Today, Escape The Fate releases their new song and music video for "Walk On". The song will be on their forthcoming album, due out in 2021. The song is a rock anthem that builds on the classic Escape The Fate sound, with catchy vocal melodies, huge guitars, and driving drums.
"Lyrically, the new single is a message of positivity,” lead singer Craig Mabbitt says. "'Walk On' is a song about recovery, about not giving up when things seem impossible to overcome, it’s always darkest before the dawn and you just need to hold on until the sun rises. Walk on."
The video for "Walk On" draws on footage of Escape The Fate's past live performances, along with movie footage from the upcoming Better Noise Films debut feature film release, Sno Babies. The film's message mirrors that of the track, portraying how easy it is to fall into a pattern of substance use.
The new single is Escape The Fate's first release in over two years since 2018’s I Am Human.
Over a decade into their young career, Craig Mabbitt, Kevin Thrasher, TJ Bell, and Robert Ortiz have been making music and out on the road since before they were old enough to drive. An authentic, visceral, and electric connection with the audience is the heart of what Escape The Fate is about, whether they are playing at a major rock festival, the legendary Vans Warped Tour or out on the road with Five Finger Death Punch.
The band understands what it means to be broken, from childhood trauma, to the tumultuousness of the music biz, and they know how music can heal. It’s still about a good time, but with a deeper meaning, the kind that empowers listeners to overcome all obstacles. It may be the same lineup, but it’s a brand-new Escape The Fate.
Produced by A-list producer John Feldmann (5 Seconds Of Summer, The Used) and their own Thrasher who has been producing, working with the likes of Travis Barker and Machine Gun Kelly, the new album delivers an arsenal of driving bangers and melodic ballads that are among the best of the hard rock world. Feldmann explains "It was awesome working again with Escape The Fate! Craig is family and incredible in the studio and Thrasher… What a talent! Him coproducing this song with me was a real treat and a real joy…"
Stream of buy "Walk On" from any of the platforms found here. Watch the video below.
About Sno Babies:
A gripping and emotive tale, Sno Babies depicts the grim realities of addiction and its effects on a middle-class suburban town. Kristen and Hannah are best friends--smart, likable and college-bound– and also addicted to heroin. The pair of seemingly unlikely addicts spiral down a path of destruction, hiding their secret from well-meaning but busy parents, behind pink bedrooms and school uniforms. Sno Babies shows how easy it can be to both miss and hide the signs of addiction behind the guise of “good” neighborhoods and pleasant, busy communities. Available on Demand 9/29/2020
Devin Townsend will release Order Of Magnitude - Empath Live Volume 1 on October 23, a document of his Winter 2019 European tour that saw him taking on possibly his most ambitious live show to date.
Today (Augusst 28th) sees the launch of the first clip from the release, and you can watch Devin and the Empath Volume 1 live band performing the track "Genesis" below.
Devin comments: “Here is the first song we’ve chosen to release from the upcoming DVD concert, Order Of Magnitude, which was the first volume of my Empath touring band cycle.
This particular band consisted of ten people onstage, all without click tracks or backing tracks, with the aim of reproducing my work in a new and creative way. A lot of what I’ve done in the past has been very structured, and the opportunity to interpret the music with high degrees of improvisation and flow was a fantastic experience.
This song, 'Genesis' from my latest album Empath seemed an appropriate way to introduce this concert to the audience. It’s kind of an example of ‘musical anarchy’ in some ways- as the song is all over the place structurally to begin with. But to have a chaotic piece of music, played by these extraordinary musicians I had the honour of being with, in a no-holds-barred production, was really cathartic. It was about being free to do whatever we wanted in a time where rigid ideas of what is acceptable or not are stronger than ever.
I hope you enjoy it. Volume 2 is next, and is in a lot of ways the polar opposite to this, but on my journey of musical exploration, I am grateful for all of it, so thanks again for the support."
Recorded in December 2019 in London, UK on the penultimate night of the tour in support of his latest album Empath, this run of shows saw Devin joined by an incredible lineup of musicians. The band was made up of guitarists Mike Kenneally (ex-Frank Zappa) and Markus Reuter (Stick Men, The Crimson Project), drummer Morgen Agren (Kaipa, Mats & Morgan, Frank Zappa), bassist Nathan Navarro, Haken keyboard player Diego Tejeida, and guitarist/vocalist Ché Aimee Dorval, as well as vocalists Samantha & Anne Preis and Arabella Packford.
Devin’s plan for the Empath touring cycle was to divide it up into three ‘Volumes’, and this was Volume 1. The idea behind the shows was a simple one: none of the backing tapes or click tracks that had long been necessary to bring the kaleidoscopic cacophony in his head and on his records to life in the flesh. This would just be Devin Townsend and a band of genius-level musicians getting up there and trying to keep it from spinning off into outer space. Or maybe just letting it spin-off into outer space for the sheer hell of it.
