Cancer Bats has released a brand new video for "Beelzebub" from their Searching For Zero full-length, which can be seen below. The video comes as a precursor to the band's North American dates set to commence next week, including a run with Danzig and Pennywise.  

Vocalist Liam Cormier comments: "We're so excited to be heading out with Danzig and Pennywise. Both bands have been our favorites since we first got into punk and metal so to have a chance to tour with both is like a dream come true! We'll be ripping the pit and headbanging until we puke every night!"

Cancer Bats Tour Dates

June
17 - Chicago, IL - Cobra Lounge
18 - St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
19 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre
20 - Saskatoon, SK - MoSo Rock Bottom
21 - Red Deer, AB - International Beer Haus & Stage
24 - Kelowna, BC - Flashbacks
25 - Whistler, BC - Garibaldi Lift Company
27 - Grande Prairie, AB Better Than Fred's

July
6 - Fargo, ND - The New Direction
7 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
9 - Tucson, AZ - The Flycatcher

w/ Danzig, Pennywise:
July
11 - Pomona, CA - Fox Theater Pomona
12 - Flagstaff, AZ - Pepsi Amphitheater at Fort Tuthill Park
13 - Friendz Bar & Zombie Burger - Amarillo, TX (Cancer Bats only)
14 - Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center
15 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theatre
17 - Dallas, TX - South Side Ballroom
18 - Tulsa, OK - Club Brady
19 - Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
21 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
24 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
25 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre
27 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Centre
28 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SODO
30 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
31 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl

 

 

 

 

Frontiers Music Srl will release "Now Or Never", the debut album from BENEDICTUM singer Veronica Freeman's solo project THE V, on July 3 in Europe and July 10 in North America.

The "Now Or Never" song "Again", which was written by STRYPER's Michael Sweet, who also laid down all the guitar parts on the track, can be streamed below.

THE V marks a major step out of Veronica's comfort zone, since it delves into a definite melodic hard rock vibe.

An impressive array of talent has stepped up to assist THE V in creating her solo project on many levels. The list includes Pete Wells, Aric Avina and Rikard Stjernquist of BENEDICTUM, Michael Sweet (STRYPER), Garry Bordonaro (THE RODS), Jeff Pilson (DOKKEN, FOREIGNER), Mike LePond (SYMPHONY X), Tony Martin (BLACK SABBATH), Leather Leone (CHASTAIN), Jerry Dixon (WARRANT), Jim Durkin (DARK ANGEL), Mick Tucker (TANK), Jordan Ziff (AGE OF EVIL), Derek Kerswill (UNEARTH, KINGDOM OF SORROW), Peter Tentindo (VENUS MARS PROJECT), John Herrera, Ryan Greene, Kenny Lewis, Meliesa McDonell, Michael Harris , Mel Brown and John O'Boyle.

Veronica comments: "I had a lot of input and encouragement from Frontiers to try and stretch myself with different musical styles and approaches. It was great to be able to work with Pete Wells writing some of these songs too. So it was a no-brainer to accept their proposal for a solo album. I am a bit nervous and beyond excited!"

Says Frontiers in a press release: "Be prepared! If you thought Veronica was just a heavy metal amazon, you're going to be proven dead wrong! This is a massive melodic hard rock record with some great lead vocals which show a lot of the original influences that brought THE V to be one of the most well know and recognized voices in the current metal scene!" "Now Or Never" track listing:

01. Again02. Now Or Never03. Roller Coaster04. L.O.V.E.05. Line In The Sand06. Love Should Be To Blame07. Kiss My Lips08. Spellbound09. Starshine10. Below Zero11. Ready To Run12. King For A Day

A trailer for the album is available below. "Now Or Never" recording lineup:

* Veronica Freeman - Lead vocals* Leather Leone - Duet vocals on "Kiss My Lips"* Tony Martin - Duet vocals on "King For A Day"* Meliesa McDonell - additional vocals on "Star Shine" and acoustic guitar* Derek Kerswill - drums* Jeff Pilson, Mel Brown, Garry Bordonaro, Aric Avina, John O'Boyle and Mike LePond - Bass* Pete Wells, Michael Sweet, Peter Tentindo, Jim Durkin, Mick Tucker, Jordan Ziff, Michael Harris - Guitar

"Now Or Never" was produced by John Herrera except for the song "King For A Day", which was produced by Kenny Lewis, and "Love Should Be To Blame" and "Again", which were produced by Michael Sweet.

AVATARIUM, the Swedish metal project whose recording lineup includes Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, has entered the studio to begin recording its sophomore album for an October release via Nuclear Blast.

To celebrate the as-yet-untitled CD's arrival, AVATARIUM will embark on a European headlining tour with support support from their Islandic labelmates THE VINTAGE CARAVAN. Opening the trek will be SPIDERS. Comments AVATARIUM guitarist Marcus Jidell: "The last six months we have been writing, rehearsing, demoing and now we finally started the recordings for our next album.

"We're all super excited about the new songs and since the album will be released in October, what could be a better way to celebrate then to go on tour right after!

"AVATARIUM loves to play live. We always try to make every evening special and to blend the vibe of the '70s with the heavy sound of today. Also, we are very happy to be touring with two great bands, THE VINTAGE CARAVAN and SPIDERS."

The dates are as follows:

Nov. 18 - DK - Lyngby - TempletNov. 19 - D - Hamburg - KlubsenNov. 20 - D - Essen - TurockNov. 21 - NL - Eindhoven - SpeedfestNov. 22 - UK - London - UnderworldNov. 23 - D - Frankfurt - Das BettNov. 24 – CH - Pratteln - Z-7Nov. 25 - D - Munich - BackstageNov. 26 - D - Leipzig - MoritzbasteiNov. 27 - A - Wien - SzeneNov. 28 - A - Innsbruck - WeekenderNov. 29 - D - Berlin - Bi-Nuu

In a recent interview with Markus' Heavy Music Blog, Jidell stated about AVATARIUM's musical direction: "We all have a few bands in common that we like. But we also want to bring in our personalities into the music. The songs need to be 'us.' But it's also the way Leif writes the songs. He's thinking about my way of playing guitar and also about Jennie-Ann's [Smith] vocals. He is thinking about how I could continue working on the songs and how Jennie-Ann could. Leif is a very clever songwriter. Another thing is the fact that Jennie-Ann puts so much effort and energy into the vocals. She wants those to become her own. She tries to put all the feelings and emotions into the songs."

