Danish death metal band, Urkraft, have released a new live video for "A Scornful Death", filmed in Tokyo on the band's latest tour. Watch below.
"A Scornful Death" is taken from the album of the same name, originally recorded in 2008 but released in 2019.
Urkraft was formed in 1995 as one of the first bands in the Danish metal scene displaying a ”New Nordic” expression with lyrics in their Danish mother tongue revolving around the mystery of time and the evolution of man. Originating from these musical roots, the debut album Eternal Cosmic Slaughter was released in 2004, and in 2006 The Inhuman Aberration was released by British label, Earache Records.
KISS have posted pro-shot video footage of “Dr. Love” trom their December 19th show in Nagoya, Japan at Dolphins Arena below:
Japanese rock star Yoshiki will team up with American rock legends KISS for a once-in-a-lifetime television performance on Japan’s NHK network. The artists will appear together as Yoshiki Featuring KISS (YOSHIKISS) during the New Year’s Eve Red and White Music Battle (Kouhaku Uta Gassen), the most-watched television program in Japan, which is also broadcast worldwide.
Yoshiki’s televised performance with KISS follows his surprise on-stage appearances with the band at Tokyo Dome and Kyocera Dome Osaka during their End Of The Road World Tour, electrifying the audience with a piano performance on “Beth" and playing the drums on “Rock And Roll All Nite”.
Yoshiki worked previously with KISS to create a 72-piece orchestral cover of “Black Diamond” for the 1994 tribute album Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved. In 2016, Gene Simmons joined Yoshiki on stage to perform “Rock And Roll All Nite” at the Visual Japan Summit in Tokyo.
The upcoming performance will mark the first time Yoshiki and KISS have appeared on television together. “I want us to create a performance that will have a big impact,” Yoshiki said. “I think we’re really going to shock people.”
"It’s an honor to perform on NHK in my favorite country in the world,” says Gene Simmons of KISS. “Yoshiki is a Japanese legend, but he never forgets to have a humble heart. I’ve been influenced by his humble approach to his work."
Paul Stanley of KISS also praised Yoshiki adding, "Not only is Yoshiki a wonderful pianist and drummer, but he continues to express the importance of living and has had a great impact on us."
For Yoshiki, KISS was a life-saving force in his childhood as he dealt with the despair caused by the sudden death of his father. “KISS saved my life,” explained Yoshiki, who studied classical piano throughout his youth and began drumming as a way of releasing his emotional pain.
“Instead of banging things, I started banging drums,” Yoshiki said in the X Japan documentary film We Are X. Gene Simmons appears in the film to praise the band which was in fact inspired by KISS. “If those guys were born in America,” Simmons said, “they might be the biggest band in the world.”
Yoshiki's Kohaku Uta Gassen appearance will mark his fifth consecutive performance since 2015 as both a solo artist and as leader of the rock group X Japan. He defeated Godzilla in 2016, played the drums for the first time following his cervical vertebra surgery in 2017, and made history in 2018 as the first artist to perform on the program for both the red and white teams, appearing as Yoshiki Feat. Hyde for the Attack On Titan theme "Red Swan" and playing the piano with Sarah Brightman on vocals for the chart-topping crossover single "Miracle".
German legends Scorpions keep releasing classic live material, this time it’s “Lovedrive” from the Reading Festival on August 25, 1979. Hop in the time machine and relive this classic with lineup of Klaus Meine (vocals), Rudolf Schenker (guitars), Matthias Jabs (guitars), Francis Buchholz (bass), and Herman Rarebell (drums).
Scorpions guitarist Matthias Jabs was recently a guest on New Zealand’s The Metal Bar, and confirmed that the band is working on a new album, and are planning a July 2020 residency in Las Vegas.
Jabs says, "We've been writing some material before we went on tour, before we went on tour this summer. It's always difficult to come up with stuff on tour. You get the inspiration, but to actually put it down, that's a different story, when you travel every day. So we have songs, about ten, I guess, but we will have to do some more writing once this tour is over, and then prepare for the rehearsals and recordings right after our shows in New Zealand and a couple in Asia. So we will be back in early March. And we know that we work with the producer Greg Fidelman, who is known for doing Metallica and Slipknot and others, and he's a great guy. And he came to visit in our studio in Hannover, Germany already. So the plan is to record until the first of July, where we have a residency in Las Vegas for a whole month. And then, during that time, we can either do the final touch-ups or mix. And then the album should come out in the fall of 2020. And then, of course, we go on the road again."
