG spent the better part of October and November 2016 trekking through Europe with OBITUARY, EXODUS and KING PARROT as part of the "Battle Of The Bays" tour. In April/May, they will be touring North America with TESTAMENT and SEPULTURA.

PRONG's latest album, "X - No Absolutes", was released in February 2016 through SPV/Steamhammer as a digipak (including bonus track+poster), 2LP gatefold version (colored vinyl, CD in paper sleeve) and as a digital download.

Asked by From Hero To Zero if he thinks music streaming services are helping artists or are slowly killing them, Tommy said: "It depends what bracket you are in, financially; that is an issue. I think larger artists are generally greedy in a lot of ways. And when it gets to a point where you're financially secure for the rest of your life, I don't see why these guys are really worried about it too much. Not to brag about my lifestyle, but I still rent a room in a house and I live very frugally, and that's the only way I could survive [while] keeping the band going. I've had to make those sacrifices. I think people's heads get really big. I have no problem with streaming. I'm not really doing this to make a whole lot of money; that's not really my source of energy with the whole thing. And it's just a calling, and I do it, and I enjoy what I do, and I keep it simple with the motivation. If people wanna be greedy, let them be greedy, and that doesn't really apply to my life too much."

Photo credit: Neil Zlozower

BIOHAZARD's Billy Graziadei and former FEAR FACTORY bassist/guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers have joined forces in a new band called POWERFLO. The group, whose lineup is rounded out by Sen Dog from CYPRESS HILL, Rogelio Lozano from DOWNSET, and Brazilian drummer Fernando Schaefer, is putting the finishing touches on its debut album for a tentative late spring release via New Damage Records. The effort was mixed by Jay Baumgardner and is being mastered by Maor Appelbaum.

Regarding how the name for the new project came about, Christian told The New American Media at last month's NAMM show (see video below): "Basically, Sen Dog was spitting his game on some of the heavy riffs and shit. And he was, like, 'Do you like this?' And Roy, the other guitar player, said, 'Yeah. A power flow. That's good.' So that's where it kind of came from."

During the same interview, Graziadei described POWERFLO's musical direction as a cross between IRON MAIDEN, BLACK SABBATH and CYPRESS HILL, and expressed hope that the new project would hit the road later in the year.

In February 2016, BIOHAZARD parted ways with its frontman of five years, Scott Roberts. A replacement singer has not yet been announced.

Olde Wolbers hinted in an interview last fall that he would join BIOHAZARD as the band's new frontman, but the group has not confirmed his involvement.

The last BIOHAZARD album, 2012's "Reborn In Defiance", featured Evan Seinfeld on lead vocals.

The official performance video for "Crooked Teeth", a brand new song from PAPA ROACH, can be seen below. The clip was produced and directed by Bryson Roatch, with additional footage by Mario Yupanqui. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, which is tentatively due later in the year.

PAPA ROACH singer Jacoby Shaddix told "The Scotty Mars Show" about the follow-up to 2015's "F.E.A.R.": "I definitely feel there's a change in the sound of the band on this record, more so than in the past. Our goal was to go in and kind of shake things up on this record. This is our ninth or tenth album — I don't even know now — and we just wanted to kind of go in there and freak it. So when we were picking producers, we wanted to go outside the box, so we picked these two young, up-and-coming producers from Los Angeles Nick [Nicholas 'Ras' Furlong] and Colin ['Doc' Brittain], and got in the studio with these guys. And, you know, they're young — they're, like, I guess in their late 20s, so they're kind of like the younger bucks in the scene. And they were, like, 'Yo, dude, we grew up on listening to P-ROACH, so we know what you guys are about. And let's shake it up.' And so we went in. We started cutting tracks and then I just started rapping on a bunch of the tracks again and kind of bringing some of that old-school sound back mixed with where we have evolved to as a band. And so it sounds like if our first album, [2000's] 'Infest', had a baby with our third album, [2004's] 'Getting Away With Murder', and had a baby in 2016."

Asked about PAPA ROACH's musical and visual evolution since the band's inception more than twenty years ago, Jacoby said: "I feel that's just kind of [happened] organically. It's, like, the image of the band and the style and the image that represents us is evolving, 'cause the style and the sound of our music has always been something that's evolved. And so it's just kind of a natural progression for the band. But this new record, in a way, just feels more 'street,' if that makes sense. It's just grimy and it's edgy and the story telling that I'm doing on this record is reflective of my youth, but then it's also from my perspective now as a man in this world. So it's a powerful record, man. And plus, there's some walls that we broke down that we just got weird. You know, we were, like, 'We wrote records back in the day when we just didn't give a shit, when we weren't thinking about just going, 'All right, let's write the next rock radio single.' 'Cause, you know, looking at music from that lens all the time, or, 'Let's write a hit,' it just kind of makes things a little more stock. And so we wanted to freak the funk, and so we did, with different arrangements and instrumentation and all kinds of different things. It was a fun process."

PAPA ROACH recorded the new album at Steakhouse studio in North Hollywood, California, which gave the band a whole different feel. Jacoby told the "Whiplash" radio show: "L.A. brought a whole different kind of gnarly, rugged street vibe out of our band. I think that's kind of the thing that we lost over the course of our records...it's like, 'Go back and rediscover your struggle, homie. Rediscover what people are going through out on the street.'"

Shaddix added: "I do a lot of work out in the community back home, helping people in need and stuff like that, and I see that the struggle is real. We're in North Hollywood, so it's, like, gunshots are going off, and we're, like, hanging outside the studio. Helicopters are flying over. And I'm, like, 'This is where I need to be making a record.'"

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell has contributed a song called "A Job To Do" to the soundtrack of the upcoming action thriller "John Wick: Chapter 2". The soundtrack will be released digitally on February 10 via Varèse Sarabande in conjunction with the opening of the movie, while the physical version will arrive on March 3. Cantrell performed the song with help from Tyler Bates, who also composed the score for the film.

You can now listen to "A Job To Do" below.

"John Wick: Chapter 2" was directed by Chad Stahelski and stars Keanu Reeves, Common, Riccardo Scamarcio, Laurence Fishburne, Ruby Rose, Bridget Moynahan, Lance Reddick, Franco Nero, John Leguizamo and Ian McShane. The sequel to the highly acclaimed 2014 action thriller follows the legendary hitman as he is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins' guild.

