Striker returns in 2017 with their fifth self-titled studio album, due out on February 24th, along with tours across the US and Europe from January till mid April (dates listed here).

The band comments on the upcoming release: "This is our no bullshit album. We cut out everything that wasn't absolutely necessary and kept everything short and to the point. We pray at the altar of heavy metal everyday, and there are some musical ideas that persist through time and some that don't. We focused in on what keeps listeners coming back and got rid of everything else. You can't climb Mount Everest dragging any useless shit with you; if you want to make it to the top, only bring with you what is absolutely necessary: Lethal Amounts of Shred."

Striker has launched a pre-order campaign with immediate download of their first single, “Born To Lose” (streaming below) at this location. Pre-order campaign will run from January 9th till the end of the month.

The band explains: “’Born To Lose’, like most of our songs, is about doing what you want in life. When you are born into this world, there is a lot of you life that is predetermined. If you choose to change part of your life you need to go out and live it, not just fantasize about it. We've always wanted to hear music like ours, so we started a band and created it. “Born To Lose” embraces everything we love about music: speed, nonstop shred, huge vocals, guitars, and drums, and over the top energy and emotion. If it doesn't make you want to throw down and party then nothing will."

Tracklisting:

“Former Glory”
“Pass Me By”
“Born To Lose”
“Cheating Death”
“Shadows In The Light”
“Rock The Night”
“Over The Top”
“Freedom's Call”
“Curse of The Dead”

“Born To Lose”:

East coast shock rockers, American Grim, have signed a worldwide deal with Entertainment One (eOne Music) / Rocktagon Worldwide Music with plans to release their first full length, Freakshow, on February 24th. A music video for the album’s title track can be found below.

“I can't begin to express how excited we are to debut this project at eOne,” says vocalist Ryan Healy. “We've worked relentlessly among ourselves, as well as with our producer Zardonic, to build an album we're confident has a great shot at striking a nerve in rock.”

For the album artwork, the band commissioned artist Tyler Reitan and couldn’t be happier.

Title track “Freakshow” is available on all streaming services today and will be an iTunes "instant gratification track," meaning fans who pre order the album will get "Freakshow" as a download immediately.

Healy continues, “There's an astounding problem in America with political correctness and all these taboo issues that are far more real than people think, all being swept under the rug.  We have an entire generation of kids overly medicated and under educated that no longer know the difference between their own opinions and the manipulation of mass media. Freakshow isn't just an album, it's the current state of America, and we're looking forward to taking it on across the country.”

Tracklisting:

“Concrete Jungle”
“Freakshow”
“Only One”
“Burn Hollywood”
“Drugs Like Candy”
“The Guns”
“I Want Out”
“Fight Night”
“Doctor Doc”
“Idols”
“Get Loud”
“Bodies All Around”

“Freakshow” video:

Pirate metallers, Alestorm have checked in with an update on their upcoming fifth album:

“Ahoy humans! We are very thrilled to announce that we have entered the studio to record our fifth full-length album, entitled No Grave But The Sea!

“We will be spending the next month at Alpaca Ranch Recording Studio in Orlando, USA, with producer Lasse Lammert once again at the helm. This will also be the first full release featuring our grandiose guitarist Máté Bodor!

“This is the point where we would usually tell you this album is going to be darker and heavier than our previous works, but that's probably not true. It is, however, full of epic songs about pirates, drinking, and pseudoscientific cryptogeography.

“We'll have a bunch more updates for you over the coming weeks and months, including the album cover, track list, release dates, and more!”

Stay tuned for updates from the band.

Old school thrash/death band, Downfall, have officially joined Memorial Records and will release a new album, Punishment For The Infidels, on March 17th in physical and digital formats.

Mixed and mastered by Adriano Quaranta (Sawthis) at Under Room Studios, the new album is a good mix between old and new generation of thrash metal music, influenced by death metal and punk/hardcore.

The band says: "Punishment For The Infidels shows anger, violence and frustration, resulting from the desire to not be submitted to a society that works for omologation and annihilation".

Punishment For The Infidels tracklisting:

“The Torture”
“Pleasure For Murder”
“Corrupted In Black”
“God's Hand”
“Slaughterism”
“Misanthropic Solution”
“Feeding The Beast”
“Abyss”
“Last Prophecy”
“Mass Homicide”
“Machination Of Revolution”

(Photo - Downfall Facebook)

Italy’s Aborym are streaming the new song, “Slipping Through The Cracks”, featured on their upcoming album, Shifting.negative. The band's seventh studio album is set to be released on January 25th via Agonia Records.

Alongside the new track, the band have revealed a video documentary on making the new album's cover artwork by Davide Cragne. The song and the documentary are available below.

The follow up to 2013 Dirty was recorded with an all  new line-up consisting of founder Fabban, multi-instrumentalist Dan V, bassist and guitarist RG Narchost, guitarist Davide Tiso (ex-Ephel Duath, Gospel Of The Witches), keyboardist Stefano Angiulli and several guest musicians (including Sin Quirin of Ministry fame).

Shifting.negative was mixed and mastered by Grammy-award winning Marc Urselli at Eastside Sound Studios (Lou Reed, John Zorn, Mike Patton) in New York, who commented on the album: "I've known Fabban and Aborym for over 20 years so it's nice that we finally get to work together on an Aborym record and this is the most forward thinking of all the Aborym records for sure! It's definitely a break from the past and a step forward into the future of a band that has never stood still and never wanted to sound like everything else that's out there. They continue to evolve with every record! This is a great sounding album that blends all of their metal and industrial influences and represents a new milestone in the history of such a well respected and established group. I'm excited to be a part of it".

Guido Elmi (Vasco Rossi's legendary producer and manager) is responsible for the album's post-production. Fabban commented: "We are working with a real professional, a true legend, probably our biggest fan and a great friend. Please join us in welcoming mr. Guido Elmi. No need to say Guido is Vasco Rossi’s producer & manager over the past 30 years and he has worked as producer with dozens of artists including Stadio, Skiantos, Gaznevada, Steve Rogers Band, Clara & Black Cars and many others. Today he's also a singer and songwriter".

Shifting.negative was engineered by Emiliano Natali (Fear No One Studios), Teo Pizzolante (Braingasm Lab) and Luciano Lamanna (Subsound Studios). Its cover artwork was made by French artist David Cragne (Asymetric Entity).