“The whole objective was that I wanted to make that statement: This is by the seat our pants,” he says. “Because it's important to me to represent this hyper anal-retentive music that I've made over the years, but in a human way. Rather than it just being, ‘Well, here it is, perfectly done.’”
“I was overwhelmed by the fact that all these brilliant people that I have so much respect for were willing to come together and play this weird shit with me,” says Devin. “I had these unique players and this interesting instrumentation that allowed us to interpret the music in different ways. It was clear to me that I could just have fun and be me and know that they would be effortlessly be able to follow that.”
That sense of fun and freedom was evident to anyone who was there on the night. Visually, it was an assault on the senses in the best possible way. A digital screen projected vivid images throughout the show. A giant gleaming mirrorball hung from the ceiling. There were multiple costume changes and a tiki bar onstage (a tiki bar!).
Order Of Magnitude - Empath Live Volume 1 will be released as a Limited Deluxe 2CD+Blu-Ray+DVD Artbook (including expanded artwork & photos), Limited 2CD+DVD Digipak, Standalone Blu-Ray, Gatefold 3LP+2CD vinyl box-set & as a Digital Album. The Blu-Ray disc includes a bonus behind the scenes documentary, and both DVD & Blu-Ray feature a 5.1 surround sound mix.
Look out for the first clip and pre-order start on August 28.
Townsend recently checked in with the following announcement:
"So, I was thrilled to announce my headlining of Bloodstock this year, and with an eye on doing my first 'by request' set that included my entire career, (including SYL and all the DTP albums), I know there were a lot of people that were really excited as well.
But then, as we all know, circumstances prevented that from happening, and that was disappointing as the show was meant to be a pivotal moment in my creative career. But every roadblock is an opportunity for something different so we have come up with a plan to bring you the show in a way I believe will be kind of revolutionary and damned exciting. We have been working tirelessly to bring you a ‘virtual’ concert of the by request set, with musicians playing together, yet all in different parts of the world.
However, I wanted to do something different, not the 'Brady Bunch' type split screen visuals filmed on smartphones (they are cool, but also not really exciting in my opinion). Instead, we have opted to make a full production, filming ourselves separately, playing our instruments live, on greenscreens, with 8 cameras each (all at the same heights and distances for each of our remote shoots) and then combine these elements on a crazy virtual stage. It's ambitious, but I think the closest to a monster concert as can be achieved this summer. Considering everyone is scattered throughout the land yet not wanting to 'let the dream die' we have stumbled upon something rather amazing I think.
The players are Samus on drums, Wes Hauch on guitar, and Liam Wilson on bass... they have been going crazy learning the material, and we are putting it all together on September 5th, for the most ambitious live stream I think I've heard of thus far. We have been dealing with StageIt to avoid any hiccups, and it's poised to be rather awesome.
I will be live with it, and you, at this show, answering questions and talking to you throughout, to make it a totally interactive experience that acts not only as a cool way to spend a Saturday, but also as a potentially new way to do concerts entirely. The players I have hired have worked their butts off learning the material, and its going to be one of the coolest things Ive done in recent memory.
So please consider coming to this, StageIt has allowed the show to be the full 85 minutes, so it will be the full Bloodstock set. I can't actually believe we’re managing to pull off something like this, and theres a lot involved with it, but it's worth it to me. Its not just any quarantine concert; this one is a quantum leap of sound and visuals. I cant wait for you to see this, hopefully you’ll consider it."
Atheist are widely regarded by those in the know as the pioneers of technical death metal, influencing many of today’s top technical extreme metal bands. Atheist was set to return to Europe and the UK for the first time since 2011 with the Enthralled In Europe Tour in September of 2020. Due to the pandemic the tour has been rescheduled for February/March 2021. The lineup remains as Atheist with support from Cadaver, Svart Crown and From Hell.
During quarantine, members Daniel Martinez, Chris Martin, Yoav-Ruiz Feingold and Anthony Medaglia kept their chops and produced a series of playthrough videos. The first was for the track "Mother Man" from Atheist second album, Unquestionable Presence. The latest instalment brings up "And The Psychic Saw", also from the Unquestionable Presence. Both videos can be viewed below.
Vocalist Kelly Shaefer comments on the new video: “This is the second of our playthrough videos - ‘And The Psychic Saw’! We wanted to lay this on you metalheads from the new band. It is a notoriously difficult song to play so when the new guys wanted to add this to the set I was reluctant. It is one of my favorite songs, even my co-founder Steve Flynn was always cautious about pulling this song off live so we rarely tried it...and along came these young monsters who just crushed it. So of course I said fuck yes, let's add it to the set. We performed this on several of the dates on our last tour with Cattle Decapitation. These guys just nailed it!!! I couldn’t be more proud to introduce you to Atheist 2020. Enjoy!!!”
“And The Psychic Saw” playthrough video:
"Mother Man" playthrough video:
Don’t miss Atheist as they team up with powerhouses Cadaver and Svart Crown for a terrifying tour through Europe and the UK in February/March 2021!