Cantrell said in a statement: "I really dug 'John Wick' and have always admired Keanu's work. When the opportunity arose to create a song for the second film, Tyler Bates and I wrote and recorded 'A Job To Do', a theme song for the character. Can't wait to see it!" Added Bates: "Jerry and I are friends and neighbors. We got together to jam and came up with the music. He's a fan of the first John Wick movie and wrote the lyrics from John Wick's introspective."

Regarding the overall feel of "John Wick: Chapter 2 - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack", Bates said: "'John Wick: Chapter 2' expands on the rock/electronic hybrid of 'John Wick'. It's a much more aggressive and frenetic score throughout."

He continued: "The new film pulls no punches, weapons, or fighting techniques, which required the music to change gears and tone at every turn. It's completely insane. Joel [J. Richard, co-writer] introduced an element of opera to the score that really makes the dark sense of humor (buried in the floor with John's weapons and coins) rather apparent." "A Job To Do" marks the first time Cantrell has recorded music under his own name since releasing his second solo album, "Degradation Trip", in 2002.

ALICE IN CHAINS recently returned to the studio to work on its sixth full-length album.

The new effort will follow up 2013's "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here", which featured the rock radio hits "Stone" and "Hollow".

"The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" was the band's second disc with singer William Duvall, who joined in 2006 following the 2002 death of founding vocalist Layne Staley.

"Chasing Demons", the newly released song from JASTA, the solo project of HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta, can be streamed below. The track features guest vocals from former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and current DEVIL YOU KNOW singer Howard Jones.

JASTA will open the first ten shows of the upcoming KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and ANTHRAX tour — including the two KILLSWITCH ENGAGE headline shows that do not feature ANTHRAX.

"I rarely get to tour with JASTA and since the rest of my year is booked up with HATEBREED tours, I jumped at the chance to hit the road and debut some new JASTA songs with some of my favorite people in metal," said Jasta. "Not only is the tour hitting some of my favorite cities to play, the lineup offers something for every generation of metal and hardcore fan. Come out early and get the pit started with us!"

Jamey's debut solo album, "Jasta", sold around 4,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 133 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 1 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

"Jasta" was released in North America on July 26, 2011 via eOne Music and in Europe one day earlier through Century Media Records.


Chasing Demons (feat. Howard Jones) by Jasta

AC/DC guitarist Angus Young is rumored to be making a guest appearance with GUNS N' ROSES at their shows in Sydney, Australia Friday and Saturday night.

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan tweeted earlier today that Angus greeted him and his bandmates when they arrived in Sydney. In addition, Fernando Lebeis, who is part of GN'R's management team, posted a photo on Instragam of a nice flower arrangement with a "Welcome to Sydney!" card signed by Angus and the guitarist's wife Ellen. "I have missed these two, Angus and Ella. AC/DC Family," Lebeis wrote.

Further fueling the speculation of a Young-GUNS N' ROSES jam is the revelation that fans who attended GUNS N' ROSES' Brisbane show earlier this week told the Australian GN'R fan page Guns Over Oz that the band played some AC/DC songs during its Brisbane soundcheck.

Young previously joined GUNS N' ROSES on stage in April 2016 at the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival to perform the AC/DC classics "Riff Raff" and "Whole Lotta Rosie".

GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose replaced Brian Johnson last year for U.S. and European AC/DC dates after the longtime AC/DC singer was ordered off the road by doctors due to hearing issues.

The Australian leg of GUNS N' ROSES' "Not In This Lifetime" tour kicked off in Brisbane, and continues in Sydney on Friday and Saturday, before heading to Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

Toronto-based Famous Underground, featuring former Slik Toxik frontman Nick Walsh, will  release a new digital single entitled "Corrupted" on February 24th. BraveWords has heard the single in advance, and it's safe to say fans and the haters are in for a surprise. Watch the band's official Facebook page here for updates.

Walsh recently checked in with the following news:

"With the advent of the internet it gives me great pleasure to be able to collaborate with different artists from around the world without even meeting them. In this case, if you are a fan of Dio, Purple, Heep or Maiden check out this cool track I did with Avi Rosenfeld of Israel. Crank it up!"

Rosenfeld: "'Battles Rain', a song from my 30th album Very Heepy Very Purple VI. Fantasy classic hard rock influenced by Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Rainbow, Iron Maiden. Download / listen to the album for free here. Share it with your friends!"

Check out "Battles Rain" featuring Nick Walsh below.

Very Heepy Very Purple VI by Avi Rosenfeld

French melodic thrash metal combo Deficiency have unveiled a new extract from their upcoming album The Dawn Of Consciousness, the follow-up of The Prodigal Child.

The song "Another Fail To Come" has been released:

The Dawn Of Consciousness was recorded in summer 2016 by David Potvin (Dome Studio - Kronos, T.A.N.K.) and is coming worldwide on March 2017.

Deficiency musically goes further in melodic, aggressive and technical aspects of its songwriting. Heavy parts, modern patterns, furious leads or catchy chorus are meeting to join a thrash metal basis and to form an efficient alliance for fans of extreme music.

The Dawn Of Consciousness is a new concept-album describing men’s rebirth after chaos and the way they seize this second chance through six primitive emotions shared by every human being on earth : surprise, sadness, joy, anger, fear and disgust. The visual work designed by French artist Ludovic Cordelières (Rusalka Design) is a major piece to complement music and lyrics’ concept.

The 2017 installment of the annual 70000 Tons Of Metal Cruise set sail February 2nd - 6th on board Royal Caribbean’s luxurious Independence Of The Seas, leaving from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Labadee, situated on the northern coast of Haiti. During Kamelot's set, the band was joined by vocalists Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) and Elize Ryd (Amaranthe). Both ladies have recorded and performed with Kamelot in the past and the cruise gave then the opportunity to reunite. Fan-filmed video is available below.

Bands performing during the cruise included: Amaranthe, Amorphis, Angra, Annihilator, Anthrax, Arch Enemy, Avatarium, Axxis, Carcass, Cattle Decapitation, Cruachan, Cryptex, Cryptopsy, Dalriada, Death Angel, Demolition Hammer, DevilDriver, Draconian, Dying Fetus, Edenbridge, Einherjer, Equilibrium, Ghost Ship Octavius, Grave Digger, Haggard, Kalmah, Kamelot, Manegarm, Marduk, Misery Loves Co., Moonsorrow, Mors Principium Est, Nightmare, Omnium Gatherum, Orden Ogan, Orphaned Land, Pain, PowerGlove, Psycroptic, Revocation, Saltatio Mortis, Scar Symmetry, Serenity, Stam1na, Striker, Stuck Mojo, Suffocation, Testament, Therion, Total Death, Touch The Sun, Trauma, Trollfest, Uli Jon Roth, Unleashed, Vreid, and Xandria.

Watch for more footage in the coming days, along with an overview from BraveWords.com's own Metal Tim Henderson. Check out the BraveWords photo gallery courtesy of Mark Gromen here.

Photo by Jeremy Saffer

The Jamming With Waters In International Waters All-Star Jam, hosted by Annihilator frontman/founder Jeff Waters, hit the waves once again on the 2017 run of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. Fan-filmed video of the on-stage mayhem featuring many of the artists on board can be viewed below.

The 2017 installment of the annual 70000 Tons Of Metal Cruise set sail February 2nd - 6th on board Royal Caribbean’s luxurious Independence Of The Seas, leaving from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Labadee, situated on the northern coast of Haiti.

Bands performing during the cruise included: Amaranthe, Amorphis, Angra, Annihilator, Anthrax, Arch Enemy, Avatarium, Axxis, Carcass, Cattle Decapitation, Cruachan, Cryptex, Cryptopsy, Dalriada, Death Angel, Demolition Hammer, DevilDriver, Draconian, Dying Fetus, Edenbridge, Einherjer, Equilibrium, Ghost Ship Octavius, Grave Digger, Haggard, Kalmah, Kamelot, Manegarm, Marduk, Misery Loves Co., Moonsorrow, Mors Principium Est, Nightmare, Omnium Gatherum, Orden Ogan, Orphaned Land, Pain, PowerGlove, Psycroptic, Revocation, Saltatio Mortis, Scar Symmetry, Serenity, Stam1na, Striker, Stuck Mojo, Suffocation, Testament, Therion, Total Death, Touch The Sun, Trauma, Trollfest, Uli Jon Roth, Unleashed, Vreid, and Xandria.

Watch for more footage in the coming days, along with an overview from BraveWords.com's own Metal Tim Henderson. Check out the BraveWords photo gallery courtesy of Mark Gromen here.

US power/thrash metal act, Wretch, will release their new album, The Hunt, on limited edition vinyl on March 10th via Pure Steel Records. The pre-order phase will start on February 24th. Listen to the single "Throne Of Poseidon" below:

Wretch are pioneers of their local Cleveland metal scene and have since forged ahead to become an internationally recognized force of powerful melodic metal with festival performances in Germany and Greece. The Hunt is a shredding masterpiece that will appeal to fans of Primal Fear, Iced Earth, Helloween and Iron Maiden.

The first album to feature new singer Juan Ricardo who has a voice reminiscent of the mighty Bruce Dickinson, the new album is 40-minutes of exceptional power/thrash that marks the bands long journey since its 2006 debut, Reborn.

The vinyl version of The Hunt will be limited to 200 black copies with insert.

Tracklisting:

Side A
“Sturmbringer”
“The Hunt”
“Throne Of Poseidon”
“Twilight´s End”
“The Final Stand”
“Fortune’s Fool”
“The King In Red”

Side B
“Straight To Hell”
“Pierce The Veil”
“Once In A Lifetime”
“She Waits”

"Throne Of Poseidon":

"The Final Stand" video:

Lineup:

Juan Ricardo – vocals
Nick Giannakos – lead- and rhythm guitar
Michael “Mjölnir” Stephenson – lead- and rhythm guitar
Tim Frederick – bass
Jeff Curenton – drums

Vangough is a three-piece, American progressive metal band. Their eclectic brand of songwriting straddles the line between the familiar and the volatile - a temperamental cocktail that invites both heavy metal fans and those seeking refuge from the beaten path. With an ever-growing catalog of acclaimed releases under their belt, Vangough continue to captivate their fanbase with the unexpected.

And now they will further their legacy with the release of their latest masterpiece, Warpaint, on March 17th. Check out the lyric video for "Morphine" below. Preorder the album here.

Warpaint, ferments their audacious songwriting style across seven formidable yet emotionally vulnerable songs. Spending over a year in production, this album represents the delicate inculcation of restraint, self-doubt and introspection that was afforded as a result of their recent touring efforts. Exposing the nakedness that we struggle to conceal, Warpaint is the story of embattled spirits.

Following on the heels of a raucous performance at the annual ProgPower USA music festival in 2014, Vangough set out on their first North American tour with one of their modern influences, Pain of Salvation. The following year saw Vangough hit the road once again, this time in support of progressive metal pioneers Fates Warning. Even with their limited touring experience, Vangough have been recognized by fans for delivering one of the most aggressive and powerful live performances in the genre.

As a live band first and foremost, Vangough is currently focused on hitting the road for their next American tour, in support of Warpaint, which releases March 17th.

Warpaint tracklisting:

“Morphine”
“Dust”
“The Suffering”
“Gravity”
“Till Nothing's Left”
“Knell”
“Black Rabbit”

"Morphine" lyric video:

Teaser:

British extreme metallers Krysthla have just dropped a punishingly epic lyric video for new song “Make Disciples Of The Nations”.

The track is the second song to be taken from the Northamptonshire's forthcoming brutal sophomore album.

 
"'Make Disciples Of The Nations' is buried in the feeling of helplessness and despair as the world is plunged into misery as the wars keep coming. An endless stream of ignorant cannon fodder gets in line to go and do their part for democracy but it all means nothing in reality.  Eventually, all the nations of the world will be without culture or individuality. Goddess Columbia rules ok!" - Neil Hudson (guitars / lyricist)

Release is set for April 7th via PHD.

Kadinja is a tech-prog metal band, formed in 2013 in Paris, France. After their first EP November 2013 and a successful premier of their live show at UK Tech Fest 2014, Kadinja have gone on to destroy venue and festival stages across Europe, perfecting their trademark sound along the way. 

Their sound is a mix of polymetric metal and intricate riffs, in a very unique style, with ambient atmospheres and should appeal to fans of respective styles. The completion and upcoming release of the new album is a key chapter of a stylistic research that has lasted for years and will go on as the band continues to grow as people and musicians.

Their debut album, Ascendancy will be released on February 17th via Klonosphere/Season Of Mist. Preorders are being taken on Bandcamp.

Tracklisting:

“Stone Of Mourning”
“GLHF” (feat. Rick Graham)
“Episteme”
“Episteme Part II”
“’Til The Ground Disappears”
“A November Day”
“Dominique”
“Ropes Of You”
“Bittersweet Guilt”
“Seven (The Stick Figures)”

“’Til The Ground Disappears”:

On the heels of the very successful self-titled debut album, black metallers Nordjevel are set to release Krigsmakt, a 7" EP, which will hit the streets on Osmose Productions on the February 20th.
 
With artwork by Khaos Diktator Design, the three-track EP will be limited to 500 copies, the B side of which is silk screen printed and comes with a printed inner sleeve.

Tracklisting:

“Krigsmakt”
“For De Falne…”
“Into Ever Deeper Depths”

Nordjevel was founded by frontman Doedsadmiral (Svartelder, Doedsvangr, Enepsigos) and guitarist Nord (Fatal Impact, Tvangeste, Byrdi), and, making use of Doedsadmiral's considerable skills at bringing together musicians who are not only hugely experienced, but who also share the same musical ideas and ideals, the band's ranks were quickly swelled by Marduk's Fredrik Widigs on drums, and former Ragnarok bassist DzeptiCunt. With Nordjevel's distinctive sound firmly set, the band have added another guitarist to their lineup in the shape of Morten "Noralf" Kleftaas, who had previously appeared with the band as a session live guitarist. 
 
The success of the band's debut album meant that virtually overnight offers started to come in for live appearances, and, as a result, Nordjevel have handed their booking and management responsibilities to the Flaming Arts Agency. Commenting on the new collaboration the band had this to say:
 
"We have to admit that the success of the debut album caught us a little by surprise. We knew we had something special, but the response from the fans and critics was overwhelming, and resulted in a lot of interest in us playing live. We had to totally rethink everything very quickly, and came up with what we consider to be a perfect solution - and that was teaming up with Flaming Arts.  Patricia Thomas, who has been Doedsadmiral's personal manager for longer than either of them care to remember, and who works with all his projects, will continue handling all of Nordjevel's PR. She and Flaming Arts have frequently worked together over the years and know how each other functions, which is a big plus for everyone concerned as there is no learning process.  So now we have a great band and a great team, and we can look forward to the future, which will include more live appearances world-wide".
 
Aside from preparing for their already confirmed live appearances, which include a UK tour in April, a US tour in May, which will culminate in an appearance at the Maryland Deathfest, and an appearance at the Gothoom Open Air Festival in Slovakia in July, Nordjevel are currently working on their second full-length album.

It was 30 years ago that Jesters Of Destiny’s Fun At The Funeral debut was released on the short-lived Metal Blade subsidiary, Dimension Records. A year later, they released the all-covers record In A Nostalgic Mood, after which the band was unceremoniously hacked from the Metal Blade stable and, unable to land another deal for their third album, No Laughing Matter, they quietly disappeared, with all the main participants going on to other pursuits.

All these years later, on April 7th via Ektro Records, Jesters Of Destiny are back with The Sorrows That Refuse To Drown, an all-new record of the kind of hard rock/metal that only they made. This poses the question: Why? Bruce Duff and Ray Violet, the co-band leaders and production team behind everything the band recorded, are as perplexed as everyone else.

"Ray and I were recording new material independently at home, and we sent each other some things and said, 'These seem like songs the Jesters would do,'" says Bruce. "So we started making more, and getting more people involved, and all of a sudden - it was anything but sudden, actually - it seemed like we were making a Jesters Of Destiny album."

In the subsequent years from the original days of the Jesters, Bruce went on to play with the Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, Angus Khan, the Adz (Adolescents), Jeff Dahl, and producing the likes of Prima Donna and Thor. Ray produced God Lives Underwater, Tim Harrington (Masters of Reality), Rozz Williams, and engineered R&B legends the Temptations, Shalamar, and By All Means. Both always held the Jesters as a high point in their careers, certainly creatively if not commercially. Indeed, the Jesters might have been just a bit ahead of the curve. According to Wikipedia and Allmusic.com (and even a Creem Metal interview from the band’s own time), Jesters Of Destiny were quite possibly the first “aternative metal" band. Ray and Bruce always wondered, "What exactly is ‘alternative metal,' anyway?"

"Our music always had a lot of elements in it, whatever was around that we were listening to," recalls Ray. "Black Sabbath mingled with Prince in our world, along with Jane’s Addiction and the Chocolate Watch Band. If we liked it, it went into the mix."

This is still true today, with The Sorrows That Refuse To Drown bookended by the thunder-riffs of "Fire In The Six Feet Hole" and "Another Fire Six Feet Deep." Along the way, there’s the soundscape "Ladies of Runyon Canyon," the mini-documentary of "The Misunderstood," a recasting of Screaming Lord Sutch’s very first single "'Til The Following Night," and even a waltz with no drums, "Happy Ending”.

"We always called what we did Gleeful Gloom," notes Bruce. "With 30 years of real life since Funeral, we might be leaning a bit more on the gloom side. We wanted to lighten the load at the end, hence 'Happy Ending.' Also, however deep we lean into our own trials, Ray still really likes songs about the devil. If it ain’t broke..."

The Sorrows That Refuse To Drown is being issued on vinyl, and digitally on CD and download/streaming. The vinyl and digital versions are different from each other. The CD has different mixes of two of the songs, and three songs not on the vinyl, including a cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s "Two Minutes Silence”. "It took some work for us to get that one just right," confirms Ray.

As a leadup to the release of The Sorrows That Refuse To Drown, Ektro Records has revealed two new tracks, "My Card, Sir" and "Ladies of Runyon Canyon”, which are available for streaming below.

The Sorrows That Refuse To Drown tracklisting:

“Fire In The Six Foot Hole”
“The Flesh Parade”
“Ladies Of Runyon Canyon”
“My Card, Sir”
“Chalk Outline”
“The Misunderstood”
“'Til The Following Night”
“Sunset Boulevard”
“Peace, Blood And Charlie Cocaine”
“Another Fire Six Feet Deep”
“Happy Ending”

“My Card, Sir”:

“Ladies Of Runyon Canyon”:

On his recent visit to EMGtv, Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne) performed a playthrough of a track from his new record, Book Of Shadows II. In this version of "Autumn Changes“, Zakk shows off the seldom heard, yet beautiful clean tones from the EMG Zakk Wylde Set (81/85). From rhythm to lead, the tone is harmonically rich, complex, and provides amazing sustain.

Buy the EMG ZW set here, and check out the video below:

Zakk Sabbath, the Black Sabbath cover band/supergroup featuring Zakk Wylde, bassist Blasko (Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie) and drummer Joey Castillo (Danzig, Queens Of The Stone Age) will embark on their first ever US headline tour May 19th - June 10th.

Tickets will go on sale Saturday, February 4th at ZakkSabbath.live, and VIP upgrade packages will be available on Monday February 6th at the same location.

Support will come from Beastmaker (Rise Above Records) whose new album, Inside The Skull, will be released on May 26th.  

Tour dates:

May
19 - New York, NY - The Gramercy Theatre
20 - Camden, NJ - MMR*B*Q*
21 - Columbus, OH - Rock on the Range*
23 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
25 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Studio
26 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill
27 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma*
28 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar
30 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
31 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade

June
2 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
4 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
6 - Spokane, WA - The Pin
7 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
8 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
10 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s

* - No Beastmaker

Philadelphia's heavy psych quartet, Ecstatic Vision, return with their sophomore album, Raw Rock Fury, the follow-up to 2015’s Sonic Praise. The band’s new song, “You Got It (Or You Don’t)”, is available for streaming below.

Ecstatic Vision commented on the new album: “With Raw Rock Fury, we set out to make an album that would remind listeners of what an unpolished, dangerous rock recording should sound like. This is the opening composition entitled “You Got It (Or You Don’t)”. Prepare for a searing mash-up of the driving rhythms of Sly & The Family Stone mixed with the sounds of Hawkwind playing Funhouse-era Troglodyte Rock.”

April 7th, 2017 will see the worldwide release of Raw Rock Fury via Relapse Records on CD/LP/Digital. Physical pre-order and bundles are available via Relapse.com here and digital downloads can be pre-ordered by Bandcamp at this location.

Raw Rock Fury exhibits the band locking in on primordial, troglodyte Detroit rock grooves, krautian motorik sounds that recall the obscure one-time collaboration between NEU and the MC5, grimy harmonica flourishes that evoke Beefheart at his most savage, and the Hawkwindian, primal world heavy psych their debut expertly showcased. All of this is captured on four songs and 35+ minutes of the dirtiest sounding recordings since Kick Out The Jams. Do you miss the days when rock recordings were dangerous? If so, you must crave Raw Rock Fury.

Additionally, Ecstatic Vision has announced brand new European tour dates throughout April and May including an appearance at Desertfest on April 30th. The band will also tour throughout the US with Philadelphia’s Creepoid in March.

Raw Rock Fury tracklisting:

“You Got It (Or You Don’t)”
“The Electric Step”
“Keep it Loose”
“The Twinkling Eye”

“You Got It (Or You Don’t)”:

Ecstatic Vision is:

Doug Sabolik
Michael Field Connor
Jordan Crouse
Kevin Nickles

Polish black/death metal tyrants and recent Agonia Records signees, Azarath, are ready to move forward with new music. On April 7th, the band (featuring drummer Inferno of long-time Behemoth fame) will return with their most furious sonic statement to date, a new album titled In Extremis. The eerie painting that adorns the album's cover was made by Marta Promińska (Hypnagogic Painting).

Meaning "at the point of death" or "under extreme circumstances" in Latin, In Extremis is yet another apex reached by Azarath. Offering a vehement ride through the netherworlds, the effort arrives six long years after its predecessor, Blasphemers' Maledictions (2011), and places the band back at the fore of the genre, with strong ties to the group's early cult albums. Black as a night and dense as tar, In Extremis offers a whirlwind of chaotic currents ready to overwhelm.

Recorded in various locations between March and November 2016, the opus was mixed and mastered by Haldor Grunberg at Satanic Audio. Graphic design and layout were done by Mentalporn (Behemoth, Origin, Decapitated) with calligraphy provided by Ihasan Art and additional work by Holy Poison Design.

Tracklisting:

“The Triumph Of Ascending Majesty”
“Let My Blood Become His Flesh”
“Annihilation (Smite All The Illusions)”
“The Slain God”
“At The Gates Of Understanding”
“Parasu Blade”
“Sign Of Apophis”
“Into The Nameless Night”
“Venomous Tears (Mourn Of The Unholy Mother)”
“Death”

In Extremis will be available in a variety of formats:

- Digipack CD with 36 page booklet
- Limited to 100 copies gatefold red LP with 20 page booklet
- Limited to 150 copies gatefold white LP with 20 page booklet
- Limited to 250 copies picture LP with 20 page booklet
- Standard black LP with 20 page booklet
- T-shirt (2 versions)
- Hooded sweatshirt
- Full zip hooded sweatshirt
- Digital format

Pre-orders are available here.

Following the album's release, Azarath will play at Inferno Festival (Norway) and Party.San Festival (Germany). The record release show will take place in Warsaw (Poland) a few weeks after album's release date.

Lineup:
Inferno - drums
Bart - guitars
Necrosodom - vocals/guitars
Peter - bass

WEAR YOUR WOUNDS has unveiled the first music video off its eponymous debut album. The clip, which was directed by Max Moore, can be seen below.

Founded by CONVERGE's Jacob Bannon, WEAR YOUR WOUNDS is the product of years of lo-fi solo recordings that have sat on the backburner until now.

Bannon commented on the track and video: "The song is about the psychological effects of negative experiences and ultimately not allowing them to define who you are and wish to be. I feel that most people can likely relate to that message in some way. The video is a recreation of the album cover and other visuals in the album. The character creates a ladder to ascend to the sky. Looking for answers, hoping for a metaphorical confrontation in some way. The character also wears a mirror, being a literal reflection of the world that surrounds."

"Wear Your Wounds" will be released on April 7 via Deathwish. Joining Bannon on the effort are guest musicians Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE), Mike McKenzie (THE RED CHORD, STOMACH EARTH, UNRAVELLER), Chris Maggio (SLEIGH BELLS, TRAP THEM, COLISEUM) and Sean Martin (HATEBREED, CAGE, KID CUDI, TWITCHING TONGUES). The album is comprised of ten emotionally heavy songs that call to the slower, more epic leanings of CONVERGE, as well as Bannon's previous work in SUPERMACHINER. WEAR YOUR WOUNDS brings to mind the dense multi-layered approach of SWANS and early PINK FLOYD, while being as vulnerable as influences SPARKLEHORSE, SONGS: OHIA and other like-minded artists. WEAR YOUR WOUNDS will debut in a live setting on April 22 at the Roadburn festival in Tilburg, The Netherlands as part of John Dyer Baizley's curation. Joining Bannon on stage will be musicians Mike McKenzie, Chris Maggio, Adam McGrath (CAVE IN, ZOZOBRA, NOMAD STONES) and Sean Martin. "Wear Your Wounds" track listing:

01. Wear Your Wounds02. Giving Up03. Iron Rose04. Hard Road to Heaven05. Best Cry of Your Life06. Breaking Point07. Shine08. Fog09. Heavy Blood10. Goodbye Old Friend

Swedish traditional heavy metal band, Mean Streak, recently signed a deal with Japanese label Marquee/Avalon, who will release the band’s new album, Blind Faith, on May 31st.

Mean Streak have now signed with European label Rock Of Angels Records. Blind Faith includes 11 tracks, to be released on CD and vinyl in Europe on June 2nd. The above mentioned Japanese release will include one bonus track.

Bassist Peter Andersson states: “This is exciting for us to work with Rock Of Angels Records, as our new album is coming in Europe as a vinyl version too! We are really looking forward to do our fourth album with Rock Of Angels Records in Europe. The album artwork is in progress right now and we can't wait to share it with the fans soon.”

The album is produced by Peter Andersson and Max Norman, mixed by Max Norman (Ozzy Osbourne, Lynch Mob, Armored Saint, Lizzy Borden, Megadeth, Y&T) and mastered by Thomas “Plec” Johansson (Soilwork, Onslaught, Armageddon, Degradead, Dynazty) at The Panic Room Mastering.

Max Norman recently stated: “Just finished mixing Mean Streak new album - it really rocks! Thankfully all mixing completed and congratulations to the guys on a killer album!”

Mean Streak is:

Peter Andersson - Bass and background Vocals

Andy LaGuerin - Lead Vocals and Guitars

Thomas Johansson - Guitars

Jonas Källsbäck - Drums and Background vocals

(Photo - Joanna-photo)

Norwegian Viking metallers, Helheim, have released a video for "Ymr”, the lead track from the band’s recently released ninth full-length album, landwarijaR.

Like the preceding video for the track "Baklengs mot intet", "Ymr" was directed by Guilherme Henriques, and this time the band  concentrates on live footage filmed at Inside Live & Rock Café by Mathis Backe interspersed with film of some of the glorious scenery that surrounds the band’s home town of Bergen.

"Ymr" also has a theme running through it, one that is in contrast to that expressed in the "Baklengs mot intet". As Helheim’s V'gandr explains: "With "Ymr" Helheim explores the terrain that might result from the  complete enlightenment of knowledge. The tree of life is the symbol of this path and you may wonder if this enlightenment is of a positive or of a negative energy. When the One with the one eye closes it, that is when we must open up ours and see what lies ahead.  "Ymr" is the primal scream, the essence of man, and to grow from there you have to climb. Whereas "Baklengs mot intet" showed no hope in its cloak of negativity, "Ymr" might kindle a tiny spark - but that's up to the eye of the beholder or should I say, the ears of the listener."

LandawarijaR contains seven tracks, all of which bear the hallmarks of Helheim's traditional Norse heritage. A heritage of which they are rightly proud and to which they have remained true, eschewing the temptation to turn themselves into the Viking parodies that so many bands have espoused. With landawarijaR, Helheim use their lyrics to express the need to include the Norse Heritage into modern life by emphasizing the importance, mystery and never-changing wonder of the Runes.

Just as Helheim's raunijaR followed in the same vein as its predecessor Asgards Fall, landawarijaR continues where Heidindomr ended. All four albums incorporate the use of timpani and horns, and the new album also has a number of artists performing guest vocals including William Hut, Morten Egeland (Narrowhead), Pehr Skjoldhammer (Alfahanne), Bjornar E Nilsen (Vulture Industries, Black Hole Generator) and Ottorpedo.

With music by by H'grimnir and V'gandr, lyrics by V'gandr and artwork by H'grimnir, landawarijaR was recorded at the Conclave and Earshot Studios in Bergen, and produced by Bjornar E. Nilsen (Vulture Industries, Black Hole Generator) and mastered by Herbrand Larsen (Enslaved).

landawarijaR tracklisting:

"Ymr"
"Baklengs mot intet"
"Rista blodørn"
"landawarijaR"
"Ouroboros"
"Synir af heidindomr"
"Enda-dagr"

"Baklengs mot intet" video:

landwarijaR is available on CD, vinyl and digital formats, and can be ordered with related merchandise, at Dark Essence Records, Bandcamp, and at the US webstore, here.

It was back in December 1984 in Sydney, Australia and Deep Purple had just released the Perfect Strangers album. The first single in many territories was “Knocking At Your Back Door”, and the band decided to cut a film clip. Check out this rare footage:

Deep Purple will release their new album, inFinite, the highly anticipated follow-up to their worldwide chart topping album NOW What?!, on April 7th via earMUSIC. The tracklisting for the standard edition of the album has been revealed (see below).

Tracklisting:

"Time For Bedlam"
"Hip Boots"
"All I've Got Is You"
"One Night In Vegas"
"Get Me Outta Here"
"The Surprising"
"Johnny's Band"
"On Top Of The World"
"Birds Of Prey"
"Roadhouse Blues"

“Time For Bedlam” lyric video:

inFinite trailer clips:

According to Darker Than Blue, inFinite will be available in the following formats:

* CD
* CD + DVD
* Double Vinyl + DVD
* Small Fan Box
* Large Fan Box

The boxes will include:

Ltd. Box
- CD+DVD Digipak
- T-Shirt (L)

Ltd. & numbered Large Box
- CD+DVD
- 2LP
- 3x 10“vinyl (The NOW What?! Live Tapes Vol. 2)
- T-Shirt (size L)
- Poster
- 5x Photo Prints
- Sticker

Also, the first single, “Time For Bedlam” will include the following tracklisting:

“Time For Bedlam”
“Paradise Bar”
“Uncommon Man” (instrumental)
“Hip Boots” (Ian Paice rehearsal version)

The track “Time For Bedlam” is available as instant grat as part of the digital album pre-order, as well as on all streaming platforms. A limited edition EP for “Time For Bedlam”, with non-album songs and unreleased recordings will hit the shops on February 3rd.

A documentary movie, witnessing the songwriting process and the recording of the album with producer Bob Ezrin, has been produced, allowing for the first time for the fans to be part of the private band member interactions in the studio. The movie will be included in some editions of the album and it will be presented before release in various fan events worldwide.

Deep Purple recently announced their Long Goodbye Tour, which will bring the legendary live show once again all over the world. The band have not yet answered, in fact, the many questions received by fans from all over the world who are speculating about the meaning of the title inFinite and "Long Goodbye".

Singer Ian Gillan has in fact declared: “If you take it literally you may, quite reasonably, think the ‘Finite’ part of the word describes the life of Deep Purple, with a clear beginning and a nebulous end; but what of the ‘in’ bit? The word infinite is a three-dimensional double edged sword. It describes something that goes on forever in all directions; not unlike its temporal equivalent ‘Eternal’ What’s that all about?

“Stephen Hawking declared (in A brief History Of Time) that, before the Big Bang there was nothing. That would put the kybosh on the idea of our universe being Infinite, as he provides a starting point, which is not acceptable to the concept. So, Hawking’s universe in ‘Finite’; by definition; whether he agrees or not.

“Ironically, he is quite wrong (scientists always are eventually), therefore the Universe is infinite, which means it will never end, and also means that it never started, and the corollary to that of course is that we don’t exist.

“There is a metaphysical solution to all this, but it will have to wait until the tour is over because (thanks heavens) there are only 24 hours in a day (for the time being) or 10 hours in a metric day. More on that later…”

Tour dates:

May
17 - Wien, Austria - Stadthalle Halle D
19 - München, Germany - Olympiahalle
23 - Lodz, Poland - Atlas Arena
24 - Katowice, Poland - Spodek
30 - Hamburg, Germany - Barclaycard-Arena

June
1 - Lille, France - Zenith Arena
2 - Amsterdam, Holland - Ziggodome
3 - Paris, France - Accorhotels Arena
6 - Köln, Germany - Lanxess Arena
7 - Dortmund, Germany - Westfalenhalle
9 - Leipzig, Germany - Arena Leipzig
10 - Frankfurt/Main, Germany - Festhalle
13 - Berlin, Germany - Mercedes-Benz-Arena
14 - Stuttgart, Germany - Schleyer-Halle
16-18 - Clisson, France - HellFest (exact date TBC)

July
1 - Barcelona, Spain - Rock Fest

November (with Europe)
17 - Birmingham, England - Birmingham Arena
18 - Manchester, England - Manchester Arena
20 - Cardiff, Wales - Cardiff Arena
22 - Glasgow, Scotland - SSE Hydro
23 - London, England - 02 Arena

Music history will be made when Deep Purple and Alice Cooper, joined by special guest, The Edgar Winter Band, visit 19 cities across America this summer on an epic rock tour.  Produced by Live Nation, the tour will also serve as the Long Goodbye Tour for Deep Purple, and begins Saturday, August 12th in Las Vegas, with stops in Los Angeles, Boston, including Cooper’s hometown of Detroit, and more.

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 3rd at LiveNation.com and on the Live Nation app. American Express card members can take advantage of a special pre-sale opportunity beginning on Wednesday, February 1st at 12 PM, local time. On Thursday, February 2nd at 10 AM, local time there will also be pre-sales via LiveNation.com, the Live Nation app and on Facebook.

Deep Purple’s studio album, Infinite, is set for release April 7th. The metal pioneers have released five studio albums since 1996, augmented by an abundance of solo work and special projects from members Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Steve Morse and Don Airey. Fans will be thrilled as they cover decades of favorites for this run.

Alice Cooper brings his own brand of rock psycho-drama to fans both old and new. Known as the architect of shock-rock, Cooper has rattled the cages and undermined the authority of generations of guardians of the status quo. Alice’s catalog of hits and anthems, including “I’m Eighteen,” “No More Mr Nice Guy,” School’s Out,” “Elected,” “Poison,” and others, are featured in his live show, along with a mix of newer songs and fan-favorite album cuts. Alice’s touring band features the three-guitar attack of Nita Strauss, Tommy Henriksen and Ryan Roxie, backed by longtime bassist Chuck Garric and drummer Glen Sobel.

Edgar Winter has been celebrated across the globe since his 1970 solo debut, Entrance.  With over twenty albums, top hits “Frankenstein” and “Free Ride,” and numerous collaborative efforts to his credit, Edgar Winter has not been satisfied to ride the wave of popular music stardom. His music is always evolving and he is a master at stretching his skill and imagination to produce amazing results. He continues to thrill audiences with his live performances, always remaining on the cutting edge of music and style. Edgar is now at the very top of his game, and his future looks even brighter than his past.

Dates:

August
12 - The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Nevada
13 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, California
15 - Ak-Chin Pavilion - Phoenix, Arizona
16 - Isleta Amphitheater - Albuquerque, New Mexico
18 - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Woodlands, Texas
19 - Starplex Pavilion - Dallas, Texas
23 - Jiffy Lube Live - Bristow, Virginia
24 - BB&T Pavilion - Camden, New Jersey
26 - Jones Beach Theater - Wantagh, New York
27 - Xfinity Center - Mansfield, Massachusetts
28 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, New Jersey
30 - Klipsch Music Center - Noblesville, Indiana

September
1 - KeyBank Pavilion - Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
2 - Budweiser Stage - Toronto, Ontario

For more details and tickets click here.

On March 24th, Grumpynators will release their second album, City Of Sin. The first single from the album, “Take The Last Dance With Me”, was released on February 3rd. A music video for the song can now be seen below.

The 12-track album is a product of a joint work process between the four musicians in the band and Rob Caggiano (Volbeat) as guest guitarist on “Far Away”, a song where he in cooperation with the band have played solo, fills and themes. The drums, guitars and bass are recorded by Jakob Gundel at Gainfactory Studio - vocals, production, mix and master have been done with Jacob Hansen (Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Volbeat, Pretty Maids).

Tracklisting:

“Tears Of Whiskey”
“Hotel 2nd Age”
“Take The Last Dance With Me”
“Then We Cried”
“Pretty Little Devil”
“Far Away” (feat. Rob Caggiano)
“Now I Know”
“Fame”
“St. Elvis Day”
“City Of Sin”
“We Are The Outcasts”
“Werewolf”

“Take The Last Dance With Me” video:

As Lions, featuring vocalist Austin Dickinson (son of Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson), released their debut full-length album, Selfish Age, on January 20th via Better Noise Records. Louder Noise is streaming the album’s title track, listen below:

Selfish Age is the follow-up to As Lions’ debut EP Aftermath. Produced by award-winning producer David Bendeth (Of Mice & Men, Paramore, Bring Me The Horizon) and Kane Churko (Five Finger Death Punch, Disturbed, In This Moment), Selfish Age is an illustration of the band’s mission to create “the biggest, baddest hard rock we could, and on an almost cinematic scale.”

The album’s 11 dynamic tracks are a study in contrasts, with the epic and evocative “Aftermath”, the crushing “Deathless” which targets the internet culture’s obsession with image, “Bury My Dead”, a hard-hitting personal statement complemented by stately piano tinklings, and the electro-tinged title track, “Selfish Age”.

Comprised of Austin Dickinson on vocals, guitarist and keyboardist Conor O’Keefe, guitarist Will Homer, bassist Stefan Whiting and drummer Dave Fee, As Lions showcase an evolution in British rock.

Selfish Age tracklisting:

“Aftermath”
“The Suffering”
“Bury My Dead”
“Deathless”
“Selfish Age”
“White Flags”
“Pieces”
“World On Fire”
“One By One”
“The Fall”
“The Great Escape”

"Bury My Dead" lyric video:

“Aftermath” video:

As Lions have announced a 10-date US tour this spring with US metallers Shinedown. They have also announced their first UK festival appearance of the year at Bristol's Fat Lip Festival in July, along with Young Guns and will be playing a number of US festivals including Rock On The Range, Welcome To Rockville and Northern Invasion.
 
Tour dates:

April
1 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ (supporting Shinedown)
4 - House Of Blues - San Diego, CA (supporting Shinedown)
5 - Fox Theater - Bakersfield, CA (supporting Shinedown)
7 - Belasco Theatre - Los Angeles, CA (supporting Shinedown)
8 - Blaze Fest Paul Paul Theater - Fresno, CA
10 - Medford Armory - Medford, OR (supporting Shinedown)
11 - Eureka Municipal Auditorium - Eureka, CA (supporting Shinedown)
13 - Sacramento Memorial Auditorium - Sacramento, CA (supporting Shinedown)
14 - Silver Dollar Fairgrounds - Chico, CA (supporting Shinedown)
15 - Grand Sierra Resort & Casino - Reno, NV (supporting Shinedown)
17 - House Of Blues - Anaheim, CA (supporting Shinedown)
29 - Rockville Festival - Jacksonville, FL

May
5 - Carolina Rebellion - Charlotte, NC
13 - Northern Invasion - Somerset, WI
19 - Rock On The Range - Columbus, OH

June
17 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel, Belgium
29 - Fat Lip Festival - Bristol, UK

(Photo - John McMurtrie)

London, England-based rock legends, Thunder, will release their new studio album, Rip It Up, this Friday (February 10th) via earMUSIC. A new trailer video can be found below.

About the new album, the band recently revealed: “It was recorded in three sessions (March, June and August) and it's a real step up in every direction. There are 11 brand new cracking tunes, all written as ever by Luke (Morley). He also produced it, and our old mate Nick Brine recorded it at Rockfield in Monmouth (as with Wonder Days). This time we made a few changes, with some new mixing ears wrapped around it in the form of the talented Clint Murphy at Modern World, and Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound, who mastered it in New York USA. The album artwork was done by a fantastic Norwegian artist (yes he's an artist) called Magnus Gjoen. His work focuses on how things are not always what they seem, which we think is a bit like us.”

Rip It Up tracklisting:

“No One Gets Out Alive”
“Rip It Up”
“She Likes The Cocaine”
“Right From The Start”
“Shakedown”
“Heartbreak Hurricane”
“In Another Life”
“The Chosen One”
“The Enemy Inside”
“Tumbling Down”
“There's Always A Loser”

Trailer:

“Rip It Up”:

“No One Gets Out Alive” studio session:

Thunder continues: “Check out all the formats and the bundles in all their splendiferous glory, on our newly sexed-up online store.”

METALLICA's James Hetfield has narrated a new documentary which takes a sobering look at the impact pornography addiction is having on the individual and on cultures around the world.

"Addicted To Porn: Chasing The Cardboard Butterfly" is the fifth feature-length film, and fourth documentary, from writer-director Justin Hunt, who previously interviewed Hetfield for his award-winning documentary "Absent", exploring the worldwide crisis of absent and disengaged fathers and the negative impact that the "father wound" makes on society.

In "Addicted To Porn: Chasing The Cardboard Butterfly", Hunt dissects the impact of pornography on societies around the globe, from how it affects the brain of the individual, to how modern technology leads to greater exposure to youth, to watching it tear a family apart. In what may well be one of the most devastating issues in modern culture, this film will break down the damage that porn is doing to us a human race and leave you thinking that it's clearly time that we start taking porn addiction much more seriously.

Beginning with a brief history of sexuality in human beings and continuing on with how it affects the human brain, how modern technology, coupled with a lack of public education, is exposing youth to a level of sexuality that they're not prepared for, this film will open up audiences' minds to an entirely new perspective on what porn does to the individual, the family and society as a whole. With some of the world's leading minds on the issue, this film is an authentic undertaking aimed at exposing people to the dangers of porn and the cycle of shame that can keep people addicted for a lifetime.

Hunt has informed BLABBERMOUTH.NET that "Addicted To Porn: Chasing The Cardboard Butterfly" will be released in April via Video On Demand (VOD). In the meantime, you can catch several screenings around the country.

For more information, visit www.atpdoc.com.