Waiting For Monday is a new melodic rock band formed by vocalist Rudy Cardenas and guitarist/singer August Zadra. The band hails from Los Angeles and was brought to the attention of Frontiers by Jeff Scott Soto, with the label moving quickly to sign them based on their outstanding talents.
Musically, you can expect classic chart topping melodies ala Journey, Styx, and Foreigner, but with a decidedly modern approach. And if you are looking for sunny, meaningless lyrics, then you probably best look elsewhere as the band has stories to tell, and not all of them happy.
The band's self-titled debut album will be released on February 14. First single, "End Of A Dream", is out today and can be streamed and/or downloaded on your preferred digital retailer here. A music video for the song can be seen below.
Originally from Venezuela, Rudy Cardenas is an incredible vocal talent. His pipes carried him to the finals on Season 6 of American Idol and he has been heard on TV and movies ranging from Family Guy to Real Steel. For five years, Rudy was the power alto for the multi-award winning vocal group, M-pact, who was named Vocal Group of the Year at the 2005 L.A. Music Awards. More recently, Rudy was the featured vocalist for the Gold-selling Hungarian rock album by Mr. Zsolt.
August Zadra is best known for handling lead guitar and vocal duties in iconic singer Dennis DeYoung's solo band since 2010. Since the age of 15, guitar playing has been a passion that carried August from Fairbanks, Alaska to Hollywood, California, where he attended and graduated from the Guitar Institute of Technology. He has been a regular feature in the Los Angeles music scene for the past 20 years, playing with a variety of bands, and is often sought out as a guitarist/vocalist collaborator for writing and recording projects.
Completing the lineup are Joe Travers (drums), Walter Ino (guitar and keyboards), and Eric Baines (bass).
Tracklisting:
"Until The Dawn"
"End Of A Dream"
"Shattered Lives"
"Found You Now"
"Right In Front Of You"
"Must Have Been"
"Pick Your Lies"
"Inside Your Head"
"Make It Better"
"Love You Forever"
"One More Round"
"End Of A Dream" video:
Lineup:
Rudy Cardenas/August Zadra/Walter Ino - Vocals
August Zadra - Guitars
August Zadra/Walter Ino - Lead guitars
Joe Travers - Drums
Eric Baines - Bass
Walter Ino - Keys
MISERY INDEX's music video for the song "Decline And Fall" can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "Rituals Of Power", which was released in March via Season Of Mist The artwork for the disc was created by Raphael Gabrio.
MISERY INDEX comments on the video: "All civilizations fall [and] decline and, in the present, its members grapple dually with the lamentation of its demise and the hopefulness of new beginnings. This is us expressing precisely that."
Speaking about how "Rituals Of Power" compares to MISERY INDEX's previous albums, bassist/vocalist Jason Netherton told Metal Insider: "The last album, the work was a lot longer. It was almost 50 minutes. It was sweeping everything in there, a monolithic kind of lengthy work. And this one, definitely a lot more whittled down. It's a very tight, precise eight-song record. Even though it's a death metal record, it does lie a lot of conventional metal themes from old school metal and old school death metal to big courses, big hooks, and all of that stuff. The beat system was more refined, that's probably what pulled from that, I think, it's a little over thirty minutes, and makes a statement."
On the topic of the lyrical themes covered on "Rituals Of Power", Netherton said" "A lot of it has to do with criticism on our everyday life. A lot of the things that are happening and the dark side of technology and our communication tool. It's what in itself of this so-called big news era. It's a wake-up call for civilization to take a look at where we're headed with how we communicate with each other. And what this means for bigger things like democracy and it's a thread which runs through all the songs on the record. Of course, different angles."
MISERY INDEX will embark on a European tour with NAPALM DEATH and ROTTEN SOUND in February 2020.
Swedish metallers SABATON were joined on stage by the Finnish cello rock band APOCALYPTICA at this past Saturday's (November 23) concert in Helsinki. Together, they performed several newly arranged songs, including "Angels Calling", which was released as a single last week. Check out fan-filmed video footage below.
Said SABATON bassist Pär Sundström: "'Angels Calling' was the first song we wrote on the topic of World War 1 for the 'Attero Dominatus' album back in 2006, and together with APOCALYPTICA, we have really given the song a new life. Due to the song's topic, our recent album, the upcoming tour and a great demand from fans, the song is now back on the setlist for the tour.