The list of guest musicians involved in the creation of the album includes: guitarist Sin Quirin (Ministry), Ricktor (The Electric Hellfire Club), Pier Marzano (Koza Noztra), drummer Andrea Mazzucca, vocalists Victor Love (Dope Stars Inc., Victor Love), Cain Cressall (The Amenta) and Nicola Favaretto N-ikonoclast. Further there's Greg Watkins (Static of Masses, Order Sixty Six) and Luciano Lamanna on modular synths, Kelly Bogues (Zogthorgven) delivering additional ambient noise, Joel Gilardini (The Land Of The Snow, Mulo Muto, Black Machineries) on additional treated guitars, electronics & (D)ronin, Ben Hall (Silent Eretic) on power-electronics and Tor Helge Skei (Manes) on ambient-electronics. There's also Tokyo based artist Youko Heidy responsible for experimental noise and FX and Leja Siv Harju who wrote the lyrics to "Going New Places".

Tracklisting:

“Unpleasantness”
“Precarious”
“Decadence In A Nutshell”
“10050 Cielo Drive”
“Slipping Throught The Cracks”
“You Can’t Handle The Truth”
“For A Better Past”
“Tragedies For Sales”
“Going New Places”
“Big H”

Artwork documentary:

“Slipping Through The Cracks”:

Album teaser:

"Precarious" video:

Available formats:

- Limited Box CD (includes jewelcase CD with two bonus tracks, rounded embroidered patch and wine coaster).
- Limited to 500 numbered copies black vinyl.
- Limited to 100 handnumbered copies brown vinyl.
- T-shirt.
- Digital.

Pre-orders: physical / digital.

German symphonic metallers, Beyond The Black, have unveiled a new performance video for the title-track of their forthcoming debut international release, Lost In Forever, out on January 13th. Watch the video below.

Joining dynamic, world-class frontwoman and vocalist Jennifer Haben in a brand new lineup are Christian Hermsdörfer (guitar & backing vocals), Tobias Lodes (guitar & backing vocals), Jonas Roßner (keyboards & backing vocals), Stefan Kerkenhoff (bass) and Kai Tschierschky (drums).

With a solid new lineup and string of high-profile support slots (Korn, Scorpions) and festival appearances (Wacken, Bloodstock) under their belts, Beyond The Black are set to dazzle new audiences in 2017 - the power-packed sextet have been confirmed to support Epica and Powerwolf on their upcoming European tour, which includes a stop at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on February 3rd.

Already critically-acclaimed in their native Germany, an international tour edition of Lost in Forever will be released worldwide for the first time on January 13th, featuring four brand-new bonus tracks, “The Other Side”, “Dim The Spotlight”, “Our Little Time” and “Rage Before The Storm”.

Lost In Forever tracklisting:

“Lost In Forever”
“Beautiful Lies”
“Written In Blood”
“Against The World”
“Beyond The Mirror”
“Halo Of The Dark”
“Dies Irae”
“Forget My Name”
“Burning In Flames”
“Nevermore”
“Shine and Shade”
“Heaven In Hell”
“Love's A Burden”
“The Other Side”
“Dim The Spotlight”
“Our Little Time”
“Rage Before The Storm”

“Lost In Forever” video:

Veteran Spanish melodic death metallers, In Thousand Lakes, will release their second album, Age Of Decay, on Feburary 20th via Xtreem Music. The album track, “Death Train”, is available for streaming below.

Age Of Decay tracklisting:

“Death Train”
“Fall Into The Void”
“I Rise”
“True North”
“Age Of Decay”
“Hunter Of Souls”
“Blind Eyes”
“Ethereal”
“Vanished”
“Wolfzeit”
“4 Walls (Scars)”

“Death Train”:

“True North” lyric video:

Bret Michaels has told Tampa Bay Times in a new interview that he is hopeful POISON will hit the road again in 2017. "It'd be great for Bobby [Dall, bass] and C.C. [DeVille, guitar] and Rikki [Rockett, drums] and I to just be out there and have three months," he said. "It's on my wish list, we're close to making it happen, and I know they want to do it, and they'll have a great time doing it."

Michaels hinted in several 2016 interviews that POISON would re-team with DEF LEPPARD for a U.S. tour in 2017. But LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen later told the 106.9 The Eagle radio station that he knew nothing about the proposed pairing.

POISON and DEF LEPPARD first hit the road together back in 2009, and then again three years later.

POISON appeared at the 2013 Indy 500 Miller Lite Carb Day, but has otherwise been mostly playing private shows, including one in January 2015.

The band hasn't done any major touring since taking part in the 2012 "Rock Of Ages" trek with DEF LEPPARD and LITA FORD.

Rockett was recently declared cancer free after undergoing an experimental treatment. He was diagnosed with oral cancer back in 2015.

Italy’s Lionville will release their third album, A World Of Fools on February 24th. The album’s title track is available for streaming below.

Born as a project dedicated to pure AOR with a touch of Westcoast and melodic rock, Lionville draw musical inspiration from acts like Toto, Richard Marx, Giant, Bad English, Survivor Band, and Boulevard. The band was started by Stefano Lionetti, a songwriter, singer, and guitarist based in Genova, Italy and his brother Alessandro. After years of playing the local club circuit of Genova, Stefano formed Lionville with the encouragement and help of Pierpaolo “Zorro” Monti (Shining Line) and Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Revolution Saints, Ted Poley, etc.). With the involvement of singer Lars Säfsund (Work of Art), Lionville quickly took shape and became something very near and dear to everyone involved.

With two critically acclaimed releases - which came out in 2011 and 2012 - Lionville managed to find their place in the European melodic rock scene while also appearing at Firefest in Nottingham in 2012. With their combination of rockin’ AOR tunes and classic Westcoast AOR sounds, Lionville piqued the interest of Frontiers, who signed the band in early 2016.

“It’s a very important record for Lionville, since we are coming back after four years of silence,” says Stefano Lionetti. “I really wanted to make happy all the fans who waited so long for it. As a producer and songwriter I have done my best to create a high class record, but with the right variety. You will find classic melodic rock songs, a couple of ballads, songs in the style of the previous record and of course a lot of attention on the arrangements. I also wanted to have more of a band feel with this record and I am very proud of the final result.”

“These songs have been fun to sing and they’re really good,” adds Lars Safsund.

Recorded by a gifted cast of experienced studio cats and upcoming talents and produced by Stefano Lionetti, the new album, A World Of Fools finds a winning combination of very strong songwriting (courtesy also of Robert Sall, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Bruce Gaitsch, Soren Kronkvist, Gianluca Firmo, Thomas Vikstrom, and Ida West) and stellar musical performances, crowned by impressive lead vocals and an album mix that gives space to all the significant little details.

The Lionville team has high hopes that people will embrace their vision of a reinvigorated musical genre and everyone is looking forward to continuing the Lionville story with another awesome contribution to melodic rock music.