Get ready for the biggest hard rock tour of 2020. Scorpions and Whitesnake are coming for their first ever double headline tour of Australia and New Zealand. Feel the bite of Whitesnake and the sting of the Scorpions.
"We’re gonna rock you like a hurricane,“ promises Scorpions vocalist, Klaus Meine.
Dates:
February
19 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, Australia
22 - Qudos Bank Arena - Sydney, Australia
24 - Entertainment Centre - Brisbane, Australia
27 - Spark Arena - Auckland, New Zealand
Swedesh metal band Cynical Existence has released a video for the song "No Way Out" from their new album, Rebirth.
Rebirth is the fifth album by Cynical Existence. It also marks a milestone in the band's history as their first pure metal album. If the album Dying Light laid the foundation for the new Cynical Existence sound, then Rebirth has perfected that and turned it into a metal monster. Rebirth is a gritty and aggressive album full of atmosphere and melodies. Combined with Fredrik's distinct screams and growl, the circle is complete.
Tracklisting:
"No Way Out"
"Nightmare"
"Killing You"
"Static"
"Crawling Chaos"
"As We Fall"
"The End Times"
"Wither Away"
"Cursed"
"We Bleed"
For further details, visit Cynical Existence on Facebook.
Norway’s riff monster Hex A.D. returns with its fourth full length album, released February 21st 2020 by Fresh Tea.
Astro Tongue In The Electric Garden is a record full of psychedelic vibes and vintage progressive heavy rock. This new record showcases a wide musical pallet ranging from down tuned doom riffs to bombastic mellotron swirls and epic Maiden-esque guitar melodies.
Hex A.D. has built a strong reputation as one of Norway’s finest ambassadors for the classic heavy rock we know and love from bands such as Uriah Heep and Rainbow. 2018’s Netherworld Triumphant saw the band dive deep into the golden darkness of the early 1980s.
Here they are again with the brand new album Astro Tongue In The Electric Garden.
Where Netherworld Triumphant was dark, majestic and mysterious, Astro Tongue In The Electric Garden is slightly more progressive, upbeat and varied.
On Astro Tongue In The Electric Garden, the band has let their different musical inspirations flow, and there is a stronger sense of melody on this record compared to the three previous ones. The over-all feel is slightly psychedelic and has a taste of the late 1960s scene in London where bands such as Pink Floyd, Cream and The Jimi Hendrix Experience changed the world of popular music for ever. The bluesy riffs in “Hawks & Doves”, the vintage guitar sounds and the epic organ and mellotron runs leave no doubt that Hex A.D. tips the hat off to the aforementioned greats on this album.
After the death of long-time producer Chris Tsangarides, production duties have been handled by Rick Hagan, who started Hex A.D. together with Chris back in 2011.
There are several guests appearing on “Astro Tongue in the Electric Garden”.
The legendary hard rock singer Eirikur Hauksson known for his outstanding work with Norwegian metal band Artch and Uriah Heep legend Ken Hensley brought one of the record’s centre pieces “Hawks & Doves” to new hights with his bluesy efforts.
Former Paul DiAnno and current Audrey Horne axe slinger Thomas Tofthagen has brought his outstanding skills to the heavy blues track “Hawks & Doves”.
Former Dio guitarist, and close partner of the band, Rowan Robertson has contributed with all the guitar parts to the bonus track “Grace & Pain”, and delivers another one of his fantastic performances.
Lyrically, Astro Tongue In The Electric Garden deals with drug abuse, psychedelia, science fiction and the Vietnam War. All themes that hail back to the late 1960s.
Turn on, tune in, drop out!
Tracklisting:
"Elle Est Mort"
"Deadly Nightshade"
"Astro Tongue"
"The Day The Sky Exploded"
"Au Revoir Jardin Electrique"
– The Monsoon Suite –
"Hawks & Doves"
"Old Bones"
"A Stone For The Bodies Not Found"
Swedish metallers AVATAR have uploaded the official music video for their song "King's Harvest". The clip was originally featured in the band's "Legend Of Avatar Country: A Metal Odyssey" short film, which the group released last month after completing a crowdfunding campaign that raised nearly $190,000 in 2018. The video was directed by AVATAR's longtime collaborator Johan Carlén.