The Norwegian Cadaver, founded by Anders Odden (Satyricon, Order) is a prime example of a true Nordic mindset when it comes to death metal. One of the first Norwegian extreme metal bands, re-gathered for the first time since 2004, is coming back to life with Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth, ex-Soilwork) on drums. The band will present its new digital EP titled DGAF, just released through Nuclear Blast.
The French blackened death metal monsters Svart Crown will join this powerful lineup with their brand new fifth studio album Wolves Among The Ashes, released earlier this year through Century Media. Five albums and over ten years of heavy touring made Svart Crown one of the French bands a true lover of death metal should see anytime they come by.
A heavy metal horror concept band From Hell, each recording of which is intended to be its own horror story, will complement this tour. On this leg, the US-based metallers will present their new concept album Rats & Ravens.
The tour will be complemented by opening acts such as Critical Mess (Germany), Typhus (Greece), and one more band to be announced soon.
Carefully flex your neck and keep yourself hydrated so that your body is in good shape when this lineup comes to your town and slams your face with a pristine death metal wall of sound.
Tour dates:
February
16.02 - TBA
17.02 - Kassel, Germany - Goldgrube *
18.02 - Cottbus, Germany - Gladhouse *
19.02 - Prague, Czech Republic - Nova Chmelnice *
20.02 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Randall *
21.02 - Brasov, Romania - Club Rockstadt *
22.02 - Bucharest, Romania - Quantic Club *
23.02 - Sofia, Bulgaria - MIxtape 5 *
24.02 - Budapest, Hungary - Barba Negra *
25.02 - TBA *
26.02 - Venice, Italy - Revolver Club +
27.02 - Rome, Italy - Orion Club +
28.02 - Milan, Italy - Slaughter Club +
March
1.03 - Marseille, France - Jas Rod +
2.03 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Upload +
3.03 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Caracol +
4.03 - Lisbon, Portugal - RCA Club +
5.03 - Porto, Portugal - Metalpoint +
6.03 - Zaragoza, Spain - C.C. Valdefierro +
7.03 - Toulouse, France - L’usine A Musique º
8.03 - Paris, France - Petit Bain º
9.03 - Mannheim, Germany - MS Connexion º
10.03 - Oberhausen, Germany - Kulttempel º
11.03 - Apeldoorn, Netherlands - Gigant º
12.03 - TBD º
13.03 - London, England - Underworld º
* With Critical Mess
º With Typhus
+Opening act TBA
Atheist lineup:
Kelly Shaefer - vocals (founding member)
Steven Flynn - drums (founding member)
Daniel Martinez - guitars
Yoav Ruiz Feingold - bass
Anthony Medaglia - drums
Chris Martin - guitars
Visions Of Atlantis’ long cherished dream came true: An unforgettable journey through the maritime depths of their history accompanied by the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague!
This autumn, Visions Of Atlantis will continue their entrancing symphonic journey through the maritime depths by presenting fans with their very first live album/Blu-ray/DVD, A Symphonic Journey To Remember. Recorded live at the 2019 Bang Your Head!!! Festival with the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague, the multi-format live offering is set to be released via Napalm Records on October 30.
The audiovisual voyage through the long and successful history of the band showcases their strong, manifold identity and cements their standing at the top of the scene. Alongside their bandmates, the heart-wrenching duets of Clémentine Delauney and Michele Guaitoli are underlined by the outstanding musical power of the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague.
The highly energetic, enchanting live music video “Heroes Of The Dawn” catches a first visual spark of the palpable live atmosphere of the festival, and the band’s breathtaking musical delivery.
Following the release of their latest chart-breaking studio album, Wanderers (#17 UK, #30 US, #39 DE), symphonic metal alliance Visions Of Atlantis are now ready to conquer your eyes and ears with this unique, first-class live appearance.
Clémentine Delauney on A Symphonic Journey To Remember: “We are absolutely thrilled with finally releasing our very first live blu-ray/DVD, A Symphonic Journey to Remember. Our show at Bang Your Head!!! Festival in 2019 with the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague gave us the perfect point in space and time to make the dream of playing with an orchestra come true. We hope you will enjoy this audiovisual experience as much as the memory of this show is still vivid and precious to us!”
Enter the maritime depths with Visions Of Atlantis and watch the live video for “Heroes Of The Dawn” below.
In 2019, Visions Of Atlantis realized their dream of captioning their symphonic experience at the highest level. Supported by the orchestral accompaniment of the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague for the very first time, the quintet captivated the audience once again with their impressive headliner set at last year’s Bang Your Head!!! festival. This unique experience is captured on Blu-ray/DVD and audio formats - 17 atmospheric tracks guide listeners and viewers through the unparalleled, powerful discography of Visions Of Atlantis. The outstanding symbiosis of Clémentine Delauney’s and Michele Guaitoli’s vocals, accompanied by the band’s breathtaking soundscapes and impressive scenery, will guide fans through the deep valleys of the untamed seas.