Asked if he is feeling any pressure trying to follow up AVATARIUM's 2013 self-titled debut, Jidell said: "I don't think like that. Of course there is a certain pressure if you get such a great response, but we try to focus in what we want to do. We try to be as good as we can while staying honest to ourselves and our music. Our aim is to do another great album followed by another great album and to be able to tour in between."

AVATARIUM released a vinyl/digital-only EP, "All I Want", on November 14, 2014 via Nuclear Blast.

Due to his health condition, Edling was unable to perform with AVATARIUM at the band's recent gigs. Filling in for him was Anders Iwers from TIAMAT.

AVATARIUM's self-titled debut album was released in Europe on November 1, 2013 via Nuclear Blast.

A performance clip of the song "You're A Lie" from SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS' forthcoming DVD, "Live At The Roxy 25.9.14", can be seen below.

On September 25, 2014, shortly after the release of their "World On Fire" album, SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS took the stage at the legendary Roxy Theatre on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. The atmospheric venue, steeped in rock history, gave fans a brilliant opportunity to experience the band up close as they delivered a set packed with more recent solo tracks, including several from the new album, and classics from Slash's earlier career with GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER. The intimate setting inspired the band to deliver a scintillating, dynamic performance, due for release on June 16 on 3LP set, as well as 2CD, DVD and Blu-ray.

"Live At The Roxy 25.9.14" track listing:

01. Ghost 02. Nightrain 03. Back From Cali 04. You Could Be Mine 05. Rocket Queen 06. Bent To Fly 07. Starlight 08. You're A Lie 09. World On Fire 10. Anastasia 11. Sweet Child O' Mine12. Slither13. Paradise City

Additional tracks:

01. Stone Blind02. You're Crazy03. Wicked Stone 04. 30 Years To Life

Speaking about his working relationship with his backing band THE CONSPIRATORS — Myles Kennedy (vocals), Brent Fitz (drums), Todd Kerns (bass) and Frank Sidoris (touring guitarist) — Slash told Australia's Moshcam: "It's just something that clicked right from the very beginning. Initially, Myles and I just had that spark, sort of a creative connection, from the very, very beginning. And that's something that's established; it always happens when we work together. And then, with Brent and Todd, it's the same kind of thing where we just have a really great writing and performing and recording chemistry, where everybody just really digs what we are about individually and collectively, and it just works."

Asked if he thinks more in terms of being a solo artist or as a bandmember, Slash said: "I don't think I ever really thought in terms of solo artists, per se. Ever since I first started playing guitar, I've always been drawn to the band dynamic. But being in a position to steer it where I want it to go, and be more of a captain of the ship was how it first started. And at this point, now that we've been working together for a while, it definitely has turned very much into a band. But all if do is spearhead it."

Slash recently told Classic Rock magazine that he has "already started working" on material for the follow-up to "World On Fire".

"On the road is the platform that I find is the easiest for me to work on new material," he said. "It's easier here than it is for me to do when I'm at home. So I just get going. I take my phone and I record ideas on the phone and then we jam stuff at soundchecks; when we have soundchecks. So we compile a bunch of ideas, and then when the tour is over, we go home and, sort of, hash them out."

"World On Fire" sold around 29,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on September 16, 2014 via Slash's own label Dik Hayd International distributed through Roadrunner Records (Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America).

"World On Fire" is the second album to feature Slash's regular backing band, MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, and follows up 2012's "Apocalyptic Love", which sold around 38,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Slash's self-titled debut album scored the highest new entry on The Billboard 200 chart in April 2010, with first-week U.S. sales of around 60,000 copies.

On Slash self-titled solo effort he employed a different vocalist on each track, before settling on ALTER BRIDGE member Kennedy for both touring and eventually recording.

Pittsburgh-based cult doom/death collective Derkéta - featuring alumni from Novembers Doom, Penance, Demonomacy, Cattle Decapitation and more - will reissue their soul-swallowing In Death We Meet full-length via Ibex Moon later this month.

In Death We Meet was initially mixed and mastered by Rickey Budway and released independently in 2012. Remixed by Grave's Ola Lindgren at Studio Soulless, In Death We Meet redux includes bonus track, "Darkness Fades Life," a cover of Sepultura's "Troops Of Doom," (both recorded and mixed by Matt Schor at The War Room) and thrusts forth a sound that sits at the very apex of devouring, coffin-toned grimness.

"This is by far the heaviest sounding recording that Derkéta has ever done," the band asserts. "The sound is massive, the harmonies and drum tones are enhanced... it's absolutely crushing."

In Death We Meet will reemerge on CD via Ibex Moon Records June 16th, with a wax edition featuring four additional live tracks to surface November 6th. Devout followers of Winter, early-era My Dying Bride and Paradise Lost and true old school brutality, pay heed.

In Death We Meet tracklisting:

“Goddess Of Death”
“Obscurities Of Darkness”
“Rest In Peace”
“Until Our Death”
“Shadows Of The Past”
“Last Rites”
“Witchburned”
“In Death We Meet”
“Darkness Fades Life” (Bonus)
“Troops Of Doom” (Sepultura Cover)

Live Tracks (LP Only):

“Shadows Of The Past”
“Obscurities Of Darkness”
“Witchburned”
“Time Of Awakening”

Derkéta - a named derived from Stygian Mythology: the goddess of death of a blood drinking cult - is a doom-influenced four-piece widely acknowledged as the first all-female death metal band. Forged in 1988 by guitarist/vocalist Sharon Bascovsky and drummer Terri Heggen, Derkéta spent the past two decades in varying degrees of activity, having released several demos throughout the years.

In 2009, guitarist Mary Bielich (Behind Enemy Lines, Novembers Doom, Penance etc.) and bassist Robin Mazen (Castrators, Gruesome, ex-Demonomacy etc.) joined the lineup and began working on what would become their debut full-length, In Death We Meet. Following its recording, Heggen fled the band to pursue other interests and was replaced by Mike Laughlin (Creation Is Crucifixion, Cattle Decapitation) making for their most stable and active lineup to date.

Fueled by a desire to stay true to themselves, Derkéta's musical principles are cemented in the spirit of death metal's early years and as such will never fall to the temptation of popular trends.

 

Resurrecturis have signed a contract with Danish label Mighty Music for the release of the upcoming fourth album, Nazienda. A lyric video for the new album song "Two Half Lives Don't Make One" can be found below.