Tracklisting:

“I Will Wait”
“Show Me The Love”
“Bring Me Back Our Love”
“Heaven Is Right Here”
“A World Of Fools”
“One More Night”
“All I Want”
“Living On The Edge”
“Our Good Goodbye”
“Paradise”
“Image Of Your Soul”

“A World Of Fools”:

“I Will Wait” video:

EPK:

Lionville:

Stefano Lionetti: Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards
Lars Säfsund: Lead & Backing vocals
Michele Cusato: Guitars
Giulio Dagnino: Bass
Martino Malacrida: Drums

Death metal veterans MORBID ANGEL have recruited Scott Fuller (ANNIHILATED) to play drums on their new album. The disc is currently being recorded at Mana Recording in St. Petersburg, Florida with producer — and former MORBID ANGEL guitarist — Erik Rutan for a mid-2017 release via UDR Music.

MORBID ANGEL guitarist Trey Azagthoth (pictured) wrote on Facebook: "We have all the drums recorded for the new record, and will soon start on the guitars, vocals and bass.

"It has been awesome working with Erik Rutan and Mana Studios.

"We have a really cool collection of new material. There are also lots of touring plans for this new year so we hope to see you all on the road!!!!"

Azagthoth announced in June 2015 that MORBID ANGEL had reunited with vocalist/bassist Steve Tucker and that they were working on material for the band's next record

MORBID ANGEL has yet to announce a replacement for Norwegian guitarist Destructhor (a.k.a. Thor Anders Myhren), who left the band a year and a half ago.

Asked in a 2015 interview with Loudwire if he would consider rejoining MORBID ANGEL, Rutan said: "I never say to never to anything that has to do with two of the most important bands in my career that I love so much. If I could clone myself, I would still be in MORBID ANGEL! I would have loved to have released more RIPPING CORPSE albums back in the day as well. You just never know what might happen someday. I never close the door on any opportunities that may present themselves."

Former MORBID ANGEL frontman David Vincent recently joined forces with several other musicians — including ex-MORBID ANGEL drummer Tim Yeung (drums) — to perform classic MORBID ANGEL songs under the I AM MORBID banner.

The new band, which is completed by guitarists Bill Hudson (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and Ira Black (METAL CHURCH, LIZZY BORDEN), will play material from MORBID ANGEL's "Altars Of Madness" (1989), "Blessed Are The Sick" (1991), "Covenant" (1993) and "Domination" (1995) albums. Two shows have already been scheduled in Brazil next spring: March 24 in Belo Horizonte and March 25 in São Paulo. Additional dates will be announced soon.

MORBID ANGEL's controversial 2011 album, "Illud Divinum Insanus", marked the group's first CD to feature Vincent since "Domination".




Happy New Year Everyone!!!It’s gonna be a good one.

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Posted by Trey Azagthoth on Sunday, January 8, 2017

British metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have announced the reissue of their tenth studio album, "Turbo". The album has been remastered and will be released via Sony Music on February 3, 2017 on 3 CD (the original album and 2 bonus discs) as well as 1LP 150-gram vinyl.

Originally released in 1986, "Turbo" features all the hallmarks of classic PRIEST on tracks such as "Turbo Lover", "Parental Guidance" and "Locked In".

Included on disc 2 and 3 of the CD reissue is, previously unreleased, "Live in Kansas City", a live recording from the band's 1986 "Fuel For Life" tour in support of "Turbo".

The song "Out In The Cold", recorded at the above-mentioned concert, can be streamed below.

JUDAS PRIEST says: The '80s is considered to have been the best decade for heavy metal — JUDAS PRIEST roared through it and at the half way point went into unchartered territory with 'Turbo'. Always believing that metal should have no boundaries, PRIEST challenged themselves taking on board new technical inventions to create fresh ideas and push their sound forward. The combined songs show another side of PRIEST's range of creativity that captures a theme and energy infused with the over the top sensibilities of that era. The 'Fuel For Life' tour certainly encapsulated the decadence of the times! 'Turbo' remastered and accompanied by a pedal to the metal live recording from Kansas reveals PRIEST on high octane — raising fists and devil horns to the next level."

Disc One - Turbo: Remastered 01. Turbo Lover02. Locked In03. Private Property04. Parental Guidance05. Rock You All Around The World 06. Out In The Cold07. Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days08. Hot For Love09. Reckless

Disc Two - Live At The Kemper Arena, Kansas City

01. Out In The Cold 02. Locked In 03. Heading Out To The Highway 04. Metal Gods05. Breaking The Law06. Love Bites 07. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 08. The Sentinel 09. Private Property 10. Desert Plains 11. Rock You All Around The World

Disc Three - Live At The Kemper Arena, Kansas City

01. The Hellion 02. Electric Eye 03. Turbo Lover 04. Freewheel Burning 05. Victim Of Changes 06. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) 07. Living After Midnight 08. You've Got Another Thing Coming 09. Hell Bent For Leather

Purchase the set at this location.

Michael Schenker, one of music's greatest rock guitarists, will release "Michael Schenker Fest Tokyo" – a stunning new live recording and filmed concert released by inakustik on CD, DVD, Blu-ray and digital on Friday, March 24, 2017.

Filmed and recorded at Tokyo's International Forum on August 24, 2016, this historic concert features guest appearances from some of the greatest rock vocalists who have worked with Schenker over the years, including MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet and Robin McAuley of the MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP.

"It's been a long time since MSG – 'Live At Budokan'," says Schenker.

Like a miracle, Michael Schenker returns to Japan with his past original singers from the '80s to celebrate the Michael Schenker Fest with Barden, Bonnet and McAuley at the amazing Tokyo International Forum. 5000 fans witnessed an anthology moment of quintessential hard rock music of the highest caliber.

Says Schenker: "It's a miracle that after all these years, something like this took place with the original band members of MSG. Being able to go back to those days and celebrate the music is an exciting experience for us, as well as for old and new fans. To being able to re-experience, and for the new audience to get a feel of what it was like, is incredibly enjoyable."

Continues Schenker: "It's an amazing feeling to have all of my MSG family from the '80s performing together and especially with Graham Bonnet, who I never got to play any concerts after our 'Assault Attack' album that was originally released in 1982. Fortunately, being able to have the participation of original MSG members such as Gary Barden, Chris Glen (bass) and Ted McKenna (drums) being part of it, and somehow, to perform with Robin McAuley and Steve Mann (guitar, keyboards) again as well, is pretty awesome."