This unforgettable live experience will be available as a special Blu-ray/DVD/Audio CD bundle as well as a double vinyl Gatefold, as an exclusive deluxe edition and via all audio streaming services.
This unique experience will be available in the following formats:
- Blu-ray / DVD / CD Digipak, vertical format
- Blu-ray / DVD / CD Digipak, vertical format + Shirt Bundle
- 2 LP Vinyl Gatefold Black (incl. DVD)
- 2 LP Vinyl Gatefold Splatter Blue/White (incl. DVD)
- Deluxe Fan Gym Bag (incl. Flag, blu-ray/DVD/CD Digipak Bundle + signed Booklet, VIP Pass & Laynard)
- digital via all audio platforms
Intro
"The Deep & The Dark"
"New Dawn"
"Ritual Night"
"Lost"
"The Last Home"
"Memento"
"Release My Symphony"
"Words Of War"
"Heroes Of The Dawn"
"Wanderers"
"Seven Seas"
"A Journey To Remember"
"The Grand Illusion"
"Nothing Lasts Forever"
"Passing Dead End"
"Return To Lemuria"
US heavy metal outfit, Spirit Adrift, will release their new record, Enlightened In Eternity, via Century Media Records outside of North America on October 16. The band have released this guitar tutorial video for the the song “Harmony Of The Spheres”:
With the release of the first single, “Harmony Of The Spheres”, the band are giving the world a first taste on what to expect on the band’s fourth studio album - nothing but a monument to the timelessness of heavy metal.
Nathan Garrett comments: “Making a Spirit Adrift album is always intense. But Chained And Curse dealt with issues from my past, and Divided dealt with external issues, from more of a philosophical perspective. So there was a bit of a protective layer of detachment between the material and myself. On the other hand, when Marcus and I recorded Enlightened In Eternity, we were smack in the middle of a lot of intense emotional upheaval. Hour to hour, minute to minute. Some days it took everything I had to keep working, particularly when it was time to record vocals. From a technical standpoint, things couldn’t have gone smoother. But from an emotional standpoint, it was brutal. The silver lining is that our hearts and souls are embedded into this record with a raw immediacy and urgency that’s unmatched by our previous material. I wrote the songs on Enlightened In Eternity before my life fell apart, and from the beginning I set out to make this our most uplifting and empowering album. I’m glad I did that, because ironically enough, these songs helped me keep going when things got bad. I’m proud of the work Marcus put in, I’m proud of these songs, and I’m proud of how we navigated the entire experience. This is the most challenging record I’ve ever made, and it’s my favorite record I’ve ever made. I hope it helps others the way it helped me.”
Enlightened In Eternity formats:
-CD Digipak - all outlets
-Gatefold black LP - all outlets
-100x Gatefold transparent orange LP - Evil Greed shop
-100x Gatefold transparent magenta LP - CM Mailorder Shop
-200x Gatefold light blue LP - CM Distro
“Ride Into The Light”
“Astral Levitation”
“Cosmic Conquest”
“Screaming From Beyond”
“Harmony Of The Spheres”
“Battle High”
“Stronger Than Your Pain”
“Reunited In The Void”
Firewind's Gus G. has released a guitar playthrough video for "Break Away", a track from the band's new self-titled album. Watch below:
Firewind's new self-titled album is out now via AFM Records. Get it here.
“Firewind” boasts 11 prime examples of melodic metal songs. The skill, craftsmanship and power bleeds through every note, a passion you can almost taste, with hymnal melodies as a particularly outstanding feature.
Tracklisting:
"Welcome To The Empire"
"Devour"
"Rising Fire"
"Break Away"
"Orbitual Sunrise"
"Longing To Know You"
"Perfect Stranger"
"Overdrive"
"All My Life"
"Space Cowboy"
"Kill The Pain"
WoR, the groove metal band hailing from Raleigh, North Carolina, have released a video for "Caged", a track from their debut album, Prisoners, out now via Bungalo Records/Universal.
With their music focusing on various current events, the theme of the debut full length speaks to the idea that people are prisoners in a system that is failing them. The song "Caged" specifically engages on this issue in a variety of literal and figurative ways.
The band states: "This is the last song we wrote and it almost didn’t make it onto the album, because it was written so late in the pre-production process. 'Caged' was our second single released. This track is straight-up groovy, heavy, and even just plain nasty at points."
Groovy, raw, and old school, WoR is suitable for all fans of metal especially those with an interest in Machine Head, Sepultura and Gojira.
Prisoners artwork and tracklisting:
"Kill You"
"Caged"
"VI Kings"
"Sirens"
"A Place To Die"
"Predator"
"T.G.S.O.A.T"
"Come Out And Play"
"Hiraeth"
"Freedom Suicide"
TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skonlick recently teamed up with the four members of SEPULTURA to record a quarantine version of the SEPULTURA song "Vandals Nest". Check out video below. The original version of the track appeared on SEPULTURA's 2017 album "Machine Messiah".