 
Here's the story: Resurrecturis' Carlo Strappa just returned from a trip to Copenhagen where he visited the Mighty Music/Target offices and took final agreements for the release of the fourth album from the Italian extreme metallers, to be titled Nazienda. The album will be released on September 25th.

Says Carlo: ”Life is full of surprises: the first time I spoke with Michael Andersen of Mighty Music he mentioned that he reviewed one of our old demo tapes on his Emanzipation Zine almost 20 years ago!! Who would have said then that we would end up working on a project together so long after? I know all too well what kind of passion you have to have to keep the flame alive for 25/30 years, so I'm really looking forward to see what this union will lead to!"

The lyric video for "Two Half Lives Don't Make One" includes the paintings of Daniele Cudini, renowned Italian painter who is a longtime friend and collaborator of Resurrecturis (he did the front cover of the band's second CD, The Cuckoo Clocks Of Hell, back in 2005).

“Two Half Lives Don't Make One” lyric video:

In the distant future of the year 1992... war has returned to the galaxy. One thousand years have passed since the brave hero Angus McFife defeated the evil sorcerer Zargothrax in the battle of Dunfermline, trapping the wizard in a frozen prison of liquid ice. But now, a cult of unholy chaos wizards are plotting to release their dark master from his ice-bound tomb and once again unleash the sorcerer Zargothrax upon the universe. The tragic destiny of the Galactic Empire of Fife now hangs in the balance once more...

Mighty warriors of the Galaxy. Today Gloryhammer has announced that their second album, Space 1992: Rise Of The Chaos Wizards, will be unleashed upon the universe on September 25th, 2015 AD (After Dundee) via Napalm Records. The album will feature 10 glorious battle anthems, which chronicle the legends of the Galactic Empire oO Fife.

Tracklisting:

“Infernus Ad Astra”
“Rise Of The Chaos Wizards”
“Legend Of The Astral Hammer”
“Goblin King Of The Darkstorm Galaxy”
“The Hollywood Hootsman”
“Victorious Eagle Warfare”
“Questlords Of Inverness, Ride To The Galactic Fortress!”
“Universe On Fire”
“Heroes (Of Dundee)”
“Apocalypse 1992”

Gloryhammer on the future: “In the coming weeks and months we will reveal how to pre-order the album in various legendary formats, and we may even release a song online for you all to hear! We also have some touring announcement coming ...Stay tuned, mighty warriors!”

Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani has confirmed that CHICKENFOOT appears to finally be dead, with all four members of the band focusing on other projects for the foreseeable future.

The group, which also included former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar, ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony andRED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, has not made a CD in four years and Hagar told Rolling Stone last year that there were no plans to work on a new one in the near future. He explained, "I love making music. But doing it on CHICKENFOOT's level means spending a half million on a record. We write and record for six months. It's a lot of work, and then to not sell many records, it's disappointing. I don't like being disappointed. I like winning."

During an appearance on this past Monday's (June 8) edition of Eddie Trunk's SiriusXM satellite radio show, "Eddie Trunk Live", Satriani said that no progress has been made with respect to CHICKENFOOT working on new music, and he doesn't see that situation changing anytime soon.

"It seems like [CHICKENFOOT is pretty much done], yeah," he said. "It seems like the last couple of years of trying to get another record together has been impossible — just too impossible. And everybody kind of wants to do it, but schedules conspire against it. And I started to feel, sort of like, 'Well, I'm really missing it. I'm missing being in a band and collaborating like that. And if this isn't gonna happen, then I'd really love to keep doing it, so maybe I should find somebody else to do it with.' Which is, you know… It's a sad thing."

According to Satriani, he has consistently pushed for CHICKENFOOT to remain active, even when the other members of the band seemed to be losing interest in keeping the project alive.

"I think I was the one who was always banging on those doors, saying to those guys, 'You've gotta come out and make another record. Let's do it,'" he explained.

Satriani revealed that conflicting schedules were at least partly to blame for CHICKENFOOT's inability to continue, although politics played a part as well.

"I think it was always hard [for us to come together and record and tour]," he said. "I mean, the first record was really fun, 'cause it was a crazy idea, but all the other people that we work with suddenly realized, 'Wow! If this thing takes off, what are we gonna do?' And I think that, sort of, started to… That was the beginning of the first dark cloud, and so the second record was harder to pull off, and it made the third one almost impossible. But maybe for a good thing. I mean, you never know with these things."

He continued: "When we get together and play, like we did… Chad and Sammy and I were playing together at the Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit about two and a half weeks ago in San Francisco, and that was so much fun; it was great to play with those guys. I think I have a real connection with them. But, at the same time, Sammy's got THE CIRCLE, and their new record is good. Sammy sounds very comfortable there."

Satrani also denied that there were any personal differences between the members of CHICKENFOOT that are standing in the way of the band regrouping for a new record and tour.

"There's great vibes all the way around; everybody loves doing it," he insisted. "I mean, I can't imagine… I really have no excuse, let's put it that way… Honestly, I can't tell you that there's a really good reason why we're not doing it, and that's my complaint, I suppose. I don't understand why anyone would be afraid to try to make new music. I mean, that's our job; that is our only job — to make new music, go out and play music and rock and roll. So anything else is just stuff we shouldn't even think about."

CHICKENFOOT's most recent touring lineup included legendary drummer/musician Kenny Aronoff, who was filling in for Smith while Chad was on the road with RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS.

"III" sold 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 9 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's self-titled debut opened with 49,000 units back in June 2009 to debut at No. 6.

Hagar's current band, THE CIRCLE, plays songs from all eras of its members' lives, including tracks from VAN HALEN and LED ZEPPELIN.

US-based death metallers, Ectovoid, are streaming the first single off their forthcoming, second full-length album Dark Abstraction, due out this summer through Hellthrasher Productions. Listen to the new song, “The Expanse Between Slumber and Death”, below:

Dark Abstraction is the follow-up to the band’s 2012 debut, Fractured In The Timeless Abyss, and sees the band expand and develop their sound in all areas while remaining true to the morbid and punishing death metal of their roots. Delving into the darkest depths of the mind, perception, and existential dread, the eight songs that make up Dark Abstraction embrace and glorify the cryptic emptiness and terrifying mysteries that encompass and pervade all aspects of human reality, with music that balances atmosphere and depth with raw energy and power.

Written collectively by the band's original lineup, the album was recorded / mixed between 2014-2015 by Joshua Freemon at Dead Sound Studios and mastered by Damian Herring (Horrendous) at Subterranean Watchtower Studios.