The band:

Michael Schenker - Lead GuitarTed McKenna - DrumsSteve Mann - Guitar, KeyboardsChris Glen - Bass

The Vocalists:

Gary BardenGraham BonnetRobin McAuley

"It was just one enjoyable event from beginning to end," says Schenker. "Seeing those happy, excited fans right from the beginning before the show even started, was incredible. It was like Budokan all over again."

Schenker remains enthusiastic and overjoyed at performing Schenker Fest with Barden, Bonnet and McAuley all under the same roof in Tokyo.

"It's wonderful how we all got on with each other. It felt incredibly natural, as if it was always like this. Right from the start of rehearsal, the chemistry was great. No problems, just pure fun."

Track listing:

01. Intro: Searching For Freedom02. Into The Arena03. Attack Of The Mad Axeman ft. Gary Barden04. Victim Of Illusion ft. Gary Barden05. Cry For The Nations ft. Gary Barden06. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie ft. Gary Barden07. Armed And Ready ft. Gary Barden08. Coast To Coast09. Assault Attack ft. Graham Bonnet10. Desert Song ft. Graham Bonnet11. Dancer ft. Graham Bonnet12. Captain Nemo13. This Is My Heart ft. Robin McAuley14. Save Yourself ft. Robin McAuley15. Love Is Not A Game ft. Robin McAuley16. Shoot Shoot ft. Robin McAuley17. Rock Bottom ft. Robin McAuley18. Doctor Doctor ft. Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet, Robin McAuley

"Michael Schenker Fest Tokyo" is available in the following formats:

Physical

* 2 CD* 2 CD + DVD Combo* Vinyl LP* DVD* Blu-ray

Digital

* Hi-Res download* Download* Stream

STONE SOUR has entered Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, California to begin recording its new album for a tentative summer 2017 release date via Roadrunner Records.

STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor recently told Matt Pinfield that the band had written and demoed eighteen songs for its sixth studio effort.

"I am so stoked," Corey said. "It'll be the first album that we're doing with [Johny] Chow, our bass player, and Christian Martucci, our new guitar player. And it is fantasticIt is some of the best material we've ever written. It is so good, and it is such a great amalgam of all of these different styles that we just absolutely love. It's got a little bit of the heavy, like we like to do, but it's also way more hard rock — way more rock 'n' roll and hard rock than heavy. I mean, there's even a little bit of punk in there. And there's an energy there that is gonna decimate and blow away a lot of stuff that comes out next year. That's how excited I am."

Regarding the recording sessions for the next STONE SOUR album, Corey said: "We're gonna record it the old-fashioned way. We're gonna get us all in the room. We're gonna record it together; we're gonna have that energy bouncing off of each other. It's gonna be a modern throwback, let's put it that way, and it's gonna destroy people."

He continued: "We're gonna co-produce ourselves with a good friends of ours named Jay Ruston, who has done a lot of work with a lot of different people. He has produced and mixed STEEL PANTHER, ANTHRAX [and] a bunch of different other people. He also mixed the two 'House Of Gold And Bones' albums that we put out, and he mixed the two covers EPs that STONE SOUR put out as well. So we have a great relationship with him, and he's somebody we really trust and we absolutely love to work with. So we're really looking forward to going in with him and really making a kick-ass rock 'n' roll album."

Corey added: "We're really excited, man. Just the demos alone are so good that it's just, like, 'Dude, this is gonna destroy!'"

STONE SOUR, has released two EPs of cover songs — "Meanwhile In Burbank…" and "Straight Out Of Burbank" — and was slated to issue a third, titled "No Sleep 'Till Burbank", but those plans now appear to have been scrapped.

STONE SOUR in 2015 named Christian Martucci as the permanent replacement for Jim Root, who was dismissed from the band in late 2013 after he decided to sit out the group's last tour in order to begin working on the new SLIPKNOT album. Martucci was recruited to play on that tour and was confirmed as a permanent member in March 2015 in a Facebook post.

Root did not speak kindly of STONE SOUR in interviews after he was fired, saying, "Some of the guys in STONE SOUR, I think they just want to be a radio band and write strictly for radio and try to be more of a poppy rock band. And that's not really what I'm into. There's at least one guy in the band that's only concerned about money. I really have no desire to associate with people like that anymore."

Root played on all five STONE SOUR studio records to date, including 2010's "Audio Secrecy" and the band's last collection of original music, "House Of Gold And Bones", a double concept album which was released in two parts in 2012 and 2013.

A PERFECT CIRCLE will trek across North America this spring in the outfit's first tour since 2011, with the month long outing kicking off at The Pearl in Las Vegas (April 7 and 8).

The band previously announced a May 7 performance at the Hollywood Bowl as well as a trio of festival dates: Welcome To Rockville (April 29), Fort Rock (April 30) and Carolina Rebellion (May 5).

The tour news arrives as the band begins work on their first new album since 2004's "eMOTIVe". "Getting back to writing music with A PERFECT CIRCLE is a great way to start the new year," APC co-founder and guitar player Billy Howerdel said.

Tour dates:

April 7-8 - Las Vegas, NV @ The PearlApril 10 - Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica TheatreApril 11 - San Diego, CA @ Open Air TheatreApril 13 - San Francisco @ Bill Graham CivicApril 14 - Reno, NV @ Reno Event CenterApril 15 - Salt Lake City @ Maverik CenterApril 17 - Denver, CO @ 1st Bank CenterApril 19 - Kansas City, MO @ Starlight AmphitheatreApril 20 - St. Louis, MO @ Chafietz ArenaApril 22 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK CenterApril 23 - Grand Prairie, TX @ Verizon TheatreApril 25 - Austin, TX @ HEB Center at Cedar ParkApril 26 - San Antonio, TX @ Freeman ColiseumApril 27 - Houston, TX @ Smart Financial CenterApril 29 - Jacksonville, FL @ Welcome to RockvilleApril 30 - Ft. Myers, FL @ Fort Rock FestivalMay 02 - Atlanta, GA @ Verizon Wireless AmphitheatreMay 03 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone ArenaMay 05 - Charlotte, NC @ Carolina RebellionMay 07 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl

A PERFECT CIRCLE's current line-up is Maynard James Keenan (TOOL, PUSCIFER), Billy Howerdel (ASHES DIVIDE), James Iha (TINTED WINDOWS, ex-SMASHING PUMPKINS), Jeff Friedl (PUSCIFER, THE BETA MACHINE) and Matt McJunkins (EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, THE BETA MACHINE).

Tickets for all non-festival shows are on-sale this Friday, January 13 at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets for the Hollywood Bowl show are on sale now.