AVATAR's live album, "The King Live In Paris" , was released in May via eOne. The 11-track set was recorded at the 2018 Download Festival in Paris, France.
The group's most recent studio album, "Avatar Country" , came out in January of 2018.
This past fall, AVATAR completed a North American tour as the support act for BABYMETAL.
Earlier this year, AVATAR frontman Johannes Eckerström spoke about the importance of the band's live show. He said: "Personally, I write songs to get to play them live. That has changed slightly through the years, because I used to just feel like the studio experience was something I wanted to be finished with quickly and learn from, but that was during a period when we had way fewer resources and couldn't stay long in the studio and didn't know what we could do in there. After our skillset and knowledge grew in terms of what you can do when you record, we started to enjoy spending more and more time in the studio, and I enjoy it more. But, before anything else, these songs were written to play live. I view myself as a performing artist, and the stage is our main canvas."
Madrid, Spain-based heavy metal/hard rock band, Arwen, have released a performance of their song "Hollow Days", filmed earlier this year in Madrid.
Says the band: "One year ago, our last album, The Soul’s Sentence, was released, and we would like to celebrate sharing with you the first song from our show that we made on May 11, 2019 at the Sala Cool in Madrid. Next year we will be working on more new stuff and releasing more live songs."
Sock Puppet Parody return with a new holiday themed video featuring sock puppet metal band, Immortal Christmas.
"Twas the night before Christmas and cradled between the Norwegian mountaintops, Immortal Christmas, a sock puppet representation of the band Immortal, embarks into a snowman contest judged by Metal Santa himself.
"In an attempt to win the contest, Immortal Christmas resurrect a snowman called Frostbite The Snowman. Frostbite triggers an avalanche to destroy the competition which lands the sock puppet outfit on Santa’s naughty list. But in the end, Santa delivers the first prize ribbon to our black metal heroes. Prepare yourself for 'Frostbite The Snowman'."
Swedish metallers SABATON have released a new cinematic music video for the song "Seven Pillars Of Wisdom", filmed under difficult circumstances in the Sahara desert.
The track deals with the topic of the British archaeologist, diplomat and officer T.E Lawrence and his adventures during the Great War where he convinces local rebels to join him on a sabotage mission against the Ottoman Empire.
A lot of technical equipment, cars and generators broke down in the heat of the sun, not to mention the treacherous sandstorms that constantly haunted the recordings. On top of that, the band was also involved in a serious car accident.
Despite all the difficulties faced, SABATON was able to produce the video in the way the band visualized and can now proudly reveal it.
Starring in the video as the main character is the Swedish-American actor Indy Neidell who is also the host of the "Sabaton History Channel".
The video was directed by the Tunisian filmmaker Mehdi Jouni.
"Seven Pillars Of Wisdom" is featured on SABATON's ninth studio album, "The Great War", released in July 2019 and highly praised by fans and critics around the world. A concept album about the First World War, it reached higher chart positions than all previous SABATON albums, including No. 1 in Germany.
Said SABATON bassist Pär Sundström: "Finally we can share this great music video with you and show you that our trip to the Sahara not only led to the car accident you have read about but actually to a great adventure and an even greater video.
"We initially investigated ways to film this video in other locations, even in studios with greenscreen but in the end we decided to go to a suitable location.
"I am very impressed with the band, the cast and the crew who all put in a lot of effort to make this happen."
Denmark’s new melodic/technical death metal act Chronicle are premiering their new single and lyric video for “They Have Returned” through BraveWords. The single is taken from their new album due for release in March 2020 through Mighty Music.
This is for all fans of early Children Of Bodom, early Dark Tranquillity and The Black Dahlia Murder and produced and mixed by Tue Madsen (Dark Tranquility, Moonspell, The Haunted).
Lineup:
Lars Bo Nepper: Guitar/ Vocals
Jari Sielemann Holopainen: Drums
Sebastian Skousgaard: Guitar
Jacob Wammen: Bass
Progressive thrash-metal masters Sifting have revealed a new music video for their most technically-complex and heaviest song to date, "Emotionless Shells", which can be seen below.