SEPULTURA's latest LP, "Quadra", was released on February 7 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.
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 "Machine Messiah", which was SEPULTURA's fourteenth studio album and the eighth since Green joined the ranks.
Japanese drum prodigy Yoyoka, who has become a YouTube sensation and has attracted the attention of KISS icon Gene Simmons and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, recently teamed up with ZO2 vocalist Paulie Z, bassist Koichi Terasawa (ex-SLY) and guitarist Satsuma3042 to record a lockdown cover of Ozzy Osbourne's "Over The Mountain". Check it out below.
Yoyoka recently recorded a cover of the Rush classic "YYZ", saying "I have a lot of respect for Neil Peart. I am sorry he has gone to heaven, but I would like to dedicate a cover of this wonderful song to him. R.I.P."
Norwegian high-octane metallers, Fight The Fight, have released a new track, "Ritual" - the fourth single off their sophomore album Deliverance, to be released on September 18 via Blacklight Media Records (North America) and Indie Recordings (worldwide excluding North America). Listen to "Ritual" here, and below.
This heavy-metal anthem comes in like a horde of elephants with its stomping beats. The "Ritual" Fight The Fight are celebrating is a fast and dynamic one, which smashes directly in your face. Punchy like Rammstein, aggressive as Slipknot and catchy as Parkway Drive - this song captivates you with its straight, heavy and "easy-to-follow" approach.
Furthermore, these Norwegians are no band that takes themselves too seriously, commenting about the track: "We present to you 'Ritual' - a straight-up rock/metal song that will make your balls and tits swing!"
Fight The Fight once again delivers well-structured songs and mischievously captivating, irresistible refrains on their new album, Deliverance. Pre-order here.
New Zealand's speed metal overlords, Stälker, are returning with yet another lesson in raw and in-your-face heavy metal, breathing the spirit and danger of the glorious 80s. Following 2019's globally acclaimed Powermad EP, the band's impatiently awaited second full-length album, Black Majik Terror, will be released on October 30 via Napalm Records.
Coinciding with the album's announcement and the pre-order, Stälker have also released the first single off Black Majik Terror, "Of Steel And Fire" - a track that immediately calls to mind epic anthems of tried and true heavy metal like Judas Priest's "Painkiller" but swiftly forges on its own path of blistering speed and precision that serves as an indicator of what is to come on the album. It becomes readily apparent that Stälker have not lost any of their magic and have quickly discarded the chains of the dreaded sophomore slump.
Commented the band: "Time to unshackle the first cut 'Of Steel And Fire' from our new album, Black Majik Terror... The album takes you through a near future hellscape where unseen evil entities have invaded this reality through human folly... prepare to die... tonight!!!"
Watch the music video for "Of Steel And Fire" below.
Black Majik Terror will available in various formats/editions - pre-order your copy here.
Formats:
- CD Jewelcase
- CD Jewelcase + T-Shirt Bundle (Napalm Mailorder only)
- Gatefold Vinyl (Black)
- Gatefold Vinyl (Black) + T-Shirt Bundle (Napalm North American Mailorder only)
- Gatefold Vinyl (Yellow/Orange Swirl)
- Gatefold Vinyl (Yellow/Orange Swirl) + T-Shirt Bundle (Napalm North American Mailorder only)
- T-Shirt
Tracklisting:
"Of Steel And Fire"
"Black Majik Terror"
"Sentenced To Death"
"Stalker"
"Holocene's End"
"Demolition"
"The Cross"
"Iron Genocide"
"Intruder"
Eclipse have announced their first ever official live release, Viva La VicTOURia, which follows the tremendous success of their last studio release, Paradigm. Available on 2CD/DVD, Blu-ray, and 3xLP on November 6, Viva La VicTOURia showcases the band’s performance in Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden on December 21, 2019 during their tour in support of the aforementioned album. See below for details on the bonus material included on the release.
Watch a performance of their hit single, "Viva La Victoria" below, pre-order/save Viva La VicTOURia here.
"We've talked about properly documenting a live show for ages. Well, if anything good came out of the pandemic that brought touring to a halt, this is it. Thanks to this record, Viva La VicTOURia will live forever although it ended up being our shortest tour," says vocalist/guitarist Erik Mårtensson.
"Fans have asked us for a live album and video for a long time now. Well, here it is. Eclipse live, raw, and naked. Enjoy!" adds Magnus Henriksson.
Bonus material on the CD and LP versions of Viva La VicTOURia include the studio track “Driving One Of Your Cars” (a Lisa Miskovsky cover), acoustic versions of "The Downfall Of Eden" and "When The Winter Ends", as well as three live tracks from the band's Live From The Quarantine pay-per-view special, which was recorded at Studio Grondahl in Stockholm, Sweden on April 1, 2010. The 3xLP version also includes the exclusive bonus tracks "Hurt" and "Mary Leigh".