"The song's arrangement was made in August, when APOCALYPTICA visited our hometown Falun to perform at the Sabaton Open Air festival. It was recorded in Black Lounge studios by Jonas Kjellgren and the APOCALYPTICA parts were later recorded in Finland.
"Richard Erixon, our longtime video producer, captured the best moments from the rehearsals in Falun and edited it into a music video for the song.
"We wanted this tour to offer something that we have never done before, and when I attended an APOCALYPTICA show in Madrid a few years ago I already had a strong vision to perform together, so I explained the idea to APOCALYPTICA and here we are, with the best show we have ever done."
"Angels Calling" was released on YouTube and will be available on all major platforms on January 17.
SABATON and APOCALYPTICA will join forces for "The Great Tour" in January 2020. The European trek, which will feature additional support from AMARANTHE, will kick off on January 17 in Zürich, Switzerland and will run through February 17 in Oslo, Norway.
Ozzy Osbourne joined Post Malone and Travis Scott on stage at the 2019 American Music Awards Sunday night (November 24) to perform Post's hit song "Take What You Want".
Malone opened the performance solo with a rendition of "Circles" before enlisting Osbourne and Scott for the "Hollywood's Bleeding" album track, with Ozzy sitting perched on a chair for much of the song.
Three days before his American Music Awards appearance, Ozzy joined Post Malone onstage at a show at the Forum in Los Angeles to perform the same song. The performance marked the first time Ozzy stepped on stage since a New Year's Eve performance nearly a year ago.
"Take What You Want", which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 8, marked Osbourne's first Hot 100 top 10 in over 30 years, as the BLACK SABBATH singer broke the record for the most time between top 10s in the chart's 61-year history.
The 2019 American Music Awards, hosted by Ciara, are airing live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on ABC.
One of Post's producers, Andrew Watt, connected with Osbourne after meeting Ozzy's daughter Kelly at a friend's party and pitching her on the idea of Post and Ozzy collaborating together.
"Post has been a huge Ozzy fan since he was a kid," Louis Bell, who co-produced the song with Watt, told Billboard. "This was definitely a dream come true for him."
"The culture of metal music and hip-hop are very related," said Watt. "You see kids going fucking crazy at a Travis show, moshing, losing their minds — the same thing they were doing at Ozzy shows. This record in a weird way connects the culture of a kid at a hip-hop show wearing a METALLICA shirt.”
"Ozzy continues to remind the world why he's the superstar he is," added Bell. "This just continues to show people how impactful he is on music and the culture."
In an interview with The Sun, Ozzy credited the Post Malone collaboration with getting him "off his arse." The singer, who was left in intensive care earlier this year after a fight with pneumonia, explained: "I'd never even heard of this kid. He wanted me to sing on his song 'Take What You Want', so I did and then one thing led to another. I started recording a new album with Post Malone's producer Andrew Watt. It's only nine tracks but it was a catalyst to get me to where I am today.
"If it wasn't for making this record, I would still be on traction, thinking, 'I'm going to be lying here forever.' I've missed music so badly. My fans are so loyal and so good. Up until making the album, I thought I was dying. But that got me off my arse."
The Scorpions' hit compilation album Born To Touch Your Feelings: Best Of Rock Ballads was released on this day (November 24th) in 2017 containing their most popular rock ballads as well as new songs. To commemorate the anniversary, the band have uploaded classic footage of “Always Somewhere” from the UK’s Reading Festival, August 25th, 1979.
Metallica have released more footage from their show at Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna, Austria on August 16. Watch the band perform "The Four Horsemen" below:
Previously released footage of Metallica performing "Creeping Death" at the same show can be seen below:
Metallica's next schedule live performance is on March 28, 2020 for the All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction at The Masonic in San Francisco, CA. Find the band's live itinerary here.
Vancouver, BC's Celestial Ruin released their new single, “Heart Shaped Ashes”, produced by Mike Plotnikoff, on November 5, and now share a video for the song.
The visual introspection tells the story of loss and the walk through the painful fire of rediscovering yourself and overcoming the past. Celestial Ruin has been making a name for themselves since they formed in 2012 and shook the local scene with their debut album The Awakening. Their last single, "Sense Of Exile", from their 2016 follow up EP Pandora has over half a million plays on Spotify.
Since then, they have only improved and the new single embraces the grey area of rock that is still radio-friendly and heavy. Celestial Ruin shares the theme behind the single: “The music video for Heart Shaped Ashes is about the battle between who you were in the past and who you are now. It's about becoming strong enough to let go of the past and the choices you made in the pursuit of love. No matter the cost.”
