Under the title Not In This Lifetime Selects, Guns N' Roses have released a string of videos, shot on the band's Not In This Lifetime tour. Watch below:
Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA have released a music video for their song "Guardians Of Earth". The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Quadra", which was made available in February via Nuclear Blast Records. It is a concept effort created at Sweden's Fascination Street Studios with renowned producer Jens Bogren.
SEPULTURA comprises vocalist Derrick Green, guitarist Andreas Kisser, bassist Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr., and drummer Eloy Casagrande.
Kisser previously stated about working with Bogren on "Quadra": "He is so full of passion, it's unbelievable, man. He's really there, he really cares about the projects he's doing. For SEPULTURA, he's like the fifth member of the band. The chemistry was so amazing, 99 percent of what we were trying do to actually worked. That was insane!"
Green added: "The experience was like no other time in the studio. I felt the preparation was key in making the recording process go as smooth as possible. We were relentless each day giving everything that we had until complete exhaustion of the mind, body, and soul. This album is a direct result of the sign of times. The music is an evolution needed to push ourselves to go further than we ever have."
SEPULTURA was formed in Belo Horizonte by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, who are no longer with the band.
"Quadra" is the follow-up to 2017's "Machine Messiah", which was SEPULTURA's fourteenth studio album and the eighth since Green joined the ranks.
Brazilian death metal unit The Troops Of Doom has unleashed their newest single, "The Confessional." The track comes off the band's The Rise Of Heresy debut EP, set for release October 9 via Nuclear Blast's digital subsidiary, Blood Blast Distribution.
The Troops Of Doom is led by guitarist Jairo "Tormentor" Guedz from the band The Mist and former member of Sepultura's original lineup playing author and co-author of the classic albums Bestial Devastation and Morbid Visions and having also collaborated on some of Schizophrenia's compositions. The band also includes bassist/vocalist Alex Kafer (Enterro, Explicit Hate, ex-Necromancer), drummer Alexandre Oliveira (Southern Blacklist, Raising Conviction), and guitarist Marcelo Vasco (Patria, Mysteriis, acclaimed graphic artist for legendary bands such as Slayer, Kreator, Machine Head, Soulfly, and Hatebreed among many others). The Troops Of Doom's goal is to revisit the essence of '80s style death metal, exploring a more primitive sound that takes listeners back to that era, while remaining fresh and genuine.
Notes Guedz of "The Confessional," "This song is definitely my favorite on the EP! It means a lot to me because it was something I always wanted to do during the early days of Sepultura. It highlights a denser and heavier approach, influenced by one of my favorite metal bands -- the legendary Celtic Frost -- with more ponderous vocals, mid-tempo riffs... it's all mixed with other old inspirations that come from bands like Slayer, Voivod, and Kreator, not to mention our very own and peculiar way of playing, created by Sepultura itself. It is a track that synthesizes a very interesting balance in our debut work, along with other more speed and aggressive songs. That's why we chosen 'The Confessional' as our second single. I hope people can dig it as much as we do."
The Rise Of Heresy, which features four original songs and two cover versions of Sepultura classics, "Bestial Devastation" and "Troops Of Doom," was mastered by Øystein G. Brun (Borknagar) at Crosound Studio in Norway. In advance of the EP's release, The Troops Of Doom unleash a lyric video for first single, "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea". Watch below.
The Rise Of Heresy will be released digitally. For pre-orders, head here.
The Rise Of Heresy tracklisting:
"Whispering Dead Words"
"Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea"
"The Confessional"
"The Rise Of Heresy"
"Bestial Devastation" (Sepultura Cover)
"Troops Of Doom" (Sepultura Cover)
"The Confessional" video:
"Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea" lyric video:
On October 23, ARMORED SAINT will release its eighth full-length album, "Punching The Sky", via Metal Blade Records. The official music video for the disc's second single "Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants", directed and produced by Costin Chioreanu, can be seen below. Additional drone footage was shot by Miluta Flueras, with band performance footage by Vince Edwards.
Leaders and stalwarts of the American heavy metal scene since the early 1980s, ARMORED SAINT's "Punching The Sky" sees them returning hard. A diverse, attitude-drenched collection, it's everything the band's faithful have come to expect from them while pushing their signature sound forward.