The video was directed by Zach Perez at Astral Media in a Los Angeles warehouse, and showcases the epitome of the age old saying "practice makes perfect." "This song is mostly about the limitations we face and overcoming them through our struggles," says frontman Eduardo Gil. "It’s about realizing that sometimes we fall down and fail, but we must get back up and fight!" Drummer Joey Aguirre adds, "this is a fast-paced song, with technical, dueling guitar solos and intense breakdowns. We all pushed ourselves beyond our technical limits on this one, and people just have to see us play this song, so we thought what better way than shooting another video!"
"Emotionless Shells" can be found on The Infinite Loop, which was released on September 27, 2019 via Eclipse Records. It was produced by Steve Evetts (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence, Poison The Well), mixed by Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, The Contortionist), and features a special guest performance by Derek Sherinian (Sons Of Apollo, Dream Theater).
Tracklisting:
"Agony"
"A Critical Affair"
"Enough"
"Stop Calling Me Liberty"
"The Fifth Element"
"What If (Dichotomy)"
"To Who I Am"
"Ghost Of A Lie" (feat. Derek Sherinian)
"Emotionless Shells"
"The Infinite Loop"
Oceans will release their debut album, The Sun And The Cold, on January 10 via Nuclear Blast Records. A video for the song "Paralyzed" can be found below, and you can pre-order the album here.
Tracklisting:
"The Sun And The Cold"
"We Are The Storm"
"Dark"
"Paralyzed"
"Take The Crown"
"Shadows"
"Legions Arise"
"Polaris"
"Truth Served Force Fed"
"Water Rising"
"Hope"
"Paralyzed" video:
"Dark" video:
Oceans lineup:
Timo Rotten - Vocals & Guitar
Patrick Zarske - Guitar
Thomas Winkelmann - Bass
J. F. Grill - Drums
Metallica have released more pro-shot footage from their concert at Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany on August 23, 2019. Watch them perform "Master Of Puppets" below:
More clips from the Munich show:
Metallica's next scheduled live performance is on March 28 for the All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction at The Masonic in San Francisco, CA. Find the band's live itinerary here.
Denmark’s Justify Rebellion, who can be considered a mix between Metallica and Volbeat, will release their new album The Ends Justify The Means in March 2020 via Mighty Music. BraveWords is premiering their new single and video for “Crowd Control”!
“Crowd Control” is about the individual, its place in society and the majorities who don’t feel like or can’t say no to the greater powers which are pulling the strings. As thoughtless pawns in a bigger game, we are looking for a place for ourselves and together with others. However we are still suffering under the same norms and discourse of how we must be and act to become respected in our time. It is impossible to acquire new personal skills if you are just following the majority with stubbornness just to maintain your own self-image.
The rebellion is here to stay, proven by this monstrosity of a heavy metal album, which takes its inspiration from several metal genres. With this new album you can easily tell that the kids from the first album “Unleashing The Beast’ have grown into testosterone-filled heavy metal hailers. Their new album is mainly centered on the darker aspects of humanity and society, with the topics on the record varying from greed, war, lust and drugs to vulnerability and self-realization.
The riffs are heavier, the solos are faster, the drums are punchier, and the bass is rumbling its way to mayhem. Never has Justify Rebellion felt so strong and powerful! With this masterpiece of a track list, nothing can take these guys down. Justify Rebellion has turned up the pace, but also made room for some thunderous and slower anthems for fans to break their necks to.
About the song “Crowd Control”:
”Crowd Control” is about the individual, its place in society and the majorities who don’t feel like or can’t say no to the greater powers which are pulling the strings. As thoughtless pawns in a bigger game, we are looking for a place for ourselves and together with others. However we are still suffering under the same norms and discourse of how we must be and act to become respected in our time. It is impossible to acquire new personal skills if you are just following the majority with stubbornness just to maintain your own self-image.
About the music video for “Crowd Control”:
The music video for “Crowd Control” dissociates from the criticism of society and is therefore focusing on inspiration. Most people have at some point in their lives discovered a side of life, which inspired them and gave them a feeling of fitting in. When we were kids we, we all in the band had great sources of inspiration from both big and small bands, which pulled us toward the musical joy and passion we have today. ”Crowd Control” tries to reflect the spark which enlightens when you explore new aspects of an interest.