The single is available on Spotify and Apple Music. Watch the video below:
Southern German symphonic black metal troop Totengeflüster released their sophomore album on October 11th via Black Lion Records. Titled The Faceless Divine, this opus is the most intense and darkest creation of the band to date. The official live video for "Vermin" can be viewed below.
"Filmed at our The Faceless Divine Tour in Autumn 2019 during our concerts in Lenzburg (Met-Bar), Brackenheim (Epizentrum) and München (München scheppert Schwarz). Filmed by Chris (Lenzburg), Robin (München) and Falko (Brackenheim). Bands we toured with and shout out to: Wolves Den and Frozen Gate."
The Faceless Divine is available for streaming below.
"The Arrival Of The Withered"
"On Carrion Wings"
"The Hollow Wanderer (Cursed)"
"The Hunt"
"Affliction"
"Extinct Paradise"
"Grant Us Thy Blessing"
"Vermin"
"Reise Eines Verlorenen Geistes"
"Requiem"
"Entflamme Mich" (Bonus)
"The Hollow Wanderer" (Satin Version - Bonus)
Totengeflüster is a new but constant growing force formed in 2007. They managed to become fairly big player in the European underground black metal scene following the success of their latest album, Im Nebel der Vergänglichkeit. The band has been on a consistant touring cycle across European soil and performing at various clubs and festivals across the country, including the reknown Summer Breeze and Wolfszeit Festival.
For information and updates on Totengeflüster go to this location.
Swedish prog-metal/rock band OPETH has released a dark and eerie new animated video short for the Swedish-language track "Ingen Sanning Är Allas", from its recently released album "In Cauda Venenum". The video for the English version of the track, "Universal Truth", will be revealed next Monday.
The offbeat and beautifully crafted video short was created by renowned South African-born animator/artist Jess Cope ("Frankenweenie", "Metallica: Here Comes Revenge") and follows a melancholic and bitter man on the brink of self-destruction and insanity as he delves into a sinister alternate world as reality crumbles around him. Cope previously collaborated with OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt on the music video for "Drag Ropes" for his side project STORM CORROSION with Steven Wilson. Working mainly with traditional animation methods, her shorts have an enticingly tactile look and feel to them and are brought to life with an unprecedented level of skill and attention to detail. Her emotive storytelling draws in audiences in a way that has seen her win multiple awards for her films in recent years.
The video short precedes OPETH's upcoming 2020 North American tour that includes two nights at the legendary Apollo Theater in New York and performances at the renowned Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and at the famed Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
Released on September 27 via Moderbolaget / Nuclear Blast Entertainment, "In Cauda Venenum" landed at No. 13 on the U.K. chart and No. 5 on the German chart. The band's previous LP, 2016's "Sorceress", peaked at No. 11 on the U.K. chart, while 2014's "Pale Communion" entered the list at No. 14 and 2011's "Heritage" landed at No. 22.
Regarding the decision to release "In Cauda Venenum" in Swedish, OPETH mastermind Mikael Åkerfeldt told Revolver: "Doing it in Swedish was just an idea that popped into my head, like, 'Maybe I should fry my egg in the morning instead of boiling it.' It wasn't any deeper than that. And I figured the music climate has changed so much, does it really matter which language it's in? That was it. And it didn't have me writing more lyrics — it just had me writing more music. And the music didn't sound more Swedish or anything like that. But it was a gateway that opened, and it was fun.
Mikael added that he is "not regretting" the fact that "In Cauda Venenum" was also recorded in English. "A lot of people [in the U.S.] are saying they only listened to the English version," he said. "So I was proven right, in a way. I can say a thousand times that the Swedish version is the original version, but it's up to people to choose. I can just hope that they check out both versions. But I do think the Swedish version is slightly better — only because it was first. It's more innocent. With the English version, regardless of what you think about it, that's me trying to copy a vocal line I had done in another language. So it's less exciting to me."
A live promo film for the US single "Eminence Front", taken from The Who’s 1982 album It’s Hard, is available for streaming below. The clip was filmed during a rehearsal at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland on September 22, 1982.
The Who have one of the greatest rock legacies in music history, they’re one of the all-time great live bands, have sold over 100 million records world including nine US and ten UK top ten albums and 14 UK top ten singles in a career spanning six decades.
Now 55 years after they made their first recordings, The Who are back with their first new album in thirteen years, entitled WHO, due for release on December 6 via Polydor Records. Pre-order WHO here.