"The goal is to write really good music. I know I'm stating the obvious here but that's about the size of our agenda," says bassist Joey Vera. "We've been able to shed a lot of expectations that sometimes plague a band like ours that has been around a long time, and we've recently moved into a comfort zone with just being ourselves. We have this kind of freedom now that we didn't really have early in our career, and we can take some chances and make the kind of music that we want to hear. This record is a reflection of where we are at, right now."
Exploding to life with the crunchy, rousing "Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants" and not letting up until the closing ruthless riff of "Never You Fret", the record is possessed of an urgency and vigor which very much places it in the right now, but could only be the work of Vera, guitarists Phil Sandoval and Jeff Duncan, drummer Gonzo Sandoval and vocalist John Bush.
"When you're a band that began four decades ago, you really have to push yourself harder than ever when it comes to making a new record," states Bush. "The last thing you ever want is for it to appear as though you were going through the motions or that you're just putting a product out to do some touring. The records are immortal. They'll be here long after us. Every one needs to count in its own individual way."
With Vera acting as producer, he recruited the same engineering team that worked on "Win Hands Down", with drums recorded by Josh Newell at El Dorado Studios in Burbank, California, guitars tracked by Bill Metoyer at Skullseven studios in North Hollywood, California, and vocals, bass and additional recordings by the bassist at his studio.
"I like working with people that I trust and have a good personal rapport with," Vera says. "That same reason is why I hired Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, AMON AMARTH, STONE SOUR) to mix the record. It's important to be able to work with people who understand what the end goal is."
The process of realizing the album was a lot of hard work, Vera admitting he took on too many of the tasks himself, but he states that overall it was a good experience and everyone brought their A-game to the table and the right attitude for getting things done.
"At the end of the mixing stage, I always have a hard time walking away from the project we've been working on for so long," he says. "It's hard to let it go. The end result is good though. Everyone played and sang their asses off and it shows."
"Punching The Sky" features a few guest musicians further expanding its sonic palette, the whole thing kicking off with the sound of Uilleann Pipes, Vera finding player Patrick D'Arcy in Los Angeles and recruiting him to the cause. GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed also contributes, Vera giving both him and D'Arcy some general directions and letting them loose, both of them delivering strong performances. The band's own Gonzo Sandoval plays an American Indian flute on "Never You Fret" — a first for ARMORED SAINT and their drummer. Also Jacob Ayala, the son of a childhood friend who is a drum major in high school, added some marching snare on one of the tracks, which really stands out.
With the band's place in the metal scene firmly re-established with "Punching The Sky", they are staring down their four decade anniversary, which Vera reflects on.
"Part of me feels like I can't believe we've been doing this for that long. It's kind of incredible," Vera says. "So I feel pretty damn lucky really, that we've been able to have the support from fans and our record company for all these years. Without this support, we really couldn't do any of this. So this is the big part of what has kept us going, and when I stop and look around, I am humbled that we've had this opportunity to make music and tour for such a long time. That's what our initial goal was back when we were just 18 years old."
Chastain have released the video below, along with the following message:
"Chastain - featuring Leather Leone on vocals, David T. Chastain on guitar, Mike Skimmerhorn on bass, Les Sharp on drums and special guest Pat O'Brien on guitar - toured the United States in support of their The 7th Of Never album. The last night of the tour they played Harpo's in Detroit. Unbeknown to the band someone was shooting an unsanctioned video of the band. That tape was traded and sold in the metal underground for years. We decided to take that tape, remaster it and put it in HD so it could be officially available for viewing. 'The Wicked Are Restless' is a track off The 7th Of Never."
Divebomb Records recently released the 30th Anniversary edition of For Those Who Dare, adhering to Chastain's original intent by restoring Steve Fontano's (Prairie Sun Studios) more balanced mix - as well as additional background vocals, ad libs, and "ear candy" that have long been missing from the Roadrunner release in 1990.
As usual, the disc has also been remastered by Jamie King Audio, and is packaged alongside a detailed booklet - revised and expanded from Divebomb's initial 2010 reissue to include additional photographs and a retrospective interview with David T. Chastain and Leather Leone. For the fans, by the fans!