Line-up:
Guitar/Vocals: Lukas Rautenberg
Lead Guitar: Nikolaj Madsen
Bass: Stephen Torpe Andersen
Drums: Nikolaj Ersbøll Ross
Jorn's new covers album, Heavy Rock Radio II - Executing The Classics, will be released on January 24 via Frontiers Music Srl. Pre-order the album here, and watch a video for the cover of Jackie DeShannon's "Needles And Pins" below.
Simply one of the greatest rock singers of our time, Jorn Lande returns with a second instalment of covers of classics from artists and bands that have meant something special to him and helped forge this talented man's own unique style.
Through Jorn's extensive career, which includes more than 40 albums of mostly original songs, he has recorded great versions of several rock classics from classic bands such as DIO, Thin Lizzy, UFO, Deep Purple, and many more.
Every song Jorn covers is treated with the utmost respect and "Jorn-ized" accordingly, just like the first Heavy Rock Radio album showed with amazing cover versions of evergreen songs such as "I Know There's Something Going On", "Hotel California", "You're The Voice," "Running Up That Hill," and several others. Fans showed a lot of enthusiasm and interest for those versions, so a follow-up covers album seemed a no-brainer.
This second album, Heavy Rock Radio II - Executing The Classics, is not an ordinary album of cover songs, it is truly a songbook of hits. Featured - among others - are great versions of Pages’ "I Do Believe In You," Foreigner's "Night Life", Don Henley's "New York Minute," Deep Purple's "Bad Attitude," a stunning metal version of Peter Gabriel's "The Rhythm Of The Heat," and of course an unmissable Dio cover, "Mystery".
More "jukebox" type of covers include "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)" originally recorded by Bob Dylan, Bryan Adams' "Lonely Nights", Jackie DeShannon "Needles And Pins", and a very personal choice from the man himself, a Russ Ballard song, “Winning”.
Jorn says: "The most important thing was to treat these songs with respect towards the original versions, my goal was always to think that the original artist would be honoured and find my version relevant. At the same time my intention was never to try to compete with the original song and artist, but make it a strong alternative version to enjoy."
Jorn's catalogue is getting too long to include in brief press statements, and his innovative and creative skills have led to him selling millions of albums worldwide and being a frequent entry on sales charts around the world, including Billboard. Worth a mention is his years with German based Masterplan, whom he recorded three albums with. Jorn continues his rock crusade, and there are no signs of him slowing down yet.
Tracklisting:
"Lonely Nights"
"Winning"
"New York Minute"
"Needles And Pins"
"Love"
"I Do Believe In You"
"Nightlife"
"Bad Attitude"
"Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)"
"Mystery"
"The Rhythm Of The Heat"
"Hotel California" (Remastered - Bonus Track)
"The Final Frontier" (Radio Edit - Bonus Track)
"Die Young" (Radio Edit - Bonus Track)
"Naked City" (Radio Edit - Bonus Track)
"Ride LIke The Wind" (Remastered - Bonus Track)
Blackened blues project ME AND THAT MAN — founded in 2013 by BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski — has released a new single, "Burning Churches", accompanied by an obscure audiovisual. Mat McNerney's (GRAVE PLEASURES) raspy, gripping vocal performance accents this outlaw country-inspired blackened blues piece, forging an ominous atmosphere.
The story of "Burning Churches" goes much deeper than a first glance or listen might suggest. The new single tackles the dark, mournful tale of a young boy who was abused by a priest in his childhood. By swearing vengeance on the church and radicalizing himself, he transforms into a sort of satanic anti-hero who seems to gather more followers by the second. Burning churches to the ground, one by one, he gets his revenge. ME AND THAT MAN presents the story in yet another grim snapshot with an elaborate comic strip depiction.
Nergal states about "Burning Churches": "If someone would have told me one day I'd release a Christmas song, I would have burst into laughter. Hell freezes over and I present to you 'Burning Churches'. This time I team up with Mat McNerney from the legendary BEASTMILK, GRAVE PLEASURES, DHG and HEXVESSEL. Make yourself comfortable around the Christmas tree, stoke the fire and grab yourself a drink! Hallelujah."