The eleven-track album was mostly recorded in London and Los Angeles during spring and summer 2019 and was co-produced by Pete Townshend and D. Sardy (who has worked with Noel Gallagher, Oasis, LCD Soundsystem, Gorillaz) with vocal production by Dave Eringa (Manic Street Preachers, Roger Daltrey, Wilko Johnson).
Singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend are joined on the album by long-time Who drummer Zak Starkey and bassist Pino Palladino along with contributions from Simon Townshend, Benmont Tench, Carla Azar, Joey Waronker and Gordon Giltrap.
The artwork for WHO (see below) was unveiled last night in New York at the opening of the brand new eight-storey Pace contemporary art gallery where the band also performed a short acoustic set. The album cover has been created by famed Pop artist, Sir Peter Blake who first met the band in 1964 at a taping of the legendary TV show Ready Steady Go! Sir Peter designed and contributed a painting for the sleeve of The Who’s album Face Dances in 1981.
The songs on WHO cover a myriad of subjects including the Grenfell Tower fire, musical theft, spirituality, reincarnation, the power of memory and ‘an old rock star that has lost his marbles’. Singer Roger Daltrey rates it amongst their strongest “I think we’ve made our best album since Quadrophenia in 1973, Pete hasn’t lost it, he’s still a fabulous songwriter, and he’s still got that cutting edge.”
Pete Townshend: “This album is almost all new songs written last year, with just two exceptions. There is no theme, no concept, no story, just a set of songs that I (and my brother Simon) wrote to give Roger Daltrey some inspiration, challenges and scope for his newly revived singing voice. Roger and I are both old men now, by any measure, so I’ve tried to stay away from romance, but also from nostalgia if I can. I didn’t want to make anyone feel uncomfortable. Memories are OK, and some of the songs refer to the explosive state of things today. I made new home studio demos of all these songs in the summer of 2018 using a wide collection of instruments old and new. We started recording as The Who in March 2019, and have finished now in late August just in time to make some vinyl... maybe even some cassettes... ready for release in November.”
Tracklisting:
"All This Music Must Fade"
"Ball And Chain"
"I Don’t Wanna Get Wise"
"Detour"
"Beads On One String"
"Hero Ground Zero"
"Street Song"
"I’ll Be Back"
"Break The News"
"Rockin’ In Rage"
"She Rocked My World"
"All This Music Must Fade":
"Ball And Chain":
The Who are to play a 10-date UK and Ireland tour in the spring of 2020. Dates below:
March
16 - Manchester Arena
18 - Dublin 3 Arena
21 - Newcastle Utilita Arena
23 - Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena
25 - Leeds First Direct Arena
30 - Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
April
1 - Birmingham Resorts World Arena
3 - Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
6 - Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
8 - London SSE Wembley Arena
Stoner death metal icons, Cannabis Corpse, have shared the official animated music video for the song "From Enslavement To Hydrobliteration", taken from the band's latest album, Nug So Vile. The hilarious clip, which was once again created entirely by drummer Josh "Hallhammer" Hall, can be viewed below:
Nug So Vile was mixed and mastered at Blaze of Torment Studio by Jarrett Pritchard. The artwork was created by Par Olofson. The album can be ordered here.
Tracklisting:
"Conquerors Of Chronageddon"
"Nug So Vile"
"Blunt Force Domain"
"Cylinders Of Madness"
"Blasphemy Made Hash"
"Cheeba Jigsore Quandary"
"Edibles Autopsy"
"Dawn Of Weed Possession"
"The Cone Is Red (Long Live The Cone)"
"The Ultimate Indicantation"
"From Enslavement To Hydrobliteration" (Bonus Track)
Album stream:
"Dawn Of Weed Possession" video:
"Blunt Force Domain" lyric video:
"Cylinders Of Madness" video:
Cannabis Corpse, will be starting the new year with a headlining European tour in which they will be supported by label mates, Withered.
The rampage will kick off at the Cinema in Aalst, Belgium on January 3, and continues to wreck havoc through 13 more countries until a final curtain at the Temple of Boom in Leeds, UK. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
Bassist/vocalist Phil "Landphil" Hall comments: "Cannabis Corpse is going to head back over to Europe early in 2020! Roll up a fatty and check out the dates!"