"For Those Who Dare"
"Night Of Anger"
"I Am The Rain"
"Please Set Us Free"
"Secrets Of The Damned"
"Light In The Dark"
"The Mountain Whispers"
"Barracuda"
"Not Much Breathing"
"Once Before"
Bonus Demo Tracks
"Play Their Games"
"I Cast No Shadows"
On Friday, September 11, Californian death metal band Skeletal Remains celebrated the release of their fourth studio album, The Entombment Of Chaos. Now, the band introduces its new lineup by performing several songs live in their rehearsal studio.
The band comments: “We’d like to announce that we now have a complete line up again, please help us give a warm welcoming to our new drummer Pierce Williams (Ænigmatum, Torture Rack). We are all very excited to get out there and play this new material for you as soon this pandemic is all over! We would like to send a big thanks to our good friend Charlie Koryn who helped us out in the last couple of months with the new album.”
Footage of Skeletal Remains blasting through "Congregation Of Flesh", "Dissectasy" and "Beyond Cremation" with Pierce on drums has been captured by Allen Falcon at Birdcage Studios, and can be viewed below:
Furthermore, the band’s back catalogue, originally released through FDA Rekotz, is back up on digital platforms and will be reissued in 2021 physically through Century Media Records.
Says the band: “We’ve been working on represses for our first two albums Beyond The Flesh and Condemned To Misery and those will come sometime next year! Both records have been remastered by Lasse Lammert (www.LSD-Studio.de) from Germany and you can already check them out on all streaming services, so go give them a spin!”
Today, the wolves of Varg are once again howling the origins of true Pagan metal, continuing their story of the legendary Viking era. The band has unveiled the third single, "Fara Til Ránar", from their upcoming full-length, Zeichen, to be released on September 18 via Napalm Records.
"Fara Til Ránar” starts off with a captivating chorus, offering a new facet of Varg: The additional vigorous female vocals by Fylgja mirror a perfectly-fitting contrast to Freki’s shattering screams. The third single is a mournful metal ballad featuring the melancholic, captivating saga of the Nordic goddess of the sea, Rán, who uses her net to pull wandering sailors down into her watery grave. The wolves' third audio-visual creates a mystical surrounding in the trademark Varg style, but also includes some additional atmospheric elements.
Singer Freki about the single: "To us, 'Fára Til Ránar' is one of the songs that represent the "new" Varg the best way. All eyes here are definitely on Fylgja, our official new band member. She has already appeared on Wolfszeit II, took part as a singer on our last tour and made a huge impact on our development and direction. It felt absolutely right and just like a natural process to officially welcome her into the band. In 'Fara Til Ránar' her singing embodies the tempting calls of the sea goddess Rán. With every note, you can feel our heart and soul as well as common dedication for our music. We’ve finally arrived, and 'Fara Til Ránar' and Zeichen as a whole are the best proof for that.”
Watch the video for “Fara Til Ránar”:
On their authentic masterpiece Zeichen, the wolves of Varg return to their roots and embark on a journey further down a new road. Within the first seconds of the album opener breaking loose, Varg draws the listener into the year “793” that heralded the ferocious era of the Vikings. In contrast, "Fara Til Ranar", including additional female vocals, is a melancholic, captivating saga about the Nordic sea goddess Rán, who pulls wandering sailors down into her wet grave. "Verräter", on the other hand, emphasizes the suffering and vengeance towards former allies with rapid guitar leads, and ultimately, the album culminates in the mighty title hymn “Zeichen”.
In addition to the ten new tracks, the mediabook contains a bonus CD featuring alternate versions of each song the band recorded with renowned guest musicians from Eluveitie, Nachtblut and Equilibrium among others. Looking at the final opus, it's not surprising why Varg took four years after the publication of Das Ende Aller Lügen (which hit number 17 on the German charts) to regather their forces, and today, Zeichen shows that Freki, Fenrier, Morkai and Garm consciously took their time to realign their inner compass and are not afraid of musical and intellectual freedom.