ME AND THAT MAN released its debut album, "Songs Of Love And Death", in 2017 — introducing the world to its unique brand of folk and blues, mixed with hints of outlaw country. The atmospherically dark album provided a strong contrast to BEHEMOTH with its catchy melodies and relaxed rhythms, and gave Nergal space to express his creativity in a different setting. Since its release, the album's lead single, "My Church Is Black", has racked up over 2.5 million streams on Spotify.
Darski has been a fixture in the music industry for years. As the frontman of black/death metal band BEHEMOTH, Darski has been known to preach unholy sermons, praise Satan and sing about explicit blasphemy. Naturally, the next step was to channel those themes into another genre commonly dubbed as the Devil's music — blues. ME AND THAT MAN is exactly that — Nergal's solo project will surprise and bewitch the listener. The visionary creative founded the band in an effort to showcase his true ability to adapt to any genre. In summer 2018, British/Polish rock musician John Porter left ME AND THAT MAN after the band completed a number of gigs in support of "Songs Of Love And Death".
REVOLUTION SAINTS, the band featuring Deen Castronovo (JOURNEY, BAD ENGLISH), Doug Aldrich (THE DEAD DAISIES, WHITESNAKE, DIO), and Jack Blades (NIGHT RANGER, DAMN YANKEES), will release its third full-length studio album, "Rise", on January 24, 2020 via Frontiers Music Srl.
The official Èric Boadella-directed music video for the song "When The Heartache Has Gone" can be seen below.
As with the first two well-received albums, REVOLUTION SAINTS are bringing back the classic melodic rock style that thrilled and delighted legions of fans in the '80s and '90s and still does today. Inspiring, uplifting vocals, soaring melodies, and musicianship to die for is what you get in spades here.
Superbly handling drums and lead vocals is the one and only Castronovo. Already renowned for his drum talents and backing vocals in JOURNEY, BAD ENGLISH, and more, Deen's excellent vocal talents are once again receiving a well-deserved spotlight on this release. On bass, and co-lead vocals on a few tracks, Blades is well known for his melodic, yet hard-rocking approach to songwriting and playing via multiple classic albums by his main band NIGHT RANGER, as well as with the DAMN YANKEES and the SHAW/BLADES releases. On guitar, Aldrich lends his fiery guitar attack to round out this dream-come-true melodic rock band. Doug, who left WHITESNAKE after a fruitful 12-year run (including co-writing 2010's critically acclaimed "Forevermore" release) and also of BURNING RAIN and formerly of DIO, has a deep pedigree and is one of today’s most respected rock guitarists.
You can tell by the name — and the names involved — that REVOLUTION SAINTS is not going to be your average rock 'n roll band. The project is the vision of Frontiers' president Serafino Perugino, who for years had hoped to work on a project where Deen would be the lead vocalist. Having previously worked with all three artists on different projects on Frontiers, having Deen, Jack and Doug on board together was a dream come true for Perugino
With production overseen by more and more in demand in-house Frontiers man Alessandro Del Vecchio, the recording process took place in Milan and in Doug and Jack's own studios in California and Seattle. Songwriting was handled by Del Vecchio, Aldrich, and Blades, with contributions from fellow Frontiers recording artist Dan Rossall (of U.K. newcomers PASSION). Of special note, the poignant ballad "Eyes Of A Child" was penned by Jack Blades and Tommy Shaw.
"Rise" track listing:
01. When The Heartache Has Gone
02. Price To Pay
03. Rise
04. Coming Home
05. Closer
06. Higher
07. Talk To Me
08. It's Not The End (It's Just The Beginning)
09. Million Miles
10. Win Or Lose
11. Eyes Of A Child
Lineup:
Deen Castronovo: lead vocals, drums
Jack Blades: bass, vocals
Doug Aldrich: guitars
Featuring:
Alessandro Del Vecchio: keyboards, backing vocals,
SEVENDUST co-founder, guitarist and vocalist Clint Lowery will release his debut solo album, "God Bless The Renegades", on January 31, 2020 via Rise Records. The official Mark Lediard-directed music video for the track "Alive" can be seen below.
The first single from the album, "Kings", arrived last month. At the time, Lowery said that the song expressed "redemption after a very dark chapter" of his life. "Through the chaos of addiction, navigating toxic relationships, and depression, I came out of it all empowered and more driven than ever," he said.