Dates:
January
3 - Aalst, Belgium - Cinema*
4 - Utrecht, Netherlands - DB's
5 - Bochum, Germany - Die Trompete
6 - Hamburg, Germany - Monkey's
7 - Aalborg, Denmark - 1000Fryd
8 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
9 - Stockholm, Sweden - Hus7
10 - Oslo, Norway - Vaterland
11 - Malmo, Sweden - Plan B
12 - Dresden, Germany - Chemiefabrik
13 - Prague, Czech Republic - Underdogs
14 - Bratilava, Slovakia - Kulturak Klub
15 - Munchen, Germany - Backstage
16 - Innsbruck, Austria - P.M.K.
17 - Bologna, Italy - Freakout Club
18 - Bolzano, Italy - Pippo Stage (no pre-sale tickets / walk up only)
19 - Zurich, Switzerland - Werk21
20 - Aachen, Germany @Musikbunker
21 - London, England - Boston Music Room
22 - Birmingham, England - Asylum2
23 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Bannerman's
24 - Bridgewater, England - The Cobblestones
25 - Leeds, England - Temple of Boom
* with Carnation
Lineup:
Phil "Landphil" Hall: vocals, bass
Josh "HallHammer" Hall: drums
Adam Gulliams: guitars
On February 14, Blaze Of Perdition will release their new album, The Harrowing Of Hearts, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of The Harrowing Of Hearts, the video for the first single, "Transmutation Of Sins", can be seen below.
The record can be pre-ordered here in the following formats:
- digipak-CD
- 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
- blue violet marbled vinyl (limited to 200 copies)
- pale yellow green vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 200 copies)
- blue / red swirl vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 100 copies)
- clear grey-brown marbled w/ golden glitter (EU exclusive - limited to 100 copies)
* exclusive bundles with shirts, plus digital options are also available
Existing at the forefront of the Polish black metal movement, Blaze Of Perdition return with their fifth full-length, The Harrowing Of Hearts - their most urgent, refined, dynamic and accomplished work to date. Richly layered, it is also their most textured release, and they dive ever deeper into the themes they have been exploring since dropping their debut full-length in 2010, Towards The Blaze Of Perdition.
"I would say the new record is to 2017's Conscious Darkness what [2011's] The Hierophant was for Towards The Blaze Of Perdition - a continuation of the initial idea, but in more energetic and catchy form. Perhaps more approachable and listener-friendly, but it's not up to me to decide," states vocalist Sonneillon. "Although some gothic rock influences could be heard on Conscious Darkness, here we took them out of the shadows and let them shine in the spotlight. It's also our most collectively written effort so far, with every band member throwing something meaningful to the whole."
Working with the same producer they've been teaming with since 2013 and with artwork designed by Izabela Grabda, every aspect of The Harrowing Of Hearts has come together as intended, and with Metal Blade now behind them, the band are now ready to work their asses off to spread their name ever further. It's also safe to say the members of Blaze Of Perdition don't feel like they have anything to prove going into 2020.
"To me, art isn't about proving anything to anyone, it's about the expression of whatever one wants to express and channeling emotions and/or abstract concepts into something perceptible, something that might turn out to be just as precious for others. Focusing on proving anything to anyone usually doesn't do any good for artistic endeavours."
The Harrowing Of Hearts tracklisting:
"Suffering Made Bliss"
"With Madman's Faith"
"Transmutation Of Sins"
"Królestwo Niebieskie"
"What Christ Has Kept Apart"
"The Great Seducer"
"Moonchild"
"Transmutation Of Sins" video:
Void Dancers MMXIX Tour (with Bolzer, Dodheimsgard, Blaze Of Perdition, Matterhorn):
November
27 - Budapest, Hungary - Dürer Kert
28 - Bohinijska Bistrica, Slovenia - Winter Days Of Metal
29 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Majestic
30 - Krakow, Poland - FOAD Fest
December
1 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser
2 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
3 - Leiden, Netherlands - Gebr de Nobel
4 - Kassel, Germany - Hole In The Svn
5 - Mannheim, Germany - MS Connexion Complex
6 - Basel, Switzerland - Sommercasino
7 - Wels, Austria - Celebrare Noctem
8 - Oberhausen, Germany - Helvete
9 - Paris, France - Petit Bain
10 - London, England - The Underworld
11 - Antwerp, Belgium - Zappa
12 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Effenaar
13 - Berlin, Germany - De Mortem Et Diabolum
14 - Poznan, Poland - U Bazyla
15 - Warsaw, Poland - Merry Christless
U.S. hard rock / metal band, Vandallus, will release their third powerhouse album Outbreak on December 12, 2019 digital, CD and vinyl via Mercinary Records. It's all about classic dynamic recordings with a real live drummer, no pitch shifting, and no crushed or fake elements. New video for the title track is streaming below.