The band re-launched their website and webstore over the weekend, which can be viewed at aperfectcircle.com.

DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott was one of the guest performers at last night's (Sunday, January 8) David Bowie tribute concert at the O2 Academy Brixton in London, England.

Elliott sang a version of the Bowie-penned MOTT THE HOOPLE track "All The Young Dudes" with The London Community Gospel Choir and an interpretation of "Suffragette City" at the "Celebrating David Bowie With Gary Oldman And Friends" event, which was held on what would have been the late British singer, songwriter, actor and fashion icon's 70th birthday. "This is a religious experience. Let's take these people to church," Elliott said while introducing "All The Young Dudes".

The concert featured Bowie's close friend and actor Gary Oldman, and included performances by what was being billed as "Bowie people performing Bowie music Bowie style." Oldman previously gave a heartfelt speech about the pop legend at last year's Brit Awards.

The London event was the first in a planned series of global concerts to honor Bowie's legacy in aid of local charities.

Also appearing at "Celebrating David Bowie With Gary Oldman And Friends" were some of the past touring members of Bowie's band, including guitarist Earl Slick, guitarist Adrian Belew, pianist Mark Garson and bassist Gail Ann Dorsey. Dorsey sang lead on a number of tracks, including "Space Oddity" and "Young Americans".

All proceeds from the 5,000-capacity, sold-out show will go to the Children & The Arts charity.

Other Bowie tribute events in the series will take place in New York, Los Angeles, Sydney and Tokyo, and will raise money for youth arts education.

The annual Spellemann nominations have been announced. Referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, the Spellemannprisen is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. This year’s nominees include:

Metal Category:
Abbath - Abbath
Nag - Nag
Okkultokrati - Raspberry Dawn
Sarke - Bogefod

Kvelertak’s Nattesferd has been nominated in the Rock Category.

Spellemannprisen 2016 will be held Saturday, January 28th at the Sentrum Scene in Oslo, Norway.

Jim Carrey, star of comedy hits like "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "Dumb and Dumber", as well as dramas such as "The Truman Show" and "Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind", idonned his Alice Cooper makeup to jam with the legendary shock rocker at Shep Gordon's eighth annual Maui Food Bank and the Maui Arts & Cultural Center benefit on December 31, 2016. They performed "No More Mr. Nice Guy" and "School's Out". Alice's backing band for the performance consisted on Nita Strauss on guitar, Damon Johnson on guitar, Chuck Garric on bass and Glen Sobel on drums.

Also joining Cooper and his manager at the New Year's Eve fundraiser were AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler, the DOOBIE BROTHERS, "Weird Al" Yankovic and Bob Seger.

Cooper and his manager have been staging fundraisers in Hawaii on New Year's Eve since 2008.

Event organizers said that through the generosity of those attending this special night, the New Year's benefit helped provide the one millionth meal to the Maui Food Bank and a portion of the proceeds will also assist the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in creating millions of memories in the new year.

Tickets for the event were $600 per person, plus tax and 12% gratuity.

Seven Kingdoms' new lyric video for "Stargazer", the opening track on their forthcoming album Decennium, can be viewed below. The band has also posted the following message:

"Decennium will be released at the end of the month, and the Official Crowdfunding Campaign for the new album has less than one week left until it's over! Grab your copy of the new album on CD and vinyl along with a bunch of other sweet items! Thank you again to those that have supported so far!
More dates will be announced soon for our tour with Evergrey, Need and Ascendia!"

Seven Kingdoms recently released the video for "Neverending" from Decennium. This 10-year anniversary album follows up the successfully crowdfunded In The Walls EP, and will feature the two new songs from the EP along with eight brand new tracks. The crowdfunding campaign for Decennium started on December 9th and runs until the middle of January. Decennium is to be released at the end of January 2017.

The CD pressing will be limited to 1,000 copies with the double vinyl LP limited to 250. Each album and vinyl will be hand numbered, signed and feature the Edition 1 labeling on the back, and a holographic Edition 1 for 'Total Package' and  '+' backers. There will be no digital downloads available for this album until later in 2017.

Dusan Markovic created the amazing artwork for Decennium. The vinyl edition will be a triple gatefold with an included poster of the full cover and extra art inside. Fans will be able to order their copies of the album, vinyl, and other supporting merchandise via Decennium's Kickstarter Campaign when it launches on December 9th. Perks start shipping in late January / February 2017.

Decennium tracklisting:

“Stargazer”
“Undying”
“In The Walls”
“The Tale Of Deathface Ginny”
“Castles In The Snow”
“Kingslayer”
“The Faceless Hero”
“Neverending”
“Hollow”
“Awakened From Nothing”

"Neverending" video:

Decennium was recorded with Jim Morris (Iced Earth, Savatage, Death) and Phil Pluskota (Abiotic, King Conquer) at North Avenue Studios and Morrisound Recording. Seven Kingdoms mixed the album at Morrisound Recording and was mastered by Jacob Hansen (Avantasia, Evergrey, Volbeat).

Commented Seven Kingdoms guitarist Camden Cruz: "We are finally here! We are very excited to get this Campaign started and to begin getting the whole thing out for everyone all over the world to enjoy! We are very, very happy with the album. This is undeniably the best product the band has put fourth yet. If you liked the In The Walls EP, you will only be even happier with Decennium. We will have a slew of new stuff available on the Crowdfunding Campaign and hope that all of you will join us in celebrating the 10-Year-Anniversary of the band in 2017!"

Seven Kingdoms will embark on full length North American tour with Evergrey, Need and Ascendia in May and June 2017 to support the new album. More shows are being added; catch them live at the following confirmed shows.

May
6 - The Haven - Orlando, FL
7 - The Orpheum - Tampa, FL
9 - Scout Bar - Houston, TX
10 - Gas Monkey - Dallas, TX
11 - The Rock Box - San Antonio, TX
13 - Joe's Grotto - Phoenix, AZ
14 - Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA
15 - LVCS - Las Vegas, NV
20 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
21 - The Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC
22 - Dickens Pub - Calgary, AB
23 - Exchange - Regina, SK
25 - The Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN
26 - Reggie's - Chicago, IL
30 - L'Anti Quebec city

More dates to be announced.

A teaser for the new Swedish hard rock project Gathering Of King's upcoming single, "Forever And A Day", is available below. The single will be released soon. The song was written by Victor Olsson and is taken from the yet untitled debut album, which will be released in 2017.

The album is being helmed by producer Thomas "Plec" Johansson, who has previously worked with Watain, Onslaught, Scar Symmetry, The Night Flight Orchestra, among others. Plec has managed to fill his studio walls with multiple platinum and gold record awards as well as taking home three Swedish Grammy awards. The cover artwork was created by hugely talented Lizette Lönnhammar.