More details, including the actual release date, full tracklisting and second advance track, are to be revealed throughout the month. Watch the album teaser:

Swedish black/death metal band, Blood Of Serpents, recently parted ways with singer Rodney Gutierrez due to “personal reasons”. The band now introduce their newest member, vocalist Talon (ex-Rev 16:8).

“We are very pleased with having Talon joining Blood Of Serpents”, says the band. “Fresh blood brings new excitement, and he has truly proven himself to be the perfect fit for the vocals position. Both with his previous work in other bands, and with his approach, dedication and mindset we share the same vision on what our band should represent.”

 

 

Blood of Serpents are currently working on songs for the follow up to the 2014 debut album, Black Dawn, and new shows/tour will be announced in the very near future.

"Masquerade Of Plagues" official video:

"Masquerade Of Plagues" uncensored video:

 

 

According to The Pulse Of Radio, SMASHING PUMPKINS founder and sole original member Billy Corgan has realigned the band's ever-changing lineup again. After playing a recent string of tour dates with the group, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE drummer Brad Wilk and KILLERS bassist Mark Stoermer have left the PUMPKINS patch, replaced by Robin Diaz and Katie Cole respectively.

Diaz has recorded with Chris Cornell, Courtney Love, Britney Spears, ONE DIRECTION and others, while Cole is a singer-songwriter from Australia who opened for Corgan last year.

Cole will also be the opening act on the PUMPKINS' upcoming acoustic tour, and will pull double duty on those shows.

The hiring of Cole returns a woman to the bass player position in the band. Previous bassist have included D'Arcy Wretzky, Melissa Auf Der Maur and, more recently, Nicole Fiorentino.

Fiorentino and drummer Mike Byrne were shown the door last year. Corgan and guitarist Jeff Schroeder are the band's core members.

The PUMPKINS will embark on an eight-city acoustic tour starting on June 15 in Buffalo, New York, to be followed by a full co-headlining trek with MARILYN MANSON that starts on July 7 in Concord, California.

Portugese dark metal pioneers MOONSPELL have extended their worldwide deal with Napalm Records.

Comments MOONSPELL vocalist Fernando Ribeiro: "MOONSPELL has come to an interesting moment of our life as a band, and after releasing 'Extinct', it was like a veil was taken off our eyes end we decided to only pair with people who believe in our music and who can see beyond and rise above the rotten waters most of the business and music fell into these past few years. With that in mind, we joined forces with Napalm again, because they believe us, because they let us go and dare with our music, and because they hold truth to their word. We might not have signed in blood but our stars aligned, and it's with pleasure and hope in a great future that we say these news to all our fans. The future might be dark, but without true people like the ones working for Napalm, there would be no tomorrow."

Adds Napalm Records vice president Thomas Caser: "We are proud that one of the most exciting and innovative metal bands of today have prolongued the cooperation with Napalm Records. The path we have started together with the band two albums ago will continue and we will spare no efforts to grow the Portuguese wolves in the future!"

MOONSPELL's latest album, "Extinct", was released on March 17 via Napalm. The CD was completed at Fascination Street Studio in Örebro, Sweden with producer Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with KATATONIA, AMON AMARTH, OPETH and PARADISE LOST, among others.

The cover artwork for the mediabook edition of "Extinct" was designed by Seth Siro Anton.

According to a press release, "Extinct" is "all but a musical and emotional manifesto. It puts the D of darkness back into dark metal. It's a true lesson for the new generations of goth metal about how it's played and felt with body and soul; a lesson taught by no others than our Portuguese gentlemen wolves."

"Extinct" was made available as a mediabook, jewel case, special limited deluxe edition and LP.

Fan-filmed video footage of the reunited original lineup of ROCK GODDESS — the female power trio from the days of NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) featuring sisters Jody and Julie Turner along with bassist Tracey Lamb — performing on June 5 at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg can be seen below.

Speaking about ROCK GODDESS's forthcoming comeback album, which was originally supposed to be titled "Unfinished Business", Lamb told MetalTalk: "We've got a track the same name, 'Unfinished Business', but we've decided to call it something else, which we haven't quite decided yet."

Asked who is producing the CD, Jody said: "It's produced by me and someone else. Whether another producer comes in at the end, that's still to be decided."

Lamb previously said that the new material "is sounding mega and awesome" and added that playing the band's classic songs feels "weird but wonderful."

ROCK GODDESS was formed in 1977 in Wandsworth South London by Jody Turner (guitar and vocals) and Julie Turner (drums) when they were thirteen and nine years old, respectively. They recruited school friend Tracey Lamb on bass guitar.

ROCK GODDESS first rose to the nation's awareness when they were first featured in Kerrang! No. 5 in 1981 in the "Armed And Ready" section as one of the bands to watch out for. After recording a four-track demo tape and an appearance at the Reading Festival in 1982, sharing a bill with IRON MAIDEN, plus regular shows at the Marquee club, the band landed a contract with the A&M label. They recorded their eponymous debut album with producer Vic Maile in 1983 and hit the lower end of the charts. A follow-up album, "Hell Hath No Fury", arrived a year later, by which time Lamb had left the band to form SHE and later to join GIRLSCHOOL.

After their contract with A&M expired in 1987, ROCK GODDESS' already recorded (in 1985) third album, titled "Young And Free", was released only in France. The effort saw the band taking on a more commercial sound.

ROCK GODDESS' career was cut short by financial and contractual problems, which forced them to disband shortly thereafter.

ROCK GODDESS did briefly reform in 2009 and was due to play Hard Rock Hell festival in Prestatyn, and was also booked to perform at the Headbangers Open Air festival in Germany the following summer, but split before they had a chance to appear at either event.

In March 2013, it was announced that the original ROCK GODDESS lineup of Jody Turner, Julie Turner and Tracey Lamb had reunited and would start recording a new album.

"Lucifer I", the debut album from Berlin, Germany-based heavy metal blues rockers LUCIFER, can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. The CD will be released on June 16 via Rise Above Records.

Following the premature demise of THE OATH, Johanna Sadonis wasted no time in creating a new beast to go beyond previous limitations.