The album was produced by CrazyV and Vanik. Recorded at Mercinary Studios (Avon, OH). Mixed and mastered by CrazyV. Production asisstant Noah C. Buchanan.
Vandallus from Cleveland, Ohio feature two thirds of the mighty Midnight in their line-up. Vandallus is Jason’s baby “aka CrazyV”, Midnight boss Jamie Walters also wrote a few songs to kickstart the debut album On The High Side (2016) via High Roller Records. The idea came about of making an album in the vein of late 1970s/early 1980s hard rock. Being that there was a significant amount of underground buzz about the music, it had become a functioning band.
The sound of On The High Side is a very direct and sort of old school sound, according to Jason, that’s exactly how it was originally planned: “The main vibe with this band is all about capturing an era that won't be forgotten, just straight forward old school hard rock without the BS. I had the debut album mastered by Arnie Acosta (Santa Monica Mastering) whom worked on many of the classic productions of that time. The follow-up album Bad Disease was recorded live in the studio and released in 2018, and now here comes the third powerhouse Outbreak ready to be unleashed upon the world. “I'm all about classic dynamic recordings with a real live drummer, no pitch shifting, and no crushed or fake elements.”
Vandallus are very much motivated to play live as often as they can. Generally, we like to stick to more festival-type shows because we like to put on a full out energetic performance without cutting any corners. The ‘80s is an era that I'm truly inspired by, and through the music we're trying to get the upcoming generations to be as inspired as I am. Our goal is to get the younger kids to see the energy and vibe, and experience what the classic shows were all about.
Tracklisting:
“Barricade”
“Not Alone”
“Heartbreak Eyes”
“Outbreak”
“Bang The City Down”
“Shotgun Lady”
“Indecision”
“Cold Hearted”
“Ready To Rise”
“Vandallus” (Tape EP bonus)
KORN has released the official live video of the song "Cold", performed at the band's "The Nothing" album-release event on September 13. The clip was directed by Sebastien Paquet and filmed by Paquet, Dayne Malan, Edwin Daboub, Melissa Castro and Luke Schlink.
"Cold" is taken from KORN's latest album, "The Nothing", which was released on September 13 via Roadrunner/Elektra. The follow-up to 2016's "The Serenity Of Suffering" was once again produced by Nick Raskulinecz.
KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch told The Pulse Of Radio about the band's 13th studio LP: "I would say that it's like a continuation of our last record. It's really guitar-heavy and energetic — there's a lot of energy. We came back to the root of what KORN is, in our sound, in the lyrics and in the feel of the songs. And so what KORN started out to be, I feel like we're doing that right now."
KORN frontman Jonathan Davis told Kerrang! magazine that he is "really, really, really proud" of "The Nothing". "I worked really hard on it," he said. "The rest of the members worked hard and really did a great job. It's a very dark record."
Davis, whose estranged wife Deven died in August 2018, said that the album reflected events in his life, explaining: "It's basically me dealing with all the stuff that happened to me last year. Very emotional for me, but it is what it is. I can't wait for people to hear it. I really spent a long time on doing what I wanted to do this time."
While he shied away from calling "The Nothing" a concept album, Davis did say making the album was both difficult and therapeutic. He remarked: "It sucked. I'm not gonna say it didn't. It was just really hard. But that's how I've always dealt with all my problems — just throwing my heart and soul into my art."
FALLING IN REVERSE has shared another new song and video — this time in the form of the video for "Popular Monster". Check it out below.
"'Popular Monster' is the voice inside my head, hoping you will listen," says frontman Ronnie Radke. "It's the story of a hero that's been falsely accused and torn down by society. It shows what happens when you get pushed too far. You become exactly what they say you are, exactly what they want you to be — a monster."
Earlier this year, FALLING IN REVERSE dropped the song "Drugs", which featuredSLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor. It marked the third track in a successful trilogy of standalone songs and also included "Losing My Life" and "Losing My Mind". The trifecta of videos has accumulated over 41 million combined views to date.
FALLING IN REVERSE's most recent full-length album, "Coming Home", is out now via Epitaph Records.
Earlier this month, FALLING IN REVERSE canceled a U.S. tour due to health issues related to guitarist Derek Jones' fiancée, Christina Cetta.
Texas metal outfit PISSING RAZORS has released its latest single and accompanying video, "Left For Dead". The track was mixed and mastered by Chris Collier (PRONG, KORN, WHITESNAKE) and is available on all digital platforms worldwide via Razor Records. The group is also currently putting finishing touches on its seventh full-length effort, "Eulogy Death March", tentatively set for release in early 2020.