Line-up on "Forever And A Day":

Björn Strid - lead vocals (Soilwork, The Night Flight Orchestra)
Victor Olsson - lead guitar (Saffire, Apollo)
Erik Mårtensson - rhythm guitar, background vocals (Eclipse, Nordic Union, W.E.T, Ammunition)
Nalle Påhlsson - bass (Therion, Treat)
Richard Larsson - keyboards (The Night Flight Orchestra)
Robban Bäck - drums (Mustasch, Eclipse, Sabaton, W .E.T, Ammunition)

The full-length album will also include following artists:

Rick Altzi - vocals (Masterplan, At Vance, Herman Frank)
Apollo Papathanasio - vocals (Spiritual Beggars, Apollo, Firewind)
Tobias Jansson - vocals (Saffire)
Niclas Engelin - guitar (In Flames, Engel)
Stefan Helleblad - guitar (Within Temptation, Jono)
Martin Sweet - guitar (Crashdiet, Sister)
Chris Laney - keyboards, Guitar (Pretty Maids, Randy Piper's Animal)
Jonas Källsbäck - drums (The Night Flight Orchestra, Mean Streak)

For information and updates on Gathering Of Kings go to this location.
 

In the Capital Chaos TV clip below, watch Black Sabbath / Ozzy Osbourne tribute band Sweeet Leaf featuring guitarist Steve Smyth (One Machine, ex-Nevermore, ex-Forbidden) perform the Ozzy classic "Bark At The Moon" at On The Y in Sacramento, California. The clip was shot on January 7th.

In the new video below, Steve Smyth plays "Armchair Warriors" live on EMGtv. This long time EMG artist and One Machine lead guitarist is using the EMG 57-7 and 66-7 pickups. Steve shows the range of metal tones achieved with this dynamic two pickup combo. Check out this live performance and others every week on EMGtv.

One Machine recently released a lyric video for "New Motive Power", the last single release from their album The Final Cull, released in September 2015 via Scarlet Records.

Says Steve Smyth: “We are very proud to release this excellent lyric video for 'New Motive Power', our last single release from The Final Cull, which we have been touring in support of since the release of the album! It’s a fan favorite, and we decided it must be seen as well as heard! Tommy Antonini did a great job capturing the essence of the song with plenty of underlying visuals to bring this beast to life!"

Chris Hawkins states: “'New Motive Power' is a reflection on our insatiable thirst for progress and the reduction of people to mere cogs in a much larger machine. This psychotic obsession with being better, faster stronger is fueled by the sacrifice of human life, figuratively and literally, and is best represented in modern times with our ravenous consumption and production of technology. Ultimately, following this path blindly  leads to our destruction or self-engineered obsolescence. Leading the way, we have those who benefit from this the most, and have the most to lose from it's failure. This song is written from the perspective of one of these authority figures, with a brief interjection from 'The Workers', but you can substitute the character with politicians, your boss, or perhaps the darker parts of your own pysche.”

Smyth continues: “'New Motive Power' was one of those songs on the album that was written in the studio, not just played live in the studio as all of the record was. I had quite a bit of the song already written, but working with the guys in the studio, we were able to breathe even more life into this song by playing together, and make it even heavier than I could have imagined! We hope you’ll enjoy the visual ride along with the song as much as we do!”

The Final Cull was tracked at Death Island Studios, with Marco Angioni and Tue Madsen helming. Recording lasted for nine days solid, as the band put in 15-18 hour days on this record.

The album art was illustrated by Gustavo Sazes (Gus G. Morbid Angel, Arch Enemy).

Tracklisting is as follows:

Digital Release:

“Forewarning”
“The Final Cull”
“Summoning Of The Soul”
“Screaming For Light”
“The Grand Design”
“New Motive Power”
“Ashes In The Sky”
“Born From This Hate”
“Welcome To The World”

Fan-filmed video footage of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' entire January 7 performance at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas can be seen below.

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS kicked off their 2017 North American tour last Thursday (January 5) in San Antonio, Texas, launching their first proper trek on this continent in several years. The band is out in support of its eleventh studio album, "The Getaway", which arrived last June, and the opening night set featured all three singles from the disc — "Sick Love", "Dark Necessities" and "Go Robot" — along with "Goodbye Angels" and the title track.

The rest of the 17-song show was mostly filled out by CHILI PEPPERS standards such as "Can't Stop", "Dani California", "Otherside", "Breaking The Girl" and perennial evening closer "Give It Away".

Among the opening acts joining the CHILI PEPPERS on the tour are TROMBONE SHORTY, former drummer Jack Irons and Japanese teen trio BABYMETAL. CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea told The Pulse Of Radio a while back that the band has a simple rule for choosing its opening acts. "We just want the best act we can get, you know," he said. "We never have a fear of being, you know, blown off the stage or anything, 'cause that's not gonna happen. That's just not gonna happen, you know."

AVENGED SEVENFOLD debuted its new stage production last night (Saturday, January 7) in Dublin, Ireland at the opening concert of the band's European tour with DISTURBED and IN FLAMES. Check out fan-filmed video footage of the performance below.

AVENGED SEVENFOLD worked with the producers of Cirque Du Soleil on the current show. Singer M. Shadows told Metal Hammer last month: "The production that's being built is different for us, different for anyone I've ever seen, the people we've hired don't do tours, they do Cirque Du Soleil." Shadows added that the production may require a different schedule, explaining: "This is gonna be drawn out into different types of touring. We're not going on tour for six months, it'll be two weeks on, two weeks off."

Shadows told The Pulse Of Radio that hiring Cirque Du Soleil is part of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's quest to create an entirely new kind of live show. "What we want to do is bring a new element to our stage production," he said. "We don't want to do all the same things that we've been doing. We're looking at a lot of digital image mapping, we're looking at inflatables, we're looking at a show that will be a brand new experience, definitely for rock and metal."

Cirque Du Soleil is currently the world's biggest theatrical producer, bringing its unique modern take on the circus concept to more than 90 million people in 271 cities around the world. This will mark the first time that the company collaborates with a touring rock band.

AVENGED SEVENFOLD will be touring behind its seventh studio album, "The Stage", which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 album chart in November.

The group made the album available at midnight on October 27 with almost no promotion beforehand, save for the arrival of a new song one week earlier. The quintet unveiled the disc with a live-streamed performance from the rooftop of Capitol Records in Hollywood, California.

Cirque Du Soleil was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix.

The company's productions are marked by their theatrical, character-driven approach and the absence of performing animals.