Bonus footage on the DVD and Blu-ray features interviews with the band around the creation of Paradigm and Viva La VicTOURia, additional footage from the Paradigm Tour (backstage, tour bus, behind the scenes, etc.), and some interviews with the band around the development of Eclipse, from the early days up until now, including some historic footage.
Live in Göteborg (Gothenburg) was recorded live at Tradgarn, Goteborg on December 21, 2019. Live from the Quarantine was recorded at Studio Grondahl in Stockholm, Sweden on April 1, 2020.
This first official live product from the band closes out the Paradigm album cycle and serves as a document of this very successful, but at the same time, super weird period in time for the band (and all of us).
Tracklisting:
CD1
"Viva La Victoria"
"Mary Leigh"
"Blood Wants Blood"
"The Storm"
"Vertigo"
"Jaded"
"Shelter Me"
"United"
"The Downfall Of Eden"
"When The Winter Ends"
"Take Me Home"
"Battlegrounds"
CD2
"Black Rain"
"Blood Enemies"
"Stand On Your Feet"
"Runaways"
"I Don't Wanna Say I'm Sorry"
"Never Look Back"
"Driving One Of Your Cars" (Studio Version)
"The Downfall Of Eden" (Acoustic Version)
"When The Winter Ends" (Acoustic Version)
"Battlegrounds" (Quarantine Live)
"Driving One Of Your Cars" (Quarantine Live)
"Delirious" (Quarantine Live)
A&E Network's Emmy Award-winning "Biography" banner will premiere a new documentary special celebrating one of rock's biggest stars. Featuring exclusive interviews and archival footage, "Biography: The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne" delves into the many lives and incredible career of the man who has personified rock and roll rebellion for decades. "Biography: The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne" will premiere on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
The first trailer for "Biography: The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne" is available below.
"Biography: The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne" traces Ozzy's life from his childhood in poverty and time in prison, to fronting legendary Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees BLACK SABBATH and successful Grammy Award-winning solo career, to one of rock's elder statesman and a loveable 21st century television dad. The two-hour documentary explores how Ozzy has continually reinvented himself and his career to propel himself toward greater success. As Ozzy turns 70, he reflects on the intimate details of his successes, failures, and his unique ability for survival and perseverance —including never-before-seen interviews about his recent Parkinson's diagnosis. The documentary, a selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, also features interviews with Sharon, Kelly and Jack Osbourne as well as friends and fellow musicians, including Rick Rubin, Ice-T, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Jonathan Davis, Post Malone and more.
"Biography: The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne" is produced by Osbourne Media and Critical Content for A&E Network. The documentary is produced and directed by R. Greg Johnston. Executive producers for Osbourne Media are Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Jack Osbourne and Peter Glowski. Executive producer for Critical Content is Jenny Daly. LB Horschler is a co-executive producer. Executive producers for A&E Network are Elaine Frontain Bryant and Brad Abramson. A+E Networks holds worldwide distribution rights for "Biography: The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne".
Last month, Jack told "The Talk" about "Biography: The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne": "When you make a doc like this, it's a totally collaborative effort, and I'd done a documentary on my dad about 10 years ago. When A&E approached us, they were, like, 'We wanna do an A&E biography on Ozzy,' and everyone was on board. And the kind of stipulation for us was, we don't wanna make the same A&E biography that people have seen — this very kind of plug-and-play-type bio piece. Our director, Greg Johnston, who the family's worked with since 'The Osbournes' — he was one of the executive producers of that back in 2001; he knows the family better than anyone. And he came on board, and we basically said, 'All right, let's take the gloves off and get really honest.' And we gave him every bit of footage we have from 50 years of my dad's career. Creatively, it was very much Greg's vision, and I think he knocked it out of the park. Even mom [Sharon], who's been the kind of overwatch of Dad's entire life, I remember when we did the first screening for it, [she] really [was], like, 'Okay, that's good.'"
The celebrated "Biography" brand continues to highlight newsworthy personalities and events with compelling and surprising points-of-view and remains the defining source for true stories from some of the most accomplished non-fiction storytellers of our time. Extensive on-air and branded digital content, including short form, will roll-out on all platforms, including Biography.com, the home to hundreds of profiles of notable cultural figures and influencers.
Rising from the pandemic ashes, the Polish melodeath pirates Vane have something special for all the groove/melodic death metal maniacs out there - a brand new video for "Walk The Plank" and the announcement of their new EP The Nightmare, due September 3rd.
Directed by Robert Zembrzycki (who also happens to play guitar in the band), the "Walk The Plank" video is the latest installment in the cinematic tale that accompanies Vane's crushing brand of metal. With production value that wouldn't look out of place on the big screen, the video evokes a riff-fueled adventure on the high seas; shots of the band are intermixed with a look into the sinister world of the dread-pirate Charles Vane. And yes... there are plenty of pyrotechnics; both on screen and courtesy of the band's fearsome approach to songwriting. If you're a fan of Carcass, At The Gates, In Flames, Lamb Of God or simply pirates, you're going to find something to love in this new video.