PISSING RAZORS' current lineup features original members Eddy Garcia, Mat Lynch and Joe Rodriguez, along with newcomer Geo Gomez on bass.
The first single from the new disc, "Crushing Grip", was released in January.
PISSING RAZORS was formed by the Garcia brothers (Eddy and Danny) in the early '90s under the moniker BACK DOOR CYCLOPS, but changed its name to PISSING RAZORS in time for the release of the band's debut studio album, "Psycho Punko Metal Groove", in 1996. The CD was followed by "Pissing Razors", "Cast Down The Plague", "Fields Of Disbelief" (2000), "Where We Come From" (2001), the live record "Live In The Devil's Triangle" (2002) and the group's latest release, "Evolution", in 2003.
SLAVES — featuring drummer Zack Baker, guitarists Wes Richmond and Felipe Sanchez, bassist Colin Vieira, and new vocalist Matt McAndrew — have just released the brand new video for "Prayers".
"'Prayers' seemed like the best single to lead with from the upcoming LP," says McAndrew, the runner-up on Season 7 of NBC's smash hit "The Voice". "It's flashy, upbeat, and comes in swinging."
He continues: "There are so many different vibes on the album that it would be impossible to pick one that represents the record as a whole, but 'Prayers' is one of our favorites. It's a song about being in a relationship with someone that's going off the rails."
Earlier this year, SLAVES released another new single, "Heavier".
SLAVES are gearing up to release a new album in 2020. More information will be made available soon.
Swedish melodic metallers AMARANTHE have released the official music video for the song "GG6". The track is taken from the band's fifth album "Helix", which was released in October 2018 through Spinefarm Records. The disc was recorded at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, EPICA, DELAIN). The follow-up to 2016's "Maximalism" marks the band's first release with DYNAZTY's Nils Molin, who officially joined AMARANTHE in July 2017 as the replacement for Jake E.
Guitarist Olof Mörck commented: "The 'Helix' album itself is a statement, a declaration and an assertion that we are here to stay, and that the songwriting and musicianship has been honed and maximized to the highest level yet on an AMARANTHE record. The process of composing this album with Elize [Ryd] was as inspiring as it was smooth, and from a composer's and arranger's perspective, a dream collaboration."
Vocalist and composer Elize Ryd offered her take, saying: "'Helix' describes the concept of how the past forms us and how life makes us become. No excuses, no regrets. We express the challenges and the uplifting moments in time, and all that in between with the sounds that we love. We want to dedicate this album to all the fighters and friends out there."
AMARANTHE will embark on a North American headlining tour in the summer/fall of 2020. The 37-date trek will kick-off at the Soundstage in Baltimore on August 20, 2020 and will make stops in Chicago, Vancouver and Denver before concluding on October 2, 2020 at the Riverfront Live in Cincinnati, Ohio. Support on the trek will come Finnish metallers BATTLE BEAST and the Boston symphonic metal band SEVEN SPIRES.
With its foundations tracing back to 2008, AMARANTHE has released five albums thus far, consistently delivering hauntingly catchy tunes led by their unique three-part vocals. Within their arsenal of hit singles, a myriad tracks have been received very well via press and fans alike; having also gained countless plays on both radio stations around the globe and across streaming services (the group's songs have been streamed more than 100 million times on Spotify). A string of support tours has blazed AMARANTHE's trail in front of huge crowds as well as at their own headline concerts (the group impressively once performed in front of 10,000 fans at Liseberg, Gothenburg). They have kept working incredibly hard over the years, the latest product of which culminated in the form of "Helix", which achieved them some of their highest chart positions in the band's history.
Before AMARANTHE enter the studio once again, the sextet will embark on their Scandinavian "Helix" tour in November, followed by a support tour with Swedish metal giants SABATON alongside Finnish cello metallers APOCALYPTICA set to take place early next year.
NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala (a.k.a. Marko Hietala) has signed with Nuclear Blast for the release of the English version of his solo album, "Pyre Of The Black Heart". The effort, which was issued in Finland this past May under the title "Mustan Sydämen Rovio", will arrive on January 24. Hietala describes the style of the LP as "hard prog", but to give his fans a first impression of what the new album is going to be like, he's also revealed the first single and video, "Stones".