Lowery recorded the album with producer and co-writer Michael "Elvis" Baskette (SLASH, ALTER BRIDGE) at Studio Barbarosa in Florida. The drums on the disc were laid down by VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen.
"I had 30 or 40 ideas and frameworks for songs," Clint told Digital Journal. "I brought a lot of those to the table to Elvis, my producer. We went through all of those songs and we tried to figure out which songs best represented the material that I wanted to put out as my first solo release. It was very important to pick the right songs, and still connect with the SEVENDUST fanbase and at the same time, try to expand a little bit, and make new fans."
"God Bless The Renegades" track listing:
01. God Bless The Renegades
02. Here
03. Kings
04. Alive
05. What's The Matter
06. You Go First
07. Allowed To Run
08. Silver Lining
09. She's Free
10. Do We Fear God
Lowery originally announced his plans to record a solo album in June 2018. He stated at the time: "In the past, I released a few things close to a solo release with HELLO DEMONS… MEET SKELETONS (mainly acoustic); CALL ME NO ONE, which I did with [SEVENDUST drummer] Morgan Rose. Both projects were truly amazing experiences and still want to entertain doing more CALL ME NO ONE and HELLO DEMONS… MEET SKELETONS in the future. But I've decided to release a project under my name that is gonna represent where I'm at musically right now. I feel the need to do this and stand on my own two feet and push myself to make some music that moves me. To express myself."
HELLO DEMONS… MEET SKELETONS released four EPs between 2009 and 2013.
CALL ME NO ONE issued its debut record, "Last Parade", in May 2012.
In addition to SEVENDUST and CALL ME NO ONE, Lowery has been a member of, written, recorded, or performed with DARK NEW DAY, KORN, RED, Tommy Lee's METHODS OF MAYHEM, SNOT, 10 YEARS and DIGITAL SUMMER, among others.
Occult black metal formation Enthroned have released a disturbing, macabre new music video for the song "Aghoria," which is taken from the band's latest album, Cold Black Suns. The dark and terrifying clip was made by Guilherme Henriques:
The band comments: "Eat the Flesh of the Dead, meditate within the Necrosphere and give birth through Garuda to a new incarnation of Mahadev... Vashikaran muth karni Black Magick bring you the official video clip from our Cold Black Suns album...'Aghoria.'"
Cold Black Suns can be ordered in various formats here. The cover artwork was created by Neraath.
DISTURBED has released a music video for the song "Hold On To Memories". The clip, directed by Rafa Alcantara, is both a remembrance of those who are no longer with us, as well as a celebration of their life and the light they brought to those closest to them. The video and song's message is a powerful and universal one: as long as you keep someone's memory with you, a piece of them is still alive. The message is also a timely one, with many taking stock of the past year and decade.
Additionally, DISTURBED has launched an interactive video creator where fans can upload up to eight photos of their favorite memories to create a video montage backed by "Hold On To Memories". Fans can access this feature on DISTURBED's web site here.
The live video for "Hold On To Memories" captures a moment during DISTURBED's live show where the band performs the song alongside a video collage of their favorite memories, with photos and videos of their friends and families, both here and gone. During this part of each show, lead vocalist David Draiman asks the crowd to actively create these memories: "The people who have left us are never completely gone. They stay in our memory, and I encourage each and every one of you to live every day of your lives like it's the last day of your life, making memories that last forever with the people you care about and love. Shine your light on this world, everyone. Make memories that will last forever and cut through the darkness." This message is also reflected in the song's lyrics: "So now go do the best things in life / Bring the fight to this world while you can/ Make the most of the rest of your life /Shine your light on this world while you can/ And hold on to memories/ Hold on to every moment/ To keep them alive." The band will also release an official music video for the song in the New Year, directed by Matt Mahurin, who has previously directed DISTURBED's "The Sound Of Silence" music video.
This past September, DISTURBED's "No More" landed at position No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart. The track, which is the third single from the band's 2018 album "Evolution", marked DISTURBED's seventh straight No. 1 on the chart.
Each of DISTURBED's last seven singles has reached No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Songs, a feat unmatched by any artist.
DISTURBED has a total of 10 Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1s. THREE DAYS GRACE holds the record with 15 No. 1s, followed by SHINEDOWN at 14 and VAN HALEN with 13.
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