Singer Freki states: "In Norse mythology, the earth cleanses itself in fire and rises from the ashes - Zeichen is the rebirth of Varg. Based on our pagan metal roots, we have lyrically discarded all modern elements and simultaneously lifted vocals, melody and musical hardness to a whole new level. The path we walk on Zeichen is raw, pagan, authentic and completely dedicated to the Viking cult, runes and the old gods. Can you hear the murmuring? The runes have awakened!"
Zeichen will be available in the following formats:
- 2-CD mediabook
- 1-CD jewelcase
- 1 LP gatefold black
- 1 LP gold/black spotted (Napalm shop exclusive)
- wooden box set (Napalm shop exclusive)
- digital
Video footage of Scorpions performing "Hit Between The Eyes" live at Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany in November 1991 has surfaced. Watch the clip below:
Previously posted footage of the band performing “Bad Boys Running Wild” during the same show is available below:
Scorpions are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the first release of “Wind Of Change” with an exclusive box set, out October 3. Pre-order here.
Wind Of Change: The Iconic Song includes an 84-page hardcover book with rare and previously unseen photographs, vocal and piano arrangements and five versions of the song - including one unreleased - on CD and 12" LP.
Heart and centrepiece of the box set is a handcrafted unique piece of the Berlin Wall, customized with the red “Wind Of Change” star and a handwritten lyric by Klaus Meine.
Deluxe box set includes:
- 12“LP & CD
- 84-pages hardcover book with story written by Dr. Edgar Klüsener former editor-in-chief of Metal Hammer and close confidant of the band
- Rare und exclusive photographs by Didi Zill, band photographer during that period
- Interview with Klaus Meine
- Material from Klaus Meine‘s private archive
- Vocal and piano arrangement
- Handcrafted unique piece of the Berlin Wall customized with the red “Wind Of Change” star and a handwritten lyric by Klaus Meine.
Tracklisting:
CD
"Wind Of Change" (Crazy World Version)
"Wind Of Change" (Scorpions & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Version)
"Ветер перемен" (Russian Version)
"Viento de Cambio" (Spanish Version)
"Wind Of Change" (Unreleased Demo Version by Klaus Meine)
LP
Side A
"Wind Of Change" (Crazy World Version)
"Wind Of Change" (Scorpions & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Version)
Side B
"Ветер перемен" (Russian Version)
"Viento de Cambio" (Spanish Version)
"Wind Of Change" (Unreleased Demo Version by Klaus Meine)
A worldwide retail version of the box will be available in an altered form in November 2020, 30 years after the release of the album"Crazy World with an 84-page book, vocal and piano arrangement and Vinyl & CD.
As part of a two-pronged initiative to raise awareness for the current COVID-19 mental health crisis and continue support for the David Z Foundation, Paulie Z and his new band, Bohemian Queen, have released their anthemic rendition of the iconic Queen hit, “The Show Must Go On”.
“The Show Must Go On” video, which was produced by Paulie Z and can be seen below, is part of a series of lockdown videos the band has made which gives the viewer a glimpse into the Bohemian Queen (BQ) project. BQ features an all-star musical lineup including rrontman/lead vocalist Paulie Z (Sweet, ZO2, Z Rock, Ultimate Jam Night), bassist/vocalist Aaron Samson (Steven Adler of Guns N' Roses, Odin, BulletBoys, George Lynch), guitarist Steve Zukowsky (Sheer Heart Attack, Led Zepalive, Dog ‘n Butterfly, Acoustic Graffiti), drummer/vocalist Glenn Jost (ReLoVe, Bostyx), keyboardist/guitarist Victor Bender (Sheer Heart Attack, Bostyx).
The group describes itself as a “theatrical Queen experience” performing a wide range of songs from Queen’s entire catalog and featuring multiple costume changes by Paulie Z to showcase Freddie Mercury’s iconic outfits throughout the years. The band is currently booking 2021 dates with its debut show slated for January 9 at the Sycuan Casino Resort in El Cajon, CA.
“We started Bohemian Queen during the early days of the pandemic as a fun way to collaborate and connect musically and personally at a time when everyone was feeling so isolated,” said Paulie Z. “We truly believed Freddie’s words that ‘The Show Must Go On’ which is why now, as we embark on National Suicide Prevention Week, we feel it’s important to remind others that no matter how tough it gets or how lonely we all feel, we have to keep going.”