In regards to the goal behind his solo album, Hietala comments: "Well, let's put it this way: NIGHTWISH is without any doubt my main band, and thanks to income from that direction, I don't have to be that commercially aware... What I mean is that when I was coming up with the ideas for this solo record, I was able to do simply anything without limits. So if I had a goal, it was to not have any kind of limits, but to prepare an unpredictable, spontaneous, adventurous, ferocious and intimate solo record. And now when I listen to the final album, I can say with my hand on my heart that I — or rather us — pulled it off... The record is a really diverse musical roller coaster ride that takes eager listeners into a world of strong emotions and deep feelings!"
Hietala went on to honor his skillful bandmates, saying: "Even if 'Pyre Of The Black Heart' is definitely my solo album, I didn't compose everything on my own. When the songwriting process was really in full swing, I kept sending all the ideas to my long-time collaborators Tuomas Wäinölä [guitar] and Vili Ollila [keyboards], and this ingenious two-some came up with great additions and arrangements, one after another. Drummer Anssi Nykänen — who is simply a wizard behind his set — completed the lineup like no other."
The track listing reads as follows:
01. Stones
02. The Voice Of My Father
03. Star, Sand And Shadow
04. Dead God's Son
05. For You
06. I Am The Way
07. Runner Of The Railways
08. Death March For Freedom
09. I Dream
10. Truth Shall Set You Free
Shortly after the album release, there will be a European Marko Hietala solo tour. "Come February... We simply can't wait to get out on the road!" he says. "It will be amazing to perform these solo songs for all those multinational friends of my music. I strongly recommend coming out to see my band during this run, titled 'Tour Of The Black Heart', as this will be my first and last European solo tour in a long time — or ever!"
Ocala, Florida rock act A DAY TO REMEMBER has unleashed its brand new single, "Resentment". The hard-hitting track is available to stream and download starting today. The band has also shared an official music video for the song, directed by Jeb Hardwick. Watch it below.
"Resentment" is the second single A DAY TO REMEMBER has shared from its forthcoming full-length, "You're Welcome", expected in the coming months via Fueled By Ramen.
A DAY TO REMEMBER frontman Jeremy McKinnon said: "'Resentment' was one of the first songs written for 'You're Welcome' and always stuck with me as one of my favorites. In terms of writing and production, it ended up being one of the closest songs to the original inspiration behind the record — melding modern influences into that same ADTR formula. I think it's a perfect mix of where we've been and where we’re going. I just thought describing 'Resentment' like a wildfire was perfect, and the video is a direct representation of that because it hurts more than just you, if you let it."
"Resentment" follows "You're Welcome"'s lead single, "Degenerates", which was released in August ahead of A DAY TO REMEMBER's main-stage performances at the U.K.'s Reading and Leeds festivals. Prior to the release of "Degenerates", A DAY TO REMEMBER surprised fans when the band was featured on Marshmello's single "Rescue Me", marking the group's first new music since 2016's acclaimed "Bad Vibrations".
Tomorrow night, A DAY TO REMEMBER will wrap its massive "The Degenerate Tour" with support from I PREVAIL, BEARTOOTH and CAN'T SWIM. The Live Nation-produced 36-city trek kicked off in October with the fifth installment of the band's own Self Help Festival San Bernardino, and saw them perform to sold-out crowds across North America. Next week, A DAY TO REMEMBER will return to Florida for four sold-out homecoming shows at House Of Blues Orlando on November 26, 27, 29, and 30 with special guests UNDEROATH. The band will also host a homecoming pop-up shop featuring new limited-edition custom merch, classic throwback designs, and an A DAY TO REMEMBER museum at Dirty Laundry on November 25 and 26.
A DAY TO REMEMBER will return to the road next month for a run of shows in Australia. The band was also just announced on the 2020 lineups for Lollapalooza Argentina, Lollapalooza Chile and Lollapalooza Brazil, and is expected to tour extensively throughout next year.
Over the course of the past several years, each of A DAY TO REMEMBER's releases has hit No. 1 on Billboard's rock, indie and/or alternative charts. They've sold more than a million units, racked up over 400 million Spotify streams and 500 million YouTube views, garnered two gold-selling albums and singles (and one silver album in the U.K.) and sold out entire continental tours, amassing a global fanbase whose members number in the millions. All of which explains why Rolling Stone called them "An Artist You Need To Know."
A DAY TO REMEMBER is: Jeremy McKinnon (vocals), Alex Shelnutt (drums), Kevin Skaff (guitar, vocals), Neil Westfall (guitar, vocals) and Joshua Woodard (bass).
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