Vane has revealed the artwork and tracklisting for their new EP The Nightmare, which will be released on September 3rd. Pre-orders can be placed now at this location.
"Row, Ye Scallywags!"
"The Cannibal"
"The Burial"
"Become The Nightmare"
"Walk The Plank"
The new EP, which contains two previous singles and three brand new songs, completes the band's melodic death metal re-telling of the story of the legendary pirate ship The Flying Dutchman and its dark legacy of piracy, murder and the occult.
3Teeth has released Guns Akimbo - a two track album featuring cover songs of "Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet and "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" by Dead Or Alive. Both songs are featured in the 2019 film Guns Akimbo starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter). Purchase or stream the new music here.
"We were in the middle of an eight-week summer tour when Jason (the director) hit me up on Twitter basically asking if we'd be interested in working on some music for his new movie," states 3Teeth frontman Alexis "Lex" Mincolla.
"I thought his last film Deathgasm was super fun and when he told me the plot and showed me some scenes for Guns Akimbo, I was immediately interested. He then told me the cover songs it would be, which made me a little skeptical, and then told me we basically had like ten days to turn in masters, which was pretty daunting because we literally had one day off on our tour schedule which landed two days before it needed to be turned in. I knew it was going to be nearly impossible but I said fuck it, we'll make it happen. So after our show in Nashville we spent a full 12-hour day at Southern Ground Studios and didn't leave til we had the tracks. I remember thinking to myself at one point, why the fuck did I agree to this time frame? And how badly everyone just wanted to sleep in on our day off, but somehow someway it wall worked out and Jason and the producers loved the music. So the lesson learned here is, fuck days off."
"I was approaching the end of Guns Akimbo post production, and had a big problem," adds director Jason Howden. "None of the music cues for a particular action scene were working. The scene features our hero Miles (Daniel Radcliffe) being tracked down to his work by a deranged spree killer, who proceeds to spray the office with a lead bukkake. It needed something special. I decided to reach out to one of my favorite bands: 3Teeth. I had been thrashing their latest album Metawar, which is pretty much the official soundtrack to the apocalyptic hellscape we call modern society. I knew their catchy brand of industrial metal would be perfect for the on-screen insanity."
"Although they were busy touring, Lex generously agreed to smash out a version of Dead Or Alive's - 'You Spin Me Round' on one of their rest days. I was under the gun, being told that if we didn't have a track in a few days, a lame generic music cue would have to suffice. Fortunately, 3Teeeth blew everyone away with a crushing take on the '80s glam pop hit that both surpasses and subverts it. The producers loved the track so much that they agreed to have them record a second cover song, Sweet's 'Ballroom Blitz'. Working with 3Teeth on the film was an absolute blast. These singles are like crack for your ears, and compliment the bubblegum hyperviolence of Guns Akimbo perfectly."
Drum-cam video of MACHINE HEAD drummer Chris Kontos performing the song "A Thousand Lies" with his bandmates on February 21 at Fox Theater in Oakland, California can be seen below.
The North American leg of MACHINE HEAD's 25th-anniversary tour for the band's debut album, "Burn My Eyes", kicked off in Phoenix on January 16 and wrapped up on February 22 at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California. Each show on the trek consisted of two parts: part one saw frontman Robb Flynn and bassist Jared MacEachern performing alongside new recruits, Polish guitarist Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka (DECAPITATED) and British drummer Matt Alston (DEVILMENT, EASTERN FRONT); while part two features "Burn My Eyes" played in its entirety for the first time ever, with original drummer Kontos and guitarist Logan Mader joining in.
Asked what it has been like getting Logan and Chris back on board, Robb told Kerrang! magazine: "Logan and I have stayed in touch. We kinda squashed everything and became friends again as far back as 2004. He comes out to all the shows. We played 'Davidian' together at the 'Roadrunner United' concert in New York. Chris and I haven't spoken in a long time for no reason other than that when I'm off the road, I'm just this boring suburban dad. He kinda quit music for a little while to do some BMX racing. He was in a whole other world. As it happened, Logan reached out to me about [the anniversary tour] and I thought it was a killer idea. Then I think my manager reached out to Chris and he was game, too. We just went out for dinner for two hours and just laughed and caught up. [Chris] just has such a huge personality: he's this loud, funny dude. It was a really good vibe, so we decided to just go for it."
Kontos left MACHINE HEAD before the release of the band's second album, 1997's "The More Things Change", and was replaced by Dave McClain.
Mader contributed to two MACHINE HEAD albums, the aforementioned "Burn My Eyes" and "The More Things Change", before exiting the group and being replaced by Ahrue Luster and, later on, Phil Demmel.
Demmel and McClain left MACHINE HEAD in the fall of 2018.
In 2018, The New Black guitarist Fabian "Fabs" Schwarz took a bold step out of his comfort zone by launching a solo project dubbed Who Brought The Dog in collaboration with BraveWords writer Carl Begai. With two albums under their belt, they have released a new single / video "Little Johnny Sunshine".
Carl: "A few of months ago a fellow Canucklehead by the name of Jeff Waters - he has a little thrash legend band called Annihilator - called out the beachgoing Legion Of Stupid in Florida for gathering in droves in spite of this little global pandemic we have going on. I was inspired by Jeff's rant, and the news footage that went with it, to write about that destructive mentality. All those thoughts in my head created a fucktard I call Little Johnny Sunshine. So it goes that Fabs worked his musical magic for our next Who Brought The Dog single."
The second Who Brought The Dog album, No World Order, features 10 songs that follow a similar path to the debut and expand on the Who Brought The Dog sound. Lyrically based in the world of real people and real situations - and in the case of "Who Brought The Dog", a shameless tribute to the project - the songs are based on a solid rock foundation with Fabs building on it in unexpected directions. Combining jazz-oriented grooves with Bollywood soundbytes ("When The World Stops Turning"), an AOR big band vibe ("Saviour To None"), or dance club beats gone rock ("Dark Side Mary"), these are just a few examples of the "no fear" attitude that makes Who Brought The Dog stand out in a cluttered music scene.
Heading into 2020, Who Brought The Dog will take things to the next level with official videos and more live shows. The songs earmarked to bring the Fabs' new music to the world - "Celebretard", "No World Order" and "The Music Man" - showcase various facets of his musical personality, from quirky fun, to straight ahead rock, to provocatively dark. No matter the respective musical direction of the 10 songs on the album, however, there is never a dull moment.
As cliché as it sounds, it's best to go into No World Order expecting the unexpected, which is what the world needs right now.
Tracklist:
"Who Brought The Dog"
"Choking On Your Halo"
"Dark Side Mary"
"No World Order"
"Celebretard"
"The Music Man"
"Saviour To None"
"Your Careless Spark"
"In Case You Missed It"
"When The World Stops Turning"
Guitar World has released the new video below, stating: "Dig out the face paint and crank up the gain, for Lance The King Of Black Metal, guitarist of Witch Taint - the greatest black metal band of all time (in his own words...) - joins us in today's episode of Sick Riffs to teach you the verse riff of 'Death To Death Metal'."
Euro melodic metallers, NoN (formerly Now Or Never), have released their new single, "Ordinary World" via Crusader Records. "Ordinary World" is a cover the Duran Duran classic.
Taken from the band's upcoming album III, "Ordinary World" is an exciting glimpse of what's to come from this incredibly talented band. NoN put on a unique Euro melodic metal slant on this legendary song, adding new life and dimension to it.
Watch the official video for "Ordinary World" below:
"Ordinary World" is the follow up to the recently released single, "Until We Say Goodbye".
"'Until We Say Goodbye' talks about the indefectible love and devotion one has with his child. Whatever happens, whatever the child, son, daughter needs to learn in life, we are always there to guide them and heal them. I wrote the song in 2019 and the lyrics were written by Marc Farrano, a Norwegian musician. It’s a melodic hard rock song, with a touch of a heavy rhythm section, paired with delicate vocals." - Ricky Marx.
NoN, formerly Now Or Never, was founded in 2012 by guitarist Ricky Marx (ex-Pretty Maids) and bass player Kenn Jackson (also ex-Pretty Maids). Short after, Now Or Never recorded their self-titled debut album at the Peek Studio in the South of France, co-produced by the band and Pat Liotard.
Their eponymous debut album was released worldwide on the Mausoleum Records Label, early 2014 and got a great response from the hard rock scene and good international reviews by the press.
NoN entered Peek Studio and finished recording their second album II, again co-produced by Pat Liotard. Their latest album II was released worldwide by Mighty Music in February 2016 and in Japan by Bickee Music in March 2016.
In February 2018, Now Or Never rebranded the name into NoN and is back now with new members and finished recording the upcoming III album that will hopefully be released in 2020. NoN is a band of experienced musicians, both on the road and in studio. Its music epitomizes the evolution of hard rock into modern metal music.
Members:
Ricky Marx: Is an inventive and experienced guitar player, who was a full-time member of Pretty Maids and recorded two albums with them. He’s also an experienced producer and accomplished songwriter.
Claudio Nasuti: Is an Italian / Swiss bass player, he has played bass for decades in several Swiss bands and is better known as the 6 String Bass Guru.
Steph Honde: Is a French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Honde is most famous for being the front man and songwriter of the American hard rock super group, Hollywood Monsters, which he founded in 2013.
Ranzo: Is a talented drummer who’s been playing in the music business for decades. Founder of the Swiss band Sultan, he also played with several European bands.
NoN Members have played all around the world at the biggest festivals and venues like HellFest, Wacken, Roskilde, Skanderborg, Monsters of Rock in Germany & Spain and toured in most of the European countries, Japan, Eastern Europe and USA as headliner or with major bands like Deep Purple, AC/DC, Alice Cooper, David Lee Roth , TNT, Jorn Lande and many others
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