Having released its debut single, "Anubis" earlier in 2015, LUCIFER has generated a significant buzz and the anticipation for "Lucifer I" is high. With the addition of Garry Jennings (ex-CATHEDRAL, DEATH PENALTY) as co-songwriter and studio guitarist, LUCIFER has moved forward into a realm of rock music which is very rare and very special in this time. Genuine, classic, heavy, studied and passionate are just a few words that instantly spring to mind upon first listen. LUCIFER's instinctive take on the very soul of early heavy metal is the electrified essence of rock'n'roll at its nascent purest. This is magic rock — heartfelt and holistic. Eschewing the now well-worn clichés of the "occult-rock explosion" in favour of a truthful and tempestuous re-imagining of classic '70s proto-metal and turbocharged blues, the eight songs on this band's debut album crackle and fizz with burgeoning energy and the compelling conviction of music made for all the right reasons. Although still firmly rooted in the fertile soil first cultivated by BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE, LED ZEPPELIN and BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, LUCIFER exist in a proudly liberated and limitless sonic realm, where the heaviest blues rock is a mere starting point for the band's skyward creative trajectory. "Lucifer I" track listing:

01. Abracadbra02. Purple Pyramid03. Izrael04. Sabbath05. White Mountain06. Morning Star07. Total Eclipse08. A Grave For Each One of Us

The video for the song "Izrael" can be seen below. The clip — directed by and Chris Koll and Sadonis — was shot in part at LUCIFER's first Berlin show in April.

Los Angeles-based cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY will release their ninth studio album, "Genexus", on August 7 worldwide via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The follow-up to 2012's "The Industrialist" was co-produced by longtime collaborator Rhys Fulber, along with guitarist Dino Cazares and vocalist Burton C. Bell and mixed by Andy Sneap (ARCH ENEMY, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, MACHINE HEAD). Artwork was once again handled by Anthony Clarkson. Drums on "Genexus" were performed by Mike Heller (MALIGNANCY).

The first trailer for "Genexus", featuring an audio snippet of the song "Protomech", is available below.

"The word 'genexus' is a hybrid of two words: 'genesis' and 'nexus,'" explains vocalist Burton C. Bell. "This word describes the next transition in human evolution as man moves forward to a 'mechanical' state of being. Ray Kurzweil predicts that the singularity will occur around 2045. 'Genexus' is the term for that next evolutionary process. Where humans are machines, machines are human, and the differences are oblivious to the naked eye."

He continues: "This album is a record of thought patterns, psychology and struggles of the Genexus generation. The cognitive machine has arrived, and it wants autonomy from the industry that created it. This machine struggles, like every other human has throughout the course of history. This is the story of every one of us."

"Genexus" track listing:

01. Autonomous Combat System02. Anodized03. Dielectric04. Soul Hacker05. Protomech06. Genexus07. Church Of Execution08. Regenerate09. Battle For Utopia10. Expiration Date

Limited digipak bonus tracks:

11. Mandatory Sacrifice (Genexus Remix)12. Enhanced Reality

Says Cazares: "The sensation of finalizing our newest album is one of relief and joy, wrapped within a massive whirlwind of excitement.

"We really feel this is a very special FEAR FACTORY album. While being careful not to replicate ourselves, this album still has a very classic FEAR FACTORY vibe that we feel will appease both old and new fans. The aggressive, melodic and industrial elements are all intact and shine more than ever.

"Burt and I produced the album with Rhys Fulber co-producing. Damien Rainuad and Giuseppe Bassi handled most of the keys and pre-production. We also enlisted the masterful metallic skills of Andy Sneap for an amazing mixing job!

"We would like to thank everyone who has been a big part in the making of this record. We can't wait for everybody to hear it."

Speaking about what FEAR FACTORY is trying to accomplish with its forthcoming album, the band's first since signing with Nuclear Blast, Cazares said: "It's still just to be who we are. We are 'cyber metal,' whatever you wanna call it, but it's still a lot of the killer riffs, killer double bass, Burt's beautiful, melodic vocals. Conceptually, it's always still futuristic, man-versus-machine type of thing, but, you know, we thought we're gonna keep it real, keep it what we are and who we are."

Asked about how it feels to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of FEAR FACTORY's classic "Demanufacture" album in 2015 with only two members of the band's classic lineup remaining in the group, Dino said: "The two main members are in the band right now. The soul of the machine is still intact, and that's me and Burton. And I don't think anything has changed, really."

He continued: "Every album we do always has to have something a little different. From the beginning, from the first album, 'Soul Of A New Machine', it was very death metal inspired, [with] a little bit of industrial. The second album, 'Demanufacture', the classic album… Every record changes. 'Obsolete' was a big difference, you know what I mean?! But my right hand is still there, the passion is still there, Burt's killer melodic vocals are still there. So I think that's all that matters."

FEAR FACTORY recently parted ways with bassist Matt DeVries (previously of CHIMAIRA, where he played guitar, and SIX FEET UNDER and replaced him with Tony Campos (ex-SOULFLY, STATIC-X, PRONG, MINISTRY).

FEAR FACTORY will hit the road this July with COAL CHAMBER.

Gruesome, the debilitating death metal faction featuring members of Exhumed, Possessed, Malevolent Creation and Derketa, continues to floor the masses with their Schuldiner salutes, this time with a lyric video for their namesake track (streaming below). The tune come via the band's Savage Land full-length.

Gruesome pays its respects to death metal's most celebrated founding American acts, Death, in a way that's at once familiar but refreshing; an addictively punishing exhibition of late-'80s/early-'90s Florida-styled death metal that keeps the true sound and spirit of Chuck Schuldiner alive and well.

Savage Land was recorded by Rios and Gonzalez at Riversound Studios in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, mixed by Jarrett Pritchard at Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida and features a guest guitar solo on "Closed Casket" by James Murphy as well as cover art by legendary illustrator Ed Repka (Death, Megadeth, Massacre, Athiest et el).

 

 

Savage Land tracklisting:

“Savage Land”
“Trapped In Hell”
“Demonized”
“Hideous”
“Gangrene”
“Closed Casket”
“Psychic Twin”
“Gruesome”

“Gruesome” lyric video:

“Savage Land” video:

“Hideous”:

Trailer:

Gruesome lineup:

Daniel Gonzalez - Guitar
Matt Harvey - Guitar, vocals
Robin Mazen - Bass
Gus Rios - Drums

(Photo - Niuvis Martin)

 

Jungle Rot reinforced their position as a staple in the old school death metal arena with the recent announcement of their ninth full-length album, Order Shall Prevail. The album track “Fight Where You Stand” can now be heard streaming below.