Paulie Z knows about pushing forward. His brother David Zablidowsky, better known as David Z, tragically died in a roadside accident in 2017 while on tour with Adrenaline Mob. Before joining Adrenaline Mob, David had been the bass player for the popular Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Along with his brother Paulie, the two had been a part of the power trio ZO2 and starred in their own TV series “Z Rock” on the IFC network.
Paulie and David, also known as “The Z Brothers,” were very active in developing young people through music and to continue the legacy, the David Z Foundation was created to raise money for music education in David’s memory. Its latest initiative is a new partnership with the Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way to bring a pilot after-school program to the Central PA region. The program is designed for at risk students and will focus on channeling the students’ emotions into original songwriting and music video production.
“Losing my brother was the most painful experience I have ever been through, but music saved me and it can save others,” said Paulie Z “One of the goals of DZF is to help young people navigate through the ups and downs of life through music and we are excited to bring our programming to Central PA.”
For more information and/or to donate to The American Foundation For Suicide Prevention and The David Z Foundation visit afsp.org and gofundme.com/f/dzf2020.
For more information about Bohemian Queen, head here.
The story told by acclaimed Israeli progressive/symphonic metal band Scardust in last week's music video for “Tantibus II” is continued in their new music video for “Addicted,” the second single from their upcoming concept album, Strangers, which is set to be released on October 30 via M-Theory Audio.
In “Tantibus II,” we met a protagonist who decided to disconnect from reality into her own mind, and now in “Addicted,” we find that there is someone who cares about her. This caring person tries to show her the meaning of addiction, and explain to her that she is running away instead of facing reality.
“This video shows us the passage between the worlds of reality and addiction,” says Scardust vocalist Noa Gruman. “The character in 'Addicted' can walk freely between those worlds, as she is neither stuck nor fighting to get out. The choir represents the way out, and the string quartet represents the way in.”
“Addicted” and “Tantibus II” will premiere on streaming platforms this Friday, September 18. The two songs will also be offered as instant downloads with all digital pre-orders of Strangers.
Scardust has also launched the “Mist Cover Challenge,” an invitation for fans to play or sing along with the final minute of the new song “Mist,” the closing track of Strangers, with the chance of winning a deluxe package of signed CD and vinyl copies of Strangers, a new Scardust t-shirt design and guitar picks. To enter the challenge, follow the instructions at this location and upload your video anywhere on social media, tagging the band and including the hashtag #scardustmist. Entries close on October 25, and winners will be announced by the band during a special livestream on November 1.
An intriguing concept album built of complementary song pairs working from the outside in, Strangers was written and composed jointly by singer Noa Gruman and composer Orr Didi, who also collaborated with Scardust on their full-length debut Sands of Time and their 2015 EP Shadow.
The recording sessions for Strangers – which includes a guest appearance from German folk musician Patty Gurdy, as well as vocals by the Hellscore choir and England’s prestigious Westbrook Hay Prep School Chamber Choir – began in the winter of 2020. From there, the band was faced with the outbreak of COVID-19, which brutally destroyed their recording plans, ironically forcing them to continue the process in isolation, estranged from one another, in their individual home studios.
Vocalist Noa Gruman explains, “Strangers deals with the concept of being estranged. Written from multiple perspectives, it explores the ways in which people can be estranged from one another, from themselves, from society, from their loved ones and even from their own subconscious. After the overture, which introduces musical themes, the album separates into two parts. Every song from the second part is a mirror image of a parallel song in the first. Each pair of songs tells the story of a pair of strangers. They can be played together as a standalone piece, as individual songs or as part of the album, whatever the listener’s heart desires.”
Pre-orders for CD and limited-edition gray smoke vinyl editions of Strangers – mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Devin Townsend, Arch Enemy) – are now live here.
Tracklisting:
"Overture For The Estranged"
"Break The Ice"
"Tantibus II"
"Stranger"
"Concrete Cages" (feat. Patty Gurdy)
"Over"
"Under"
"Huts"
"Gone"
"Addicted"
"Mist"
On September 15, 1916, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette began. Sabaton pay tribute to this battle with a very unique video created using... building blocks! Watch the new clip below:
Sabaton’s latest album, The Great War, was released in 2019 and it hit the #1 in the charts in various countries including Germany, Switzerland and Sweden. The record has been lauded by fans and critics since its debut on worldwide charts last summer.
Sick Of It All dearly miss playing live, so the band decided to film a series of live clips - straight in their living rooms. First is a real classic, “Alone”.
The band comments: “Quarantine gave us a reason (and an excuse) to dust off some of our favorite songs that haven’t been featured in our live set either in a while, or ever. We wanted to rekindle their fire, and share them with our fans worldwide. So for the next months, we’re going to release one song every fortnight to try to keep the torch of hardcore lit through this drought of live music that’s driving us all crazy! Please stay tuned for details and release dates.”
In the new video below, Steve Vai plays Joe Satriani's "Teardrops", off of Joe's new backing tracks release Stripped x Three.
Joe's album is available NOW for pre-order at http://satriani.com/discography/Strip...
The release features full backing tracks from the complete Shapeshifting, Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards and"Is There Love in Space? albums, a special digital compilation booklet with original liner notes and credits and it is all packaged within a replica Joe Satriani Ibanez signature guitar USB stick and custom case. Pre-order here.
Says Vai: "We all love playing to stripped tracks, and now Joe is releasing a gold mine of naked delights. Three of his albums are being released without the melody or solo guitars, and he sent me the gorgeous 'Teardrops' to play a little over. Enjoy!"
Satriani on Stripped x Three: "This collection represents three albums of backing tracks released years apart from each other spanning 16 years: Is There Love In Space? from 2004, Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards from 2010, and 2020's Shapeshifting. Three remarkably different albums recorded and mixed in remarkably different locations. At the heart of it is my love for composing unique and moving music for the electric guitar. Each album project I undertake pushes me to discover new ways to write , play, produce and record. I love the journey as much as the end result. With this compilation of backing tracks you get to peak behind the curtain a bit and experience that journey as I built the songs in the studio. And, of course, you can play along!"
Blacktop Mojo has released the official music video for their single, "Signal's Gone", off of their May 2020 released EP, Static. Watch the clip below.
"All too often today, people have the option of not having the hard conversations with the people in their lives because we no longer have to do it face to face. It is much easier to "ghost" someone, and let a relationship fade in time with no real closure than it is to look that person in the eye and say, 'This isn't working.'" - Matt James
Blacktop Mojo will perform an acoustic storytellers concert available for online viewing on Wednesday, September 30, beginning at 4 PM, EST. The show will feature songs from the band's three studio albums: I Am, Burn The Ships, and Under The Sun, as well as a selection of their most popular cover songs.
Supporting Blacktop Mojo on this special performance will be RavenEye from the UK, Like Machines, Nathan Bergman, and upcoming Texas band American Merit. Tickets for the live stream are $7 with multiple merch bundles also available for purchase. The stream will remain available for an additional 48 hours for on demand viewing especially for fans in international time zones. To pre-order the show, click here.
Static EP details below.
Tracklisting:
"The End"
"Watch Me Drown"
"Leave It Alone"
"Signal's Gone"
Helix frontman Brian Vollmer has unearthed another gem from the archives. Check it out below.
Vollmer: "Wow! The Old El Macombo (in Toronto) is opening again with Big Wreck playing. Helix played there once for the CHUM live radio broadcast. This was a year before we were finally signed by Capitol / EMI We were still playing songs like 'Crazy Women', 'White Lace & Black Leather', and 'Heavy Metal Love'. The place was packed and the recording sounded great on the airwaves. I have most of this recording; does anyone out there have the whole thing? Here's 'Women Whiskey & Sin' from that night. This song was on the White Lace & Black Leather, album which became a #1 British Import in Sounds Magazine. I stole the chorus from the Styx song 'Born For Adventure'."
Helix recently released the Eat Sleep Rock CD on Perris Records, a compilation album with some of singer Brian Vollmer’s personal favorite songs recorded since leaving Captiol/EMI in 1990. The album was recorded at bassist Darryl Gray's own Dawghouse Studios, mixed by Siegfried Meier and mastered by Harry Hess (Harem Scarem). The artwork was done by ex-Helix guitarist Brent Doerner with photos by Victor Azziz Studios. "Brent is a very creative guy," states Vollmer. When he was in the band writing songs, he was with us for I think 16 or 18 years. I've always found him as a person who thought outside the box when it came to creativity so it's great still having him involved with Helix projects. He's like a 6th member."
Eat Sleep Rock adds the new track "Eat Sleep Rock" and includes "The Story Of Helix," a rap that Brian wrote a couple of years ago to kick off the acoustic show. "Eat Sleep Rock" is the first to feature new Helix guitarist Gary Borden, a veteran of the Canadian music scene who has played with Sass Jordan, Toronto and The Guess Who, worked with Gowan, and fronts his own original act Blood Of VanGogh. Brian continues, "Kaleb left last year, he was a solid member for over 10 years and he is still involved with the band writing for the next studio album. Gary is a great guy and he fits right in. It's great having guys with personalities like Gary and Chris (Julke, guitarist) to bring you up as it's tough when you are out there doing it all weekend long, travelling, playing, getting up early and flying. I got a great bunch of guys behind me."
For anyone that missed the August 14th BraveWords video premiere for "Eat Sleep Rock", check out the clip below.
Keep up to date with all things Helix in their newly designed website at Planethelix.com.
Trivium have released the video below, along with the following message:
"Thank you again for joining us for our global livestream event, A Light Or A Distant Mirror. We had a lot of fun coming up with the idea and working with our teams to make the concept a reality.
"Special thanks to the 12,000 ticket buyers around the globe who tuned in live to watch the show!
"While we may have not all have been in the same room feeding off of each other's energy we were all connected by these songs. Everything we do, we do it for you!
"Shout out to Full Sail University for allowing us to use their venue."
Trivium performed a livestream event from their rehearsal room on August 29. You can now watch the band's full set below.
Prior to the event, the band stated: "We are taking you into our jam room to give you a deep cuts Trivium set of songs that we rarely play and a few we have never played before. If you have ever wanted to be a fly on the wall for one of our practices, this is your chance."
The Deepest Cuts setlist:
"Torn Between Scylla & Charybdis"
"No Way To Heal"
"Suffocating Sight"
"Like Callisto To A Star In Heaven"
"Detonation"
"The Revanchist"
"A Skyline's Severance"
"Of Prometheus And The Crucifix"
"When All Light Dies"
"Ascendancy"
"To The Rats"
"Dusk Dismantled"
"Scattering The Ashes"
"Bending The Arc To Fear"
"The Ones We Leave Behind"
Enterprise Earth have released a bass playthrough for "Foundations Of Bones". The track comes off the band's EP of the same name, recently issued via Entertainment One (eOne). Watch below:
Delivering brand new bruiser "Foundations Of Bones", as well as two cover tunes - Necrophagist's "Fermented Offal Discharge" and Lamb Of God's "Now You've Got Something To Die For" - an acoustic version of "There Is No Tomorrow" from their previously released Luciferous LP, and an instrumental edition of the title track, the surprise EP serves as a teaser to the work being composed for their forthcoming LP.
On September 25th, Stockholm's Lik will unleash their third full-length, Misanthropic Breed, via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders can be placed now at this location.
For a preview of Misanthropic Breed, the video for "Funeral Anthem" can be viewed below. This clip was filmed during the album's recording session in March/April 2020 by Lik and Lawrence Mackrory, edited by the band's own Joakim Antman.
Sweden has long been held in high regard as one of the hotbeds of global death metal. With Misanthropic Breed - produced, mixed and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory (Obey Mastering) - Lik only add fuel to this fire.
"The title of the record is Misanthropic Breed, because it describes the world today and the generations that are emerging," states vocalist / guitarist Tomas Åkvik. "In a way, it's more applicable than ever with the quote 'It's every man for himself' being so suitable, and it's also a 'hidden' homage to both Dismember and Entombed."
Far darker in tone and with fewer jokes than included on their previous releases, when it came to lyrical subject matter, the band were influenced partially by movies and books, but most of their inspiration came from looking back at their own catalogue. "The songs are inspired by older Lik songs, and where we could take a new direction from that. Of course there are other bands that we love involved as well, but for example, 'Female Fatal To The Flesh' is an evolved take on 'The Deranged' from Carnage mixed with 'Skin Necrosis' from Mass Funeral Evocation, while 'The Weird' is an even more brutal 'Ghoul' from the same record. Then there's 'Corrosive Survival', which was inspired by the disaster of Chernobyl, and 'Morbid Fascination' is like a Metallica / Entombed / Dismember track which turned out really cool. I think the main inspiration is still drawn from old school death metal, which we think is how death metal should be played."
Misanthropic Breed cover art (by Mark Riddick) and tracklisting:
"The Weird"
"Decay"
"Funeral Anthem"
"Corrosive Survival"
"Female Fatal To The Flesh"
"Misanthropic Breed"
"Flesh Frenzy"
"Morbid Fascination"
"Wolves"
"Faces Of Death"
"Becoming"
Finntroll present the video for their single, “Mask”. The track is featured on the band's seventh studio album, Vredesvävd, out on September 18. Watch the video below.
The title Vredesvävd translates to “Wrath-woven”, which aptly implies what the vigorous, unapologetic and ill-spirited record is all about.
Recorded and mixed at the renowned Sonic Pump Studios, mastered at Chartmakers and produced by keyboardist-composer Henri “Trollhorn” Sorvali with vocalist Mathias “Vreth” Lillmåns acting as his right hand, “Vredesvävd” presents the pointy-eared gang of misfits at their finest.
Vredesvävd will be available in the following formats and can be pre-ordered here
- Gatefold lilac LP (limited to 200 / EMP)
- Gatefold silver LP (limited to 200 / Nuclear Blast)
- Gatefold dark green LP (limited to 200 / CM Distro)
- Gatefold clear LP (limited to 100 / EU Band Shop)
- Gatefold transp. red LP (Levykauppa Äx)
- Gatefold black LP (all outlets)
- Standard CD Jewelcase (all outlets)
- CD Mediabook & Patch in Slipcase (all outlets)
- Digital Albums (all platforms)
Tracklisting:
"Väktaren"
"Att Döda Med En Sten"
"Ormfolk"
"Gränars Väg"
"Forsen"
"Vid Häxans Härd"
"Myren"
"Stjärnornas Mjöd"
"Mask"
"Ylaren"
"Mask" video:
"Forsen" video:
“Ormfolk”:
After aeons of forging plans, writing new hymns and hiding from plagues, Finntroll can finally announce that they are crawling out from their caves and into the tourbus again. March 2021 Finntroll will hit mainland Europe with their new album, Vredesvävd, bringing old and new allies to the raid.
Supporting acts will be Icelandic Skálmöld returning from their hibernation and Atavistia. Be prepared, for the troll horde shall be hitting your town very soon.
Tour dates:
March
16 - Köln, Germany - Essigfarbik
17 - Hannover, Germany - Musikzentrum
18 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
19 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
20 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix
21 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
22 - Caen, France - BBC
23 - Paris, France - Le Petit Bain
24 - Lyon, France - Ninkasi Kao
25 - Istres, France - L’Usine
26 - Orbe, Switzerland - Le Puisoir
27 - Limoges, France - CC John Lennon
28 - Nantes, France - Le Warehouse
29 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2
30 - Madrid, Spain - MON Live
31 - Toulouse, France - Le Metronum
April
1 - Milano, Italy - Slaughter Club
2 - Rome, Italy - Largo
3 - Venice, Italy - Revolver Club
4 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Orto Bar
5 - Graz, Austria - Explosiv
6 - Budapest, Dürer Kert
7 - Wien, Austria - Szene
8 - München, Germany - Backstage
9 - Stuttgart, Germany - Im Wizemann
10 - Lindau, Germany - Club Vaudeville
11 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
12 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
13 - Leipzig, Germany - Täubchenthal
14 - Berlin, Germany - Hole44
15 - Krakow, Poland - Kwadrat
16 - Warsaw, Poland - Proxima
17 - Prague, Czech Republic -Nova Chmelnice
18 - Hamburg, Germany - Grünspan
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