Each show is a synthesis of circus styles from around the world, with its own central theme and storyline.

G.P. Putnam's Sons has set an April 25 release date for "There Is No F*cking Secret: Letters From a Badass Bitch", the new memoir from Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Kelly.

In the book, the 32-year-old TV personality shares stories through a series of letters detailing everything from her mom Sharon's cancer to "The View" racism scandal.

"The book isn't just a memoir," Kelly told The Wrap. "They're letters to the people, places, situations, circumstances, things I've been through, to make me who I am, so people stop asking me what my secret is, and hopefully with me going through what I went through in my life and sharing what I've learned can help other people. It's okay to be different."

Kelly also talked about the racist comment she made about the Latino community on "The View" in 2015 when she was trying to make a point about then-presidential hopeful Donald Trump and she asked: "If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to be cleaning your toilet, Donald Trump?"

"I'm a little bit scared about what people are going to say," Kelly told EW. "And I do address the whole 'View' issue, and how that has affected my life forever. I still hate myself for it, because if it was me, watching someone else say it on television, I'd hate them. But the fact is, I got cut off. No matter what I was going to say, people are not going to believe it anyway. I know my true intentions behind it, but like I say in my book, the mistake I made was to fall back on witty sarcasm, and you can't do that when you're talking about race, especially in this country. In my way of trying to defend a community of people that I do truly love, I managed to insult an entire race of people in this country. The fact that if you type in 'Kelly Osbourne' [into Google], the first thing that comes up is 'racist' just kills me."

Official "There Is No F*cking Secret: Letters From a Badass Bitch" book description: "Kelly Osbourne may not always have been a typical role model, but no one can say that her perspective isn't hard won after spending three decades in the spotlight: from growing up completely exposed to the heavy metal scene — replete with crazy antics most readers have only begun to hear about — to spending her teenage years as the wild middle child of an even wilder Ozzy Osbourne, to the family's popular stint on their wacky eponymous reality show. Since then, Osbourne has forged her own path as a style icon and powerful woman in the media who isn't afraid to tell it like it is and be honest with her fans. But being the daughter of a music legend hasn't always been glamorous; growing up Osbourne is an experience that Kelly wouldn't trade, but there are battle scars, and she is finally now ready to embrace and reveal their origins. "Told as a series of letters to various people and places in her life, 'There Is No F*cking Secret' gives readers an intimate look at the stories and influences that have shaped Osbourne's highly speculated-about life, for better or for worse. The stories will make readers' jaws drop, but ultimately, they will come away empowered to forge their own path to confidence, no matter how deranged and out of control it may be, and to learn the ultimate lesson: that there just is no f*cking secret."

Kreator have released a third trailer for Gods Of Violence, their upcoming 14th album, to be released on January 27th worldwide via Nuclear Blast Records. Watch all three trailers below.

The exclusive North American cover for Gods Of Violence was created by renowned artist Marcelo Vasco (Slayer, Machine Head, Soulfly, Hatebreed).

Gods Of Violence was recorded under the watchful eyes of producer Jens Bogren (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Katatonia) who also mixed the record at renowned Fascination Street Studios. Mastering was also completed at Fascination Street Studios by Tony Lindgren. Gods Of Violence will contain 11 tracks with a total running time of approx. 52 minutes.

The standard cover for Gods Of Violence, created by Jan Meininghaus, can be seen below.

Tracklisting:

“Apocalypticon”
“World War Now”
“Satan Is Real”
“Totalitarian Terror”
“Gods Of Violence”
“Army Of Storms”
“Hail To The Hordes”
“Lion With Eagle Wings”
“Fallen Brother”
“Side By Side”
“Death Becomes My Light”

Trailer #1:

Trailer #2:

Trailer #3:

“Satan Is Real” video:

“Gods Of Violence” video:

Kreator’s Mille Petrozza will be available for an exclusive Facebook live Q&A today, Friday, January 6th, at 11 AM, PST/ 2 PM, EST/ 8 PM, CET. Makes sure to tune in here.

Kreator will be hitting the road soon with Sepultura, Soilwork and Aborted. Find out what fans can expect from the shows in the video below. Kreator’s complete live itinerary can be found at this location.

(Photo - Robert Eikelpoth)

Sliptrick Records have announced the signing of UK metal five-piece Bleed Again along with releasing their new video for "Through My Eyes", which was filmed during their performance at Mammothfest 2016. Bleed Again have also announced that they will release their debut album Momentum through Sliptrick Records on May 1st.

The Worthing five-piece are one of the freshest modern metal bands to come from the South of the United Kingdom in years. Boasting a style that blends metalcore with New Wave Of American Heavy Metal, Bleed Again have drawn comparisons to the likes of genre heavyweights Killswitch Engage in terms of sound and live energy.

In the last few years, Bleed Again have completed two successful UK tours plus countless other shows including support slots with the likes of Soil, Darkest Hour and Devil Sold His Soul. As well as featuring at Mammothfest regularly, the quintet even delivered one of the best and most memorable performances of the entire festival in 2016, making the video a nice momentum to take away from the event.

The video combines visuals from their recent live performance at Mammothfest 2016, a little sprinkling of video trickery and the furious, scorching music that epitomize the band. "Through My Eyes" is the first taster taken from the upcoming album Momentum.

The new album will showcase some of the finest new metal on the UK scene. However, just like legends Killswitch Engage, Hatebreed and Trivium, the best way to witness Bleed Again is at any one of their ferocious live shows.

Experimental New York death metal band Pyrrhon have partnered up with Willowtip Records (North America) and Throatruiner (Europe) to release new material. 

"We're absolutely thrilled to be working with these two fantastic labels, as clichéd as that might be. Willowtip has been the foremost name in weirdo death metal mutations since we were all in middle school, and Throatruiner has become one of the world's best purveyors of unclassifiable heaviness in recent years. Both have released work by many past and current band favorites, and we look forward to delivering our strongest work yet (another cliché, but true!) amid such excellent company”, comments vocalist Doug Moore. 

The band is set to enter Thousand Caves studio in Queens, NY with engineer Colin Marston (Gorguts, Krallice, Dysrhythmia) to begin tracking their third full-length album which is slated for a late 2017 release. 

Pyrrhon's music fuses the technical intensity of contemporary death metal and grindcore with unsettling ideas from noise rock and free improvisation. They have five official releases to their name so far: 2009's Fever Kingdoms EP, 2011's An Excellent Servant But A Terrible Master, 2014's The Mother Of Virtues, 2015's Growth Without End EP, and 2016's Running Out Of Skin EP. They have toured extensively in North America and Europe, and worked with a variety of labels that includes Relapse Records and Selfmadegod Records.

The Magpie Salute have released a performance video for the song "Comin' Home”, that begins with a tribute to the late keyboardist Eddie Harsch, who passed away November 4th, 2016. Eddie was set to perform with the band during their upcoming four night, sold-out engagement later this month at the Gramercy in New York (January 19th - 22nd). The video was filmed in Woodstock, NY in August 2016 and features Eddie talking, rehearsing and subsequently performing the classic "Comin' Home" - popularized by Delaney and Bonnie with Eric Clapton in the '70s - with The Magpie Salute. Watch the video below.

"This recording came from the last time I got to play with Eddie Harsch," says Rich Robinson. "He was my friend and musical teacher. His mastery and subtlety will forever be an inspiration. RIP Eddie."

The Magpie Salute is an exciting new band that brings together three key members of The Black Crowes - guitarist/vocalist Rich Robinson, guitarist Marc Ford and bassist Sven Pipien - as well as members of his own band, drummer Joe Magistro, keyboardist Matt Slocum, and guitarist Nico Bereciartua. In addition, Rich has pulled together a fine cast of vocalists, including lead singer John Hogg (Hookah Brown, Moke), former Crowes singer Charity White and two additional background singers, Adrien Reju and Katrine Ottosen. From the start (October 2016), the band was embraced by music fans when they instantly sold out their first-ever show in NYC (January 19th, 2017 at the Gramercy Theatre). When three more shows (January 20st, 21st, 22nd) were instantly added due to popular demand, they immediately sold out as well.

"It's been a better welcome than we could've ever hoped for," says Rich Robinson when asked about the instant thumbs-up from fans. "We are humbled by the outpouring of support. It feels powerfully real." He adds: "So far we've heard such excited and truly positive thoughts from everyone. We are grateful for the response." Marc Ford says the fans "seem to be very excited. I'm excited. I'm just starting to see how much this music means to people."

The Magpie Salute's four sold-out shows will draw from The Black Crowes catalog and solo material from Rich and Marc, plus more. Explains Rich: "Yes, we will continue in the long line of digging deep into my old Crowes catalog, some great covers - some we've done before, and some we've never played - and some of Marc's songs off of his new record. We look forward to the shows and what may come."

At the Gramercy, the band's set lists will vary from show to show, keeping the music fresh for the musicians and the audience. Says Marc: "I don't think I would do very well in a situation where there's no danger. It has to stay interesting to us. If we weren't in to it, how could the listener be? I think we'll mix it up."

 

 

Washington State quintet, The Drip, have premiered a new music video for "Black Ram”, the opening track off of The Haunting Fear Of Inevitability as release day approaches, the album to hit via Relapse Records next Friday. Additionally, another new song from the album, "Dead Inside," has been issued simultaneously. Watch the video and hear the new song below.

Fusing together the rawest elements of crust, powerviolence, d-beat, and grind, The Drip rips and ravages through thirteen frenzied tracks, full of slaughterhouse riffage, lightning fast blastbeats, and pulverizing breakdowns. Produced by Joel Grind of Toxic Holocaust and mastered by Brad Boatright (Skeletonwitch, Gatecreeper, Weekend Nachos), The Haunting Fear Of Inevitability is a new declaration of intensity that is sure to set the underground ablaze.

The band commented on the impending release, "The Haunting Fear Of Inevitability represents our progression, and continues to blur genre lines, and define our sound. Laying down the ground work for our future material to come."

January 13th, will see the worldwide release of The Haunting Fear Of Inevitability via Relapse Records on CD/LP/Digital formats. Physical and digital pre-orders and bundles are available via Relapse.com here and digital also via iTunes, Amazon (widget below), Google Play, and others.

The Haunting Fear Of Inevitability tracklisting:

“Blackest Evocation”
“Anathema”
“Gruesome Poetics”
“Dead Inside”
“Covered In Red”
“Terror War Industry”
“Painted Ram”
“Wretches”
“In Atrophy”
“The Answer”
“Exile”
“Consigned To Fate”
“Bone Chapel”

“Blackest Evocation” video:

“Dead Inside”:

"Anathema":

“Painted Ram”:

The Drip has scheduled a record release show for The Haunting Fear Of Inevitability, to take place in Spokane, WA at The Observatory on the same day the record hits stores, Friday, January 13th. Additional tour dates are to be expected in support of the album.
 
The Drip lineup:

Shane Brown - drums
Brandon Caldwell - vocals
Bobby Mansfield - guitar
Talon Yager - bass
Blake Wolf - guitar

(Photo - Orion Landau)
 

 

Indian metal veterans DEMONIC RESURRECTION have announced the release of their fourth full-length album titled The Demon King. The album is due for release worldwide on Candlelight Records and on Universal Music in India.Release dates:India: July 13thUK and Europe: July 14thUSA: July 15th"We have always played around with unnamed forces of darkness in the past," says Mephisto (Keyboards) explaining the album title. "With this release, we felt the need for an evil overlord to take the reigns and bring in the apocalypse. A savage and unstoppable force such as this had to be a definitive and commanding figure, which is why we came up with The Demon King."Demonstealer further commented: "This album has been 4 years in the making and we're more than excited to release it. We're also extremely happy to renew our deal with Candlelight Records who will put out the album worldwide and also our new relationship with Universal Music who will release the album in India."The band's last album The Return To Darkness was released in 2010 on Candlelight Records worldwide and Demonstealer Records in India.

Since 2002 and in a 2-year cycle, Marillion welcome their fans to a very special event: the Marillion Weekend. On three nights their fans dive even deeper into the Marillion world by meeting the band face-to-face and enjoying three different shows with different setlists consisting of full records played from start to finish, fan favourites and rarities.

In March 2015 the Marillion Weekend took place at Center Parcs, Port Zélande, The Netherlands. Thousands of fans from all across the world came together to be part of this incredible event. Marillion devoted their Saturday evening show to their brilliant album Marbles and performed all songs and a fine selection of encore tracks.

For the first time ever this impressive live show containing stunning projections and laser effects as well as the superb high definition sound will be available on 2CD, DVD and Blu-ray. Marbles In The Park will be released on January 20th. “Fantastic Place” from the upcoming release is streaming below.

Marillion’s music always aims at the greatest possible effect, with a huge sound expenditure they evoke fervour and passion. To hear Marbles in this live garment is a listening experience par excellence.

“Fantastic Place”:

“You’re Gone”:

Pre-order via the following links, or with the Amazon widget below:

* CD
* DVD
* Blu-Ray