Jungle Rot pre-order packages for Order Shall Prevail are available now at VictoryMerch.com. Starting at just $19.98, various packages include the Order Shall Prevail CD with exclusive t-shirts, long sleeve, patch, flag, camouflage zip-up hoodie and more. All Order Shall Prevail pre-orders include an instant MP3 download of the track "Paralyzed Prey". Order Shall Prevail will be in stores and available digitally on June 30th.

Armed for battle on the biggest stage of their 20+ year career, Jungle Rot will be pulverizing the Victory Records Stage all summer long on the 2015 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in support of Order Shall Prevail.

 

 

Order Shall Prevail tracklisting:

“Doomsday”
“Paralyzed Prey”
“Blood Revenge”
“Fight Where You Stand”
“Order Shall Prevail”
“The Dread Pestilence”
“I Cast The First Stone”
“E.F.K.”
“Trench Tactics”
“Nuclear Superiority”

“Fight Where You Stand”:

Tremonti, led by Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti, have released a live video (see below) for “Cauterize”, the title track of their second album, available now via Fret 12 Records.

 

 

Cauterize tracklisting:

“Radical Change”
“Flying Monkeys”
“Cauterize”
“Arm Yourself”
“Dark Trip”
“Another Heart”
“Fall Again”
“Tie The Noose”
“Sympathy”
“Providence”  

“Cauterize” video:

        

“Another Heart” lyric video:

Although the album features Mark Tremonti on vocals/guitars, Eric Friedman on guitars, Wolfgang Van Halen on bass, and Garrett Whitlock on drums; the band will need to initially tour without bassist Wolfgang Van Halen due to the recently announced Van Halen US tour. As such, Tanner Keegan has been recruited to play bass.

The current Tremonti tour kicked off in the US in April; it will then head over to Europe in June. A complete list of dates can be found at this location.

 

 

After the release of The Key And The Gate EP, Swedish sextet Year Of The Goat is back with a heavy sign of life and their full-length album, The Unspeakable, to be released on July 31st via Napalm Records. A new album teaser can be found below.

The album features nine of the finest dark rock / occult rock tracks with exiting anthemic choruses, enthralling arrangements and a nice 60s/70s vibe. These capture the listener in a whole atmosphere of trademarks of dark rock.

 

 

The Unspeakable tracklisting:

“All He Has Read”
“Pillars Of The South”
“The Emma”
“Vermin”
“World Of Wonders”
“The Wind”
“Black Sunlight”
“The Sermon”
“The Key And The Gate” (Alternative Version - Bonus Track)
“Riders Of Vultures”

Teaser:

Canadian melodic metallers Borealis will release their new album, Purgatory, on June 19th in Europe, and on July 21st in North America via AFM Records. The band are streaming the new track "From The Ashes" below:

After the self-released World Of Silence (2008) and 2011’s Fall From Grace (Lion Music/Hydrant Music), now with Purgatory the band reaches a whole new level. Their value not only comes from the tasteful instrumentations, but also from Matt Marinelli’s expressive voice which elegantly guides through the twelve songs on Purgatory. Borealis create atmospheric depth like few others are able to. Their partly quite modern guitar riffs merge with classic power metal, progressive elements and a symphonic touch, to build a heavy and intense, yet melodic sound which fans of Evergrey, Kamelot and Nocturnal Rites will embrace to the fullest.

 

Tracklisting:
"Past The Veil"
"From The Ashes"
"The Chosen One"
"Destiny"
"Darkest Sin"
"My Peace"
"Place Of Darkness"
"Welcome To Eternity"
"Sacrifice"
"Rest My Child"
"Purgatory"
"Revelation"

 

Check out the following album teaser:

 

 

 

 

AEROSMITH's headlining appearance at the Download festival in Donington Park on June 15, 2014, was adored by the fans and acclaimed by the critics. The band delivered a blistering set of their greatest hits with 80,000 people in the crowd singing along. It was proof, if any were needed, that AEROSMITH remain one of the most dynamic live acts on the planet with a catalogue of songs that is firmly embedded in the hearts and minds of rock fans from all over the globe.

"Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014", a triumphant celebration of a legendary band at the peak of their powers, will be released on Blu-ray, DVD and digital on September 4.

The "Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014" 19-song set list includes the band's iconic hits "Love In A Elevator", "Janie's Got A Gun", "Don't Wanna Miss A Thing", "Dude Looks Like A Lady", "Walk This Way", "Dream On", "Sweet Emotion" and many more.

"It's always an absolute hoot that leaves me howling at the moon, performing at Donington we couldn't have had a better time on stage that night," says Steven Tyler. "I could feel the vibes of all the greats pulsing through the stage like AC/DC, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, METALLICA and so many more."

"We have played Donington many times but this performance was one of our best," said Joe Perry. "Thanks to our fans who were there who helped us make it a night to remember… It will give our fans who weren't there around the world a chance to relive an ass-kicking night of rock and roll."

"We're really proud and grateful to have been chosen to headline the Download festival at Donington for 2014," Tom Hamilton says. "It was an awesome experience and I think this film captures it. Special thanks to the insane fans who stuck with us through mud and rain."

AEROSMITH's latest effort, 2012's "Music From Another Dimension!", debuted at No. 5 on The Billboard 200 album chart, selling 63,000 copies in its first week of release. The group's previous collection of new songs, 2001's "Just Push Play", entered the chart at No. 2 with sales of 240,000 copies.

RockSverige.se conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, which was held last weekend in Sölvesborg. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET).

On whether any progress has been made on his long-rumored solo album:

"I don't know. Maybe. I actually got an offer from a record label to do a solo record not long ago. But, I mean, those rumors come from me saying that I would like to do a thing like that to learn more about studio production, like the technical aspect of recording a record. So I was thinking I'm gonna start in a somewhat easy way, with just an acoustic guitar and vocals — basically some type of singer-songwriter record. But, I mean, it hasn't materialized. And since then people ask me all the time, 'When is it coming?' So it was never decided, really; it was just, like, something I said."

On whether he has any material set aside already for a possible solo album:

"Well, nothing that I've written with the intention of putting it out as a solo record. It's just… I have snippets of songs that haven't ended up anywhere else. So I might… I might do something, but I don't think people should hold their breaths."

On whether there are any plans to release a second album from STORM CORROSION, the collaboration between Åkerfeldt and PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson:

"I think there's a possibility that we… We don't really know what to do with another record — what would it be? The good thing with [the first] STORM CORROSION [album] was that there was no references and nobody really knew that we were making that record. So when it came out, it was just, like, out of nowhere, and nobody knew what to expect. But now, since we have a record [out], there's also a reference, which kind of makes it a bit dull — that we have to follow up this record. But both me and Steve, we loved making that record and we love the record; it's very much an acquired taste, I think. So we said if we feel like it, we'll do another one. But we prefer to do so when people, kind of, forgot about the first one."

Fan-filmed video footage of APOCALYPTICA's June 10 performance at the Metropolis in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below.

APOCALYPTICA's new album, "Shadowmaker", was released on April 21 via Eleven Seven Music Group's Better Noise imprint. The Finnish musicians — accompanied by their American lead singer Franky Perez — recorded the CD with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, DEFTONES, MASTODON).

In a recent interview with Australia's The Rockpit, APOCALYPTICA's Eicca Toppinen stated about "Shadowmaker": "It's always hard to talk about albums without being a nerdy musician. I think it's a totally new kind of record for APOCALYPTICA, especially because we have one singer on the whole album, and I think it's making the whole album more solid. It's more of a band record compared to the album that we have had guest vocalists, so I think it's more solid.

"We had a break when we stopped touring for '7th Symphony', we had one year off, we didn't write a single song for a record, nothing except for 'Wagner Reloaded', but for the regular stuff, nothing. And after the break, we came together and if we wanted to do something, we have to do exactly what we want to do and this record is the result of that, that journey.

"We wanted to challenge ourselves even more and we wanted to be tight as a band before the pre-production and the thing that Franky [Perez, vocalist] was part of the pre-production, we spent weeks with him in the rehearsal room arranging the songs and getting things more defined before we went into the studio.

"I think this album is full of attitude, it's a real attitude record."

Asked how APOCALYPTICA ended up hiring Franky Perez to handle the vocals on the entire "Shadowmaker" record, Eicca said: "It was actually the beginning of June last year when we made the decision to, 'Okay, there's no more guest vocalists on this record. We need to find a guy who makes the record and will tour with us for the record. It's like a puzzle where all the pieces of the puzzle are spread all over, they are not connected, and we need to get those pieces connected. And ways to have one singer to make the whole thing more understandable for people, to make the working circumstances more comfortable for us where things are not so dependant on people outside of the band — the guests, the managers and the label — so it's all about us."

He continued: "Our manager put a quiet request in the business, like, 'Okay, APOCALYPTICA searching for a singer for the record. Do we have any suggestions or any people who are great singers who do not have the right band yet?' And we got about 20-25 suggestions. We went through them, and asked five of them to make a recording and from those we picked out three and asked them to sing a little piece of 'Hole In My Soul' from the new album, and Franky was the obvious choice. So he came through the record company search. Somebody said at the American label that he's the guy, 'I've used him many times on session [recordings]. He's great. And he didn't have anything active going except his solo record, but nothing band-wise."

Eicca added: "I love Franky's voice. He's not just a regular singer. He has a very soulful sound and he's able to sing different styles, which is perfect for APOCALYPTICA, because our songs are not only heavy metal, it's a variety of different colors and different dynamics, and the singer needs to match that, and I think Franky is a perfect match."

Asked if APOCALYPTICA would consider keeping Perez permanently as a bandmember, Eicca said: "It's too early to think about it, but nothing is decided. Now we got the record done, and then we will have touring more or less for two years, and at the end of that time, or sometime during those two years, we will know. But it wouldn't be an impossible option to have Franky in the band, but it's too early to think about it. We have been through several concepts, and we still want the option to change the concept to do something different."

Following up on the success of their Divebomb Bootcamp Series re-release last year entitled, Victim Of Thought, Enertia returns with their fifth album and first of new material in a decade. Piece Of The Factory, will be released via Divebomb Records on July 17.

An official description below:

“After working practically non-stop for eleven years, which included rehearsing 2-3 times a week, 800+ shows in 20+ states and well over 10,000 CDs sold on six continents, upstate New York pure American Metal band, Enertia was at a crossroads. After spending in excess of $25k recording their fourth album, Force, with producer, Neil Kernon, the band had finally exhausted their bank account and didn't have the money or resources to properly record their fifth album.  It was time for Enertia to regroup.

“Fast forward to 2007, after three productive years laying the groundwork for what would become their much anticipated new album everything had almost disastrously ground to a halt, that is, until bassist, Joe Paciolla, made up his mind that these recordings had to be completed no matter the cost. In 2011, the band fortuitously happened upon a great studio and in it the remarkable engineer/producer, Tim Lynch, who was enlisted to help guide Enertia through the completion of the album.

“Three additional years of hard work and several hundred hours were spent at The Recording Company in Esperance, NY, where Enertia created the most diverse, infectious and prolific album of the band’s lengthy career, Piece Of The Factory.

“Enertia is now almost two decades in from the release of their debut EP, Law Of Three, and after years of hard work and perseverance it would seem this could their end up being their swan song. Could Piece Of The Factory be Enertia’s farewell, only time will tell, but delivering the fans an album this powerful indicates they most definitely plan on going out with the biggest bang of their nearly twenty year career.”

Piece Of The Factory tracklisting:

“Do It Again”
“Demons Of Silence”
“The Hardest Sorrow”
“Piece Of The Factory”
“Beside You, Beside Me”
“An Old Fashioned Beating”
“Hard To Follow”
“Prisoner”
“Can’t Breathe”
“Letting Go”

“Beside You, Beside Me”:

Piece Of The Factory by ENERTIA

Progressive metal band Between The Buried And Me have premiered the third single from Coma Ecliptic with “Famine Wolf”.

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The upcoming album is also now available for pre-order with special bundles and packages offered, including: CD, LP, two pre-order exclusive t-shirts, an exclusive hour long behind the scenes making-of DVD, and a Coma Ecliptic limited edition 27"x40" movie poster. Coma Ecliptic will be officially released worldwide on July 10th. Grandiose, dynamic, heavy, melodic, technically challenging and more, this album delivers.

Coma Ecliptic boasts a series of emotive peaks and valleys that drive the narrative along with the lyrics. Singer Tommy Rogers shares: "Coma Ecliptic is a new life for BTBAM. Throughout the process we worked harder than we ever have and really pushed the BTBAM sound to a new identity. In a world of repetition, I'm very proud to be a part of something that is extremely rewarding, as well as frightening. When you don't push yourself you will never know what the outcome is. The outcome is Coma Ecliptic."

 

Coma Ecliptic was recorded in January and February of 2015 with longtime Between the Buried and Me producer Jamie King at Basement Recordings in North Carolina. Drums and piano were recorded with King and Kris Hilbert at the Fidelitorium. Final mixing and mastering was placed in the capable hands of Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Amon Amarth, Devin Townsend) at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden.

Video "The Coma Machine":

“Memory Palace”

On release day, the band will continue their headline run with the release of Coma Ecliptic and kick off a tour with support from Animals As Leaders and The Contortionist on July 7th in Athens, GA at Georgia Theatre.

VIP packages are on sale now that include an exclusive Q&A; with both Between The Buried And Me and Animals As Leaders, photo ops with each band, an 18x24 poster signed by both bands, and a souvenir laminate with early entrance to the show! VIP packages can be purchased at this location. General tickets can be purchased here.

Tour dates:

June

11-14 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival

July (with Animals As Leaders, The Contortionist)

7 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
8 - Tallahassee, FL - Sidebar Theater
9 - Orlando, FL - Venue 578
10 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
11 - Jacksonville, FL - Freebird Live
13 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
14 - Little Rock, AR - Juanita’s
15 - Oklahoma, OK - Diamond Ballroom
17 - Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theater and Club
18 - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl
19 - Tucson, AZ - Club X’s
21 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
22 - San Diego, CA - Observatory North Park
23 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
24 - Sacramento, CA - Ace Of Spades
25 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House
27 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
29 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly’s
30 - Joliet, IL - Mojoes
31 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall

August

1 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
2 - Bloomington, IL - The Castle Theatre
4 - London, ON - London Music Hall
6 - Buffalo, NY - The Town Ballroom
7 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
8 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
9 - Wilmington, NC - Ziggys By The Sea
11 - Clifton, NY - Upstate Concert Hall
12 - Providence, RI - Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
13 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
14 - Winston-Salem, NC - Ziggys
15 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works

 

 

BTBAM have confirmed a full European headline tour for the fall. The tour will kick off in Southampton in the UK on the 22nd of September and will bring the band to ten countries in total. Support comes from Haken.

Comments BTBAM singer Tommy Rogers: "We are pleased to announce that we are heading back to the UK and Europe later this year with Haken! We are very excited to play new material off of Coma Ecliptic for all you, and to surround ourselves in your culture that we love so much. See you soon and let the coma begin!"

Dates include:

September

16 - Southampton, UK - Talking Heads
17 - London, UK - Electric Ballroom
18 - Manchester, UK - Gorilla
19 - Glasgow, UK - The Garage
20 - Leeds, UK - The Key Club
22 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
23 - Brighton, UK - The Haunt
25 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
26 - Brussels, Belgium - Magasin 4
27 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
28 - Hamburg, Germany - Logo
29 - Berlin, Germany - Magnet
30 - München, Germany - Backstage Club

October

1 - Köln, Germany - Euroblast Festival
3 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega Small Hall *
4 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers *
5 - Oslo, Norway - John Dee *
6 - Stockholm, Sweden - Klubben/Fryshuset *
8 - Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia *

* BTBAM only

Hellion lead guitarist and solo artist, Maxxxwell Carlisle, has released a cover of "Like Hell", originally recorded by Japanese metal legends
Loudness on their 1985 Thunder In The East album. Featuring Fang VonWrathenstein (Lords Of The Trident) on vocals, the cover track is one of several
singles to be released for Carlisle's upcoming full-length solo album, which will feature covers and new original material.

The new album, entitled When The Clock Strikes Metal, will be Maxxxwell's sixth solo album and features a host of guest vocalists and guitarists.

"I've long been a huge fan of Loudness and in particular, Akira Takasaki's guitar playing. My upcoming album features covers as well as originals
so it was a perfect opportunity to pay tribute to some of my favourite players and bands."

In addition to his upcoming solo album, Maxxxwell continues to work with Hellion on a new live album, new studio tracks and touring. Full album details and release dates TBA.

The single is available now on iTunes, Amazon.com, and Google Play, and can be streamed below:

Arisen New Era is the impending new full-length from French death metal legion and recent Unique Leader signees, Kronos. Featuring a continuous textual reference to the gods of ancient civilizations, Kronos punctures ears with a heightened level of dynamics accomplished by only by a select number of bands. Recorded, mixed and mastered by David Potvin at Dome Studios (Lyzanxia, Arcania, Under The Abyss) in (appropriately) Angers, France, the nine-track Arisen New Era is a smoldering display of technical death metal barbarity adorned in the distinctive cover art of Pierre Alain (Withering Soul, Silentlie, Cyrax). The band has released a lyric video for the album’s fifth offering “Klymenos Underwrath”.

"We are extremely happy to have our upcoming new album out on Unique Leader Records," the band issues. "This is the perfect fit for Kronos as we are huge fans of their output from the beginning. We're proud to be next on the list. Arisen New Era will be, without any doubt, the most successful album from the band. The riffs are more powerful, technical and melodic than anything Kronos has written thus far. Each song has its own identity and the epic side of the band is more present than ever before and backed by a great production. We are really looking forward its release and can't wait to play these new tracks live!"

Arisen New Era tracklisting:

"Infernal Abyss Sovereignty"
"Zeus Dethroned"
"Soul-Voracious Vultures"
"Rapture In Misery"
"Klymenos Underwrath"
"Aeons Titan Crown"
"Brotherlords"
"Purity Slaughtered"
"Hellysium"

"Klymenos Underwrath" lyric video:

Album trailer:

Arisen New Era will be released via Unique Leader Records on July 24.

 

Kaotoxin Records has revealed details about the forthcoming debut EP from Bulgaria's Sources Of I. Faces, a three-song offering of melodic dark metal is set to be released worldwide on August 14 as a limited edition (500 copies) deluxe DigiSleeve CD and digital download.

 Recently signed to Kaotoxin's sub-label Tanquam Aegri Somnia, Sources Of I is a new band formed by Déhà (We All Die (laughing), C.O.A.G, Merda Mundi) on bass and vocals, Dragshan and Delian on guitars and Vortep on drums.

Produced at the HHStudio (Yhdarl, Miserable Failure, Atara), the EP displays a unique mix of Dark and Black Metal. The band has created an epic and doom-laden sound, based on dark philosophies and negative introspection, full of crushing melodies and viciously intense anthems of darkness with a very strong and personal identity.

Faces tracklisting:

“Discrepancy Of Life”
“Shadow Of The Stars”
“When You Will Close My Eyes